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Situation: Understanding different models of care is a
necessary part of the nurse patient relationship.
1. The focus of this therapy is to have a positive
environmental manipulation, physical and social
to effect a positive change.
A. Milieu
B. Psychotherapy
C. Behaviour
D. Group

A

A. Milieu

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  1. The client asks the nurse about Milieu therapy.
    The nurse responds knowing that the primary
    focus of milieu therapy can be best described by
    which of the following?
    A. A form of behavior modification therapy
    B. A cognitive approach of changing the
    behaviour
    C. A living, learning or working
    environment
    D. A behavioural approach to changing
    behaviour
A

C. A living, learning or working
environment

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  1. A nurse is caring for a client with phobia who is
    being treated for the condition. The client is
    introduced to short periods of exposure to the
    phobic object while in relaxed state. The nurse
    understands that this form of behaviour
    modification can be best described as:
    A. Systematic desensitization
    B. Self-control therapy
    C. Aversion Therapy
    D. Operant conditioning
A

A. Systematic desensitization

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  1. A client with major depression is considering
    cognitive therapy. The client say to the nurse,
    “How does this treatment works?” The nurse
    responds by telling the client that:
    A. “This type of treatment helps you
    examine how your thoughts and
    feelings contribute to your difficulties”
    B. “This type of treatment helps you
    examine how your past life has
    contributed to your problems.”
    C. “This type of treatment helps you to
    confront your fears by exposing you to
    the feared object abruptly.
    D. “This type of treatment will help you
    relax and develop new coping skills.
A

A. “This type of treatment helps you
examine how your thoughts and
feelings contribute to your difficulties”

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  1. A Client state, “I get down on myself when I
    make mistake.” Using Cognitive therapy
    approach, the nurse should:
    A. Teach the client relaxation exercise to
    diminish stress
    B. Provide the client with Mastery
    experience to boost self esteem
    C. Explore the client’s past experiences that
    causes the illness
    D. Help client modify the belief that
    anything less than perfect is horrible
A

D. Help client modify the belief that
anything less than perfect is horrible

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  1. The most advantageous therapy for a preschool
    age child with a history of physical and sexual
    abuse would be:
    A. Play
    B. Psychoanalysis
    C. Group
    D. Family
A

A. Play

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  1. An 18 year old client is admitted with the
    diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. A cognitive
    behavioural approach is used as part of her
    treatment plan. The nurse understands that the
    purpose of this approach is to:
    A. Help the client identify and examine
    dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs
    B. Emphasize social interaction with clients
    who withdraw
    C. Provide a supportive environment and a
    therapeutic community
    D. Examine intrapsychic conflicts and past
    events in life
A

A. Help the client identify and examine
dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs

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  1. The nurse is preparing to provide reminiscence
    therapy for a group of clients. Which of the
    following clients will the nurse select for this
    group?
    A. A client who experiences profound
    depression with moderate cognitive
    impairment
    B. A catatonic, immobile client with
    moderate cognitive impairment
    C. An undifferentiated schizophrenic client
    with moderate cognitive impairment
    D. A client with mild depression who
    exhibits who demonstrates normal
    cognition
A

D. A client with mild depression who
exhibits who demonstrates normal
cognition

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  1. Which intervention would be typical of a nurse
    using cognitive-behavioral approach to a client
    experiencing low self-esteem?
    A. Use of unconditional positive regard
    B. Analysis of free association
    C. Classical conditioning
    D. Examination of negative thought
    patterns
A

D. Examination of negative thought
patterns

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  1. Which of the following therapies has been
    strongly advocated for the treatment of posttraumatic
    stress disorders?
    A. ECT
    B. Group Therapy
    C. Hypnotherapy
    D. Psychoanalysis
A

B. Group Therapy

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  1. The nurse knows that in group therapy, the
    maximum number of members to include is:
    A. 4
    B. 8
    C. 10
    D. 16
A

C. 10

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  1. The nurse is providing information to a client
    with the use of disulfiram (antabuse) for the
    treatment of alcohol abuse. The nurse
    understands that this form of therapy works on
    what principle?
    A. Negative Reinforcement
    B. Operant Conditioning
    C. Aversion Therapy
    D. Gestalt therapy
A

