Test Bank Questions Psychiatric Nursing:
Contemporary Practice, 7th Edition Latest 2025 with multiple choices
- Which of the following is the primary role of a psychiatric nurse?
- To diagnose psychiatric disorders
- To manage medication therapy
- To provide therapeutic care and support to individuals with mental health
- To perform psychotherapy sessions
issues
Answer: C) To provide therapeutic care and support to individuals
with mental health issues
- The nurse is caring for a patient with major depressive disorder
- Rapid speech and high energy
- Difficulty concentrating and excessive sleep
- Grandiosity and hyperactivity
- Hallucinations and delusions
(MDD). Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect to observe?
Answer: B) Difficulty concentrating and excessive sleep
- A nurse is working with a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia.
- Agree with the voices and discuss their content.
- Disregard the patient’s auditory hallucinations.
- Focus on reality-based discussions and ensure the patient’s safety.
- Ignore the patient’s concerns about the voices.
The patient reports hearing voices that tell them to harm others.Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing intervention?
Answer: C) Focus on reality-based discussions and ensure the
patient’s safety.
- Which of the following is a hallmark symptom of post-traumatic
- Grandiosity and impulsivity
- Flashbacks and nightmares 1 / 2
stress disorder (PTSD)?
Test Bank Questions Psychiatric Nursing:
Contemporary Practice, 7th Edition Latest 2025 with multiple choices
- Excessive euphoria
- Recurrent panic attacks
Answer: B) Flashbacks and nightmares
- The nurse is caring for a patient who is prescribed selective
- Sedation and dizziness
- Weight loss and anorexia
- Increased energy and restlessness
- Serotonin syndrome, which includes symptoms like agitation, fever, and
serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression. Which of the following side effects should the nurse monitor for?
confusion
Answer: D) Serotonin syndrome, which includes symptoms like
agitation, fever, and confusion
- What is the primary purpose of cognitive-behavioral therapy
- To explore the patient’s unconscious thoughts and past experiences
- To help the patient identify and change negative thought patterns
- To administer medication for symptom management
- To provide group therapy for emotional support
(CBT) in the treatment of psychiatric disorders?
Answer: B) To help the patient identify and change negative thought
patterns
- Which of the following best describes a panic attack?
- A sudden period of intense fear or discomfort, accompanied by physical
- A prolonged period of low mood and hopelessness
- A repetitive, intrusive thought that causes distress
- An exaggerated sense of one’s own importance
- / 2
symptoms such as rapid heart rate and shortness of breath