C. Aversion Therapy

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  1. A biological or medical approach in treating
    psychiatric patient is:
    A. Million therapy
    B. Behavioral therapy
    C. Somatic therapy
    D. Psychotherapy
A

C. Somatic therapy

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  1. Which of these nursing actions belong to the
    secondary level of preventive intervention?
    A. Providing mental health consultation to
    health care providers
    B. Providing emergency psychiatric
    services
    C. Being politically active in relation to
    mental health issues
    D. Providing mental health education to
    members of the community
A

B. Providing emergency psychiatric
services

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  1. When the nurse identifies a client who has
    attempted to commit suicide the nurse should:
    A. call a priest
    B. counsel the client
    C. refer the client to the psychiatrist
    D. refer the matter to the police
A

C. refer the client to the psychiatrist

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Situation: Rose seeks psychiatric consultation because of
intense fear of flying in an airplane which has greatly
affected her chances of success in her job.
16. The most common defense mechanism used by
phobic clients is:
A. Supression
B. Denial
C. Rationalization
D. Displacement

A

D. Displacement

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  1. The goal of the therapy in phobia is:
    A. Change her lifestyle
    B. Ignore tension producing situation
    C. Change her reaction towards anxiety
    D. Eliminate fear producing situations
A

C. Change her reaction towards anxiety

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  1. The therapy most effective for client’s with
    phobia is:
    A. Hypnotherapy
    B. Cognitive therapy
    C. Group therapy
    D. Behavior therapy
A

D. Behavior therapy

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  1. The fear and anxiety related to phobia is said to
    be abruptly decreased when the patient is
    exposed to what is feared through:
    A. Guided Imagery
    B. Systematic desensitization
    C. Flooding
    D. Hypotherapy
A

B. Systematic desensitization

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  1. Based on the presence of symptom, the
    appropriate nursing diagnosis is:
    A. Self-esteem disturbance
    B. Activity intolerance
    C. Impaired adjustment
    D. Ineffective individual coping
A

D. Ineffective individual coping

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Situation: Mang Jose, 39 year old farmer, unmarried, had
been confined in the National center for mental health
for three years with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
21. The most common defense mechanism used by
a paranoid client is:
A. Displacement
B. Rationalization
C. Suppression
D. Projection

A

D. Projection

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  1. When Mang Jose says to you: “The voices are
    telling me bad things again!” The best response
    is:
    A. “Whose voices are those?”
    B. “I doubt what the voices are telling you”
    C. “I do not hear the voice you say you
    hear”
    D. “Are you sure you hear these voices?
A

C. “I do not hear the voice you say you
hear”

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  1. A relevant nursing diagnosis for clients with
    auditory hallucination is:
    A. Sensory perceptual alteration
    B. Altered thought process
    C. Impaired social interaction
    D. Impaired verbal communication
A

A. Sensory perceptual alteration

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  1. During mealtime, Jose refused to eat telling that
    the food was poisoned. The nurse should:
    A. Ignore his remark
    B. Offer him food in his own container
    C. Show him how irrational his thinking is
    D. Respect his refusal to eat
A

B. Offer him food in his own container

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  1. When communicating with Jose, The nurse
    considers the following except:
    A. Be warm and enthusiastic
    B. Refrain from touching Jose
    C. Do not argue regarding his hallucination
    and delusion
    D. Use simple, clear language
A

A. Be warm and enthusiastic

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Situation: Gringo seeks psychiatric counselling for his
ritualistic behavior of counting his money as many as 10
times before leaving home.
26. An initial appropriate nursing diagnosis is:
A. Impaired social interaction
B. Ineffective individual coping
C. Impaired adjustment
D. Anxiety Moderate

A

B. Ineffective individual coping

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  1. Obsessive compulsive disorder is BEST described
    by:
    A. Uncontrollable impulse to perform an
    act or ritual repeatedly
    B. Persistent thoughts
    C. Recurring unwanted and disturbing
    thought alternating with a behavior
    D. Pathological persistence of unwilled
    thought, feeling or impulse
A

C. Recurring unwanted and disturbing
thought alternating with a behavior

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  1. The defense mechanism used by persons with
    obsessive compulsive disorder is undoing and it is best described in one of the following
    statements:
    A. Unacceptable feelings or behavior are
    kept out of awareness by developing the
    opposite behavior or emotion
    B. Consciously unacceptable instinctual
    drives are diverted into personally and
    socially acceptable channels
    C. Something unacceptable already done
    is symbolically acted out in reverse
    D. Transfer of emotions associated with a
    particular person, object or situation to
    another less threatening person, object
    or situation
A

C. Something unacceptable already done
is symbolically acted out in reverse

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  1. To be more effective, the nurse who cares for
    persons with obsessive compulsive disorder
    must possess one of the following qualities:
    A. Compassion
    B. Patience
    C. Consistency
    D. Friendliness
A

C. Consistency

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  1. Persons with OCD usually manifest:
    A. Fear
    B. Apathy
    C. Suspiciousness
    D. Anxiety
A

D. Anxiety

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Situation: The patient who is depressed will undergo
electroconvulsive therapy.
31. Studies on biological depression support
electroconvulsive therapy as a mode of
treatment. The rationale is:
A. ECT produces massive brain damage
which destroys the specific area
containing memories related to the
events surrounding the development of
psychotic condition
B. The treatment serves as a symbolic
punishment for the client who feels
guilty and worthless
C. ECT relieves depression psychologically
by increasing the norepinephrine level
D. ECT is seen as a life-threatening
experience and depressed patients
mobilize all their bodily defences to deal
with this attack.

A

C. ECT relieves depression psychologically
by increasing the norepinephrine level

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  1. The preparation of a patient for ECT ideally is
    MOST similar to preparation for a patient for:
    A. electroencephalogram
    B. general anesthesia
    C. X-ray
    D. electrocardiogram
A

B. general anesthesia

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  1. Which of the following is a possible side effect
    which you will discuss with the patient?
    A. hemorrhage within the brain
    B. encephalitis
    C. robot-like body stiffness
    D. confusion, disorientation and short
    term memory loss
A

D. confusion, disorientation and short
term memory loss

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  1. Informed consent is necessary for the treatment
    for involuntary clients. When this cannot be
    obtained, permission may be taken from the:
    A. social worker
    B. next of kin or guardian
    C. doctor
    D. chief nurse
A

B. next of kin or guardian

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  1. After ECT, the nurse should do this action before
    giving the client fluids, food or medication:
    A. assess the gag reflex
    B. next of kin or guardian
    C. assess the sensorium
    D. check O2 Sat with a pulse oximeter
A

A. assess the gag reflex

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Situation: Mrs Ethel Agustin 50 y/o, teacher is afflicted
with myasthenia gravis.
36. Looking at Mrs Agustin, your assessment would
include the following except;
A. Nystagmus
B. Difficulty of hearing
C. Weakness of the levator palpebrae
D. Weakness of the ocular muscle

A

B. Difficulty of hearing

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  1. In an effort to combat complications which
    might occur relatives should he taught;
    A. Checking cardiac rate
    B. Taking blood pressure reading
    C. Techniques of oxygen inhalation
    D. Administration of oxygen inhalation
A

D. Administration of oxygen inhalation

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  1. The drug of choice for her condition is;
    A. Prostigmine
    B. Morphine
    C. Codeine
    D. Prednisone
A

A. Prostigmine

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  1. As her nurse, you have to be cautious about
    administration of medication, if she is under
    medicated this can cause;
    A. Emotional crisis
    B. Cholinergic crisis
    C. Menopausal crisis
    D. Myasthenia crisis
A

D. Myasthenia crisis

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  1. If you are not extra careful and by chance you
    give over medication, this would lead to;
    A. Cholinergic crisis
    B. Menopausal crisis
    C. Emotional crisis
    D. Myasthenia crisis
A

A. Cholinergic crisis

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Situation: Rosanna 20 y/o unmarried patient believes
that the toilet for the female patient in contaminated
with AIDS virus and refuses to use it unless she flushes it
three times and wipes the seat same number of times
with antiseptic solution.
41. The fear of using “contaminated” toilet seat can
be attributed to Rosanna’s inability to;
A. Adjust to a strange environment
B. Express her anxiety
C. Develop the sense of trust in other
person
D. Control unacceptable impulses or
feelings

A

D. Control unacceptable impulses or
feelings

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  1. Assessment data upon admission help the nurse
    to identify this appropriate nursing diagnosis
    A. Ineffective denial
    B. Impaired adjustment
    C. Ineffective individual coping
    D. Impaired social interaction
A

C. Ineffective individual coping

43
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  1. An effective nursing intervention to help Rosana
    is;
    A. Convincing her to use the toilet after the
    nurse has used it first
    B. Explaining to her that AIDS cannot be
    transmitted by using the toilet
    C. Allowing her to flush and clear the
    toilet seat until she can manage her
    anxiety
    D. Explaining to her how AIDS is
    transmitted
A

C. Allowing her to flush and clear the
toilet seat until she can manage her
anxiety

44
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  1. The goal for treatment for Rosana must be
    directed toward helping her to;
    A. Walk freely about her past experience
    B. Develop trusting relationship with others
    C. Gain insight that her behaviour is due
    to feeling of anxiety
    D. Accept the environment unconditiona
A

C. Gain insight that her behaviour is due
to feeling of anxiety

45
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  1. Psychotherapy which is prescribed for Rosana is
    described as;
    A. Establishing an environment adapted to
    an individual patient needs
    B. Sustained interaction between the
    therapist and client to help her develop
    more functional behaviour
    C. Using dramatic techniques to portray
    interpersonal conflicts
    D. Biologic treatment for mental disorder
A

B. Sustained interaction between the
therapist and client to help her develop
more functional behaviour

46
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Situation: Dennis 40 y/o married man, an electrical
engineer was admitted with the diagnosis of paranoid
disorders. He has become suspicious and distrustful 2
months before admission. Upon admission, he kept on
saying, “my wife has been planning to kill me.”
46. A paranoid individual who cannot accept the
guilt demonstrate one of the following defense
mechanism;
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Rationalization
D. Displacement

A

B. Projection

47
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  1. One morning, Dennis was seen tilting his head as
    if he was listening to someone. An appropriate
    nursing intervention would be;
    A. Tell him to socialize with other patient to
    divert his attention
    B. Involve him in group activities
    C. Address him by name to ask if he is
    hearing voices again
    D. Request for an order of antipsychotic
    medicine
A

C. Address him by name to ask if he is
hearing voices again

48
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  1. When he says, “these voices are telling me my
    wife is going to kill me.” A therapeutic
    communication of the nurse is which one of the
    following;
    A. “i do not hear the voices you say you
    hear”
    B. “are you really sure you heard those
    voices?”
    C. “I do not think you heard those
    voices?”
    D. “Whose voices are those?”
A

C. “I do not think you heard those
voices?”

49
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  1. The nurse confirms that Dennis is manifesting
    auditory hallucination. The appropriate nursing
    diagnosis she identifiesis;
    A. Sensory perceptual alteration
    B. Self-esteem disturbance
    C. Ineffective individual coping
    D. Defensive coping
A

A. Sensory perceptual alteration

50
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  1. Most appropriate nursing intervention for a
    client with suspicious behavior is one of the
    following;
    A. Talk to the client constantly to reinforce
    reality
    B. Involve him in competitive activities
    C. Use Non Judgmental and Consistent
    approach
    D. Project cheerfulness in interacting with
    the patient
A

C. Use Non Judgmental and Consistent
approach

51
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Situation: Clients with Bipolar disorder receives a very
high nursing attention due to the increasing rate of
suicide related to the illness.
51. The nurse is assigned to care for a recently
admitted client who has attempted suicide.
What should the nurse do?
A. Search the client’s belongings and room
carefully for items that could be used to
attempt suicide.
B. Express trust that the client won’t cause
self-harm while in the facility.
C. Respect the client’s privacy by not
searching any belongings.
D. Remind all staff members to check on
the client frequently.

A

A. Search the client’s belongings and room
carefully for items that could be used to
attempt suicide

52
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  1. In planning activities for the depressed client,
    especially during the early stages of
    hospitalization, which of the following plan is
    best?
    A. Provide an activity that is quiet and
    solitary to avoid increased fatigue such
    as working on a puzzle and reading a
    book.
    B. Plan nothing until the client asks to
    participate in the milieu
    C. Offer the client a menu of daily activities
    and ask the client to participate in all of
    them
    D. Provide a structured daily program of
    activities and encourage the client to
    participate
A

D. Provide a structured daily program of
activities and encourage the client to
participate

53
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  1. A client with a diagnosis of major depression,
    recurrent with psychotic features is admitted to
    the mental health unit. To create a safe
    environment for the client, the nurse most importantly devises a plan of care that deals
    specifically with the clients:
    A. Disturbed thought process
    B. Imbalanced nutrition
    C. Self-Care Deficit
    D. Deficient Knowledge
A

A. Disturbed thought process

54
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  1. The client is taking a Tricyclic anti-depressant,
    which of the following is an example of TCA?
    A. Paxil
    B. Nardil
    C. Zoloft
    D. Pamelor
A

D. Pamelor

55
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  1. A client visits the physician’s office to seek
    treatment for depression, feelings of
    hopelessness, poor appetite, insomnia, fatigue,
    low self-esteem, poor concentration, and
    difficulty making decisions. The client states that
    these symptoms began at least 2 years ago.
    Based on this report, the nurse suspects:
    A. cyclothymic disorder.
    B. Bipolar disorder
    C. major depression.
    D. dysthymic disorder
A

D. dysthymic disorder

56
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  1. The nurse is planning activities for a client who
    has bipolar disorder, which aggressive social
    behaviour. Which of the following activities
    would be most appropriate for this client?
    A. Ping Pong
    B. Linen delivery
    C. Chess
    D. Basketball
A

B. Linen delivery

57
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  1. The nurse assesses a client with admitted
    diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder, mania.
    The symptom presented by the client that
    requires the nurse’s immediate intervention is
    the client’s:
    A. Outlandish behaviour and inappropriate
    dress
    B. Grandiose delusion of being a royal
    descendant of king arthut
    C. Nonstop physical activity and poor
    nutritional intake
    D. Constant incessant talking that includes
    sexual topics and teasing the staff
A

C. Nonstop physical activity and poor
nutritional intake

58
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  1. A nurse is conducting a group therapy session
    and during the session, A client with mania
    consistently talks and dominates the group. The
    behaviour is disrupting the group interaction. The nurse would initially:
    A. Ask the client to leave the group session
    B. Tell the client that she will not be
    allowed to attend any more group
    sessions
    C. Tell the client that she needs to allow
    other client in a group time to talk
    D. Ask another nurse to escort the client
    out of the group session
A

C. Tell the client that she needs to allow
other client in a group time to talk

59
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  1. A professional artist is admitted to the
    psychiatric unit for treatment of bipolar
    disorder. During the last 2 weeks, the client has
    created 154 paintings, slept only 2 to 3 hours
    every 2 days, and lost 18 lb (8.2 kg). Based on
    Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, what should the
    nurse provide this client with first?
    A. The opportunity to explore family
    dynamics
    B. Help with re-establishing a normal
    sleep pattern
    C. Experiences that build self-esteem
    D. Art materials and equipment
A

B. Help with re-establishing a normal
sleep pattern

60
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  1. The physician orders lithium carbonate
    (Lithonate) for a client who’s in the manic phase
    of bipolar disorder. During lithium therapy, the
    nurse should watch for which adverse reactions?
    A. Anxiety, restlessness, and sleep
    disturbance
    B. Nausea, diarrhea, tremor, and lethargy
    C. Constipation, lethargy, and ataxia
    D. Weakness, tremor, and urine retention
A

B. Nausea, diarrhea, tremor, and lethargy

61
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Situation – Annie has a morbid fear of heights. She asks
the nurse what desensitization therapy is:
61. The accurate information of the nurse of the
goal of desensitization is:
A. To help the clients relax and
progressively work up a list of anxiety
provoking situations through imagery.
B. To provide corrective emotional
experiences through a one-to-one
intensive relationship.
C. To help clients in a group therapy setting
to take on specific roles and reenact in
front of an audience, situations in which
interpersonal conflict is involved.
D. To help clients cope with their problems
by learning behaviors that are more
functional and be better equipped to
face reality and make decisions.

A

A. To help the clients relax and
progressively work up a list of anxiety
provoking situations through imagery.

62
Q
  1. It is essential in desensitization for the patient
    to:
    A. Have rapport with the therapist
    B. Use deep breathing or another
    relaxation technique
    C. Assess one’s self for the need of an
    anxiolytic drug
    D. Work through unresolved unconscious
    conflicts
A

A. Have rapport with the therapist

63
Q
  1. In this level of anxiety, cognitive capacity
    diminishes. Focus becomes limited and client
    experiences tunnel vision. Physical signs of
    anxiety become more pronounced.
    A. Severe anxiety
    B. Mild anxiety
    C. Panic
    D. Moderate anxiety
A

A. Severe anxiety

64
Q
  1. Antianxiety medications should be used with
    extreme caution because long term use can lead
    to:
    A. Parkinsonian like syndrome
    B. Hepatic failure
    C. Hypertensive crisis
    D. Risk of addiction
A

D. Risk of addiction

65
Q
  1. The nursing management of anxiety related with
    post-traumatic stress disorder includes all of the
    following EXCEPT:
    A. Encourage participation in recreation or
    sports activities
    B. Reassure client’s safety while touching
    client
    C. Speak in a calm soothing voice
    D. Remain with the client while fear level is
    high
A

B. Reassure client’s safety while touching
client

66
Q

SITUATION: You are fortunate to be chosen as part of
the research team in the hospital. A review of the
following IMPORTANT nursing concepts was made.
66. As a professional, a nurse can do research for
varied reason except:
A. Professional advancement through
research participation
B. To validate results of new nursing
modalities
C. For financial gains
D. To improve nursing care

A

C. For financial gains

67
Q
  1. Each nurse participants was asked to identify a problem. After the identification of the research
    problem, which of the following should be done?
    A. Methodology
    B. Acknowledgement
    C. Review of related literature
    D. Formulate hypothesis
A

C. Review of related literature

68
Q
  1. Which of the following communicate the results
    of the research to the readers. They facilitate the
    description of the data.
    A. Hypothesis
    B. Research problem
    C. Statistics
    D. Tables and Graphs
A

D. Tables and Graphs

69
Q
  1. In Quantitative date, which of the following is
    described as the distance in the scoring unites of
    the variable from the highest to the lower?
    A. Frequency
    B. Median
    C. Mean
    D. Range
A

D. Range

70
Q
  1. This expresses the variability of the data in
    reference to the mean. It provides as with a
    numerical estimate of how far, on the average
    the separate observation are from the mean:
    A. Mode
    B. Median
    C. Standard deviation
    D. Frequency
A

C. Standard deviation

71
Q

Situation: Survey and Statistics are important part of
research that is necessary to explain the characteristics
of the population.
71. According to the WHO statistics on the Homeless
population around the world, which of the
following groups of people in the world
disproportionately represents the homeless
population?
A. Hispanics
B. Asians
C. African Americans
D. Caucasians

A

B. Asians

72
Q
  1. In the value: 80, 80, 80, 82, 82, 90, 90, 100; what
    is the mode?
    A. 80
    B. 82
    C. 90
    D. 85.5
A

A. 80

73
Q
  1. All but one of the following is not a measure of
    Central Tendency:
    A. Mode
    B. Standard Deviation
    C. Variance
    D. Range
A

D. Range

74
Q
  1. In the value: 87, 85, 88, 92, 90; what is the
    mean?
    A. 88.2
    B. 88.4
    C. 87
    D. 90
A

B. 88.4

75
Q
  1. In the value: 80, 80, 10, 10, 25, 65, 100, 200;
    what is the median?
    A. 71.25
    B. 22.5
    C. 10 and 25
    D. 72.5
A

D. 72.5

76
Q
  1. Draw Lots, Lottery, Table of random numbers or
    a sampling that ensures that each element of the
    population has an equal and independent
    chance of being chosen is called:
    A. Cluster
    B. Stratified
    C. Simple
    D. Systematic
A

C. Simple

77
Q
  1. An investigator wants to determine some of the
    problems that are experienced by diabetic
    clients when using an insulin pump. The
    investigator went into a clinic where he
    personally knows several diabetic clients having
    problem with insulin pump. The type of sampling
    done by the investigator is called:
    A. Probability
    B. Snowball
    C. Purposive
    D. Incidental
A

C. Purposive

78
Q
  1. Which of the following is not true about a Pure
    Experimental research?
    A. There is a control group
    B. There is an experimental group
    C. Selection of subjects in the control group
    is randomized
    D. There is a careful selection of subjects
    in the experimental group
A

D. There is a careful selection of subjects
in the experimental group

79
Q
  1. If the researcher implemented a new structured
    counselling program with a randomized group of
    subject and a routine counselling program with
    another randomized group of subject, the
    research is utilizing which design?
    A. Quasi experimental
    B. Comparative
    C. Experimental
    D. Methodological
A

C. Experimental

80
Q
  1. The researcher implemented a medication
    regimen using a new type of combination drugs
    to manic patients while another group of manic
    patient receives the routine drugs. The
    researcher however handpicked the
    experimental group for they are the clients with
    multiple episodes of bipolar disorder. The
    researcher utilized which research design?
    A. Quasi-experimental
    B. Phenomenological
    C. Pure experimental
    D. Longitudinal
A

A. Quasi-experimental

81
Q

Situation 19: As a nurse, you are expected to participate
in initiating or participating in the conduct of research
studies to improve nursing practice. You to be updated
on the latest trends and issues affected the profession
and the best practices arrived at by the profession.
81. You are interested to study the effects of
mediation and relaxation on the pain
experienced by cancer patients. What type of
variable is pain?
A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Correlational
D. Demographic

A

A. Dependent

82
Q

Situation 19: As a nurse, you are expected to participate
in initiating or participating in the conduct of research
studies to improve nursing practice. You to be updated
on the latest trends and issues affected the profession
and the best practices arrived at by the profession.
81. You are interested to study the effects of
mediation and relaxation on the pain
experienced by cancer patients. What type of
variable is pain?
A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Correlational
D. Demographic

A

A. Dependent

83
Q
  1. You would like to compare the support system
    of patient with chronic illness to those with
    acute illness. How will you best state your
    problem?
    A. A descriptive study to compare the
    support system of patients with chronic
    illness and those with acute illness in
    terms of demographic data and
    knowledge about intervention.
    B. The effects of the types of support
    system of patients with chronic illness
    and those with acute illness.
    C. A comparative analysis of the support
    system of patients with chronic illness
    and those with acute illness.
    D. A study to compare the support system
    of patients with chronic illness and those
    with acute illness.
    E. What are the differences of the support
    system being received by patient with
    chronic illness and patients with acute
    illness?
A

E. What are the differences of the support
system being received by patient with
chronic illness and patients with acute
illness?

84
Q
  1. You would like to compare the support system
    of patients with chronic illness to those with
    acute illness. Considering that the hypothesis
    was: “Client’s with chronic illness have lesser
    support system than client’s with acute illness.”
    What type of research is this?
    A. Descriptive
    B. Correlational, Non experimental
    C. Experimental
    D. Quasi Experimental
A

A. Descriptive

85
Q
  1. In any research study where individual persons
    are involved, it is important that an informed
    consent of the study is obtained. The following
    are essential information about the consent that
    you should disclose to the prospective subjects
    except:
    A. Consent to incomplete disclosure
    B. Description of benefits, risks and
    discomforts
    C. Explanation of procedure
    D. Assurance of anonymity and
    confidentiality
A

A. Consent to incomplete disclosure

86
Q
  1. In the Hypothesis: “The utilization of technology
    in teaching improves the retention and attention
    of the nursing students.” Which is the
    dependent variable?
    A. Utilization of technology
    B. Improvement in the retention and
    attention
    C. Nursing students
    D. Teaching
A

B. Improvement in the retention and
attention

87
Q

Situation: You are actively practicing nurse who has just
finished you graduate studies. You learned the value of
research and would like to utilize the knowledge and
skills gained in the application of research to the nursing
service. The following questions apply to research.
86. Which type of research inquiry investigates the
issues of human complexity (e.g understanding
the human expertise)?
A. Logical position
B. Positivism
C. Naturalistic inquiry
D. Quantitative research

A

C. Naturalistic inquiry

88
Q
  1. Which of the following studies is based on
    quantitative research?
    A. A study examining the bereavement
    process in spouse of clients with
    terminal cancer
    B. A study exploring the factors influencing
    weight control behaviour
    C. A Study measuring the effects of sleep
    deprivation on wound healing
    D. A study examining client’s feelings
    before, during and after bone marrow
    aspiration.
A

C. A Study measuring the effects of sleep
deprivation on wound healing

89
Q
  1. An 85 year old client in a nursing home tells a
    nurse, “I signed the papers of that research
    study because the doctor was so insistent and I
    want him to continue taking care for me” Which
    client right is being violated?
    A. Right of self determination
    B. Right to full disclosure
    C. Right to privacy and confidentiality
    D. Right not to be harmed
A

A. Right of self determination

90
Q
  1. A supposition or system of ideas that is
    proposed to explain a given phenomenon best
    defines:
    A. A paradigm
    B. A theory
    C. A Concept
    D. A conceptual framewor
A

B. A theory

91
Q

Situation: Mastery of research design determination is
essential in passing the NLE.
91. Ana wants to know if the length of time she will
study for the board examination is proportional
to her board rating. During the June 2008 board
examination, she studied for 6 months and
gained 68%, On the next board exam, she
studied for 6 months again for a total of 1 year
and gained 74%, On the third board exam, She
studied for 6 months for a total of 1 and a half year and gained 82%. The research design she
used is:
A. Comparative
B. Experimental
C. Correlational
D. Qualitative

A

B. Experimental

92
Q
  1. Anton was always eating high fat diet. You want
    to determine if what will be the effect of high
    cholesterol food to Anton in the next 10 years.
    You will use:
    A. Comparative
    B. Historical
    C. Correlational
    D. Longitudinal
A

A. Comparative

93
Q
  1. Community A was selected randomly as well as
    community B, nurse Edna conducted teaching to
    community A and assess if community A will
    have a better status than community B. This is
    an example of:
    A. Comparative
    B. Experimental
    C. Correlational
    D. Qualitative
A

B. Experimental

94
Q
  1. Ana researched on the development of a new
    way to measure intelligence by creating a 100
    item questionnaire that will assess the cognitive
    skills of an individual. The design best suited for
    this study is:
    A. Historical
    B. Survey
    C. Methodological
    D. Case study
A

C. Methodological

95
Q
  1. Gen is conducting a research study on how mark,
    an AIDS client lives his life. A design suited for
    this is:
    A. Historical
    B. Phenomenological
    C. Case Study
    D. Ethnographic
A

B. Phenomenological

96
Q
  1. Marco is to perform a study about how nurses
    perform surgical asepsis during World War II. A
    design best for this study is:
    A. Historical
    B. Phenomenological
    C. Case Study
    D. Ethnographic
A

A. Historical

97
Q
  1. Tonyo conducts sampling at barangay 412. Hecollected 100 random individuals and determine
    who is their favourite comedian actor. 50% said
    Dolphy, 20% said Vic Sotto, while some
    answered Joey de Leon, Allan K, Michael V.
    Tonyo conducted what type of research study?
    A. Phenomenological
    B. Non experimental
    C. Case Study
    D. Survey
A

D. Survey

98
Q
  1. Jane visited a tribe located somewhere in China,
    it is called the Shin Jea tribe. She studied the way
    of life, tradition and the societal structure of
    these people. Jane will best use which research
    design?
    A. Historical
    B. Phenomenological
    C. Case Study
    D. Ethnographic
A

D. Ethnographic

99
Q
  1. Anjoe researched on TB. Its transmission,
    Causative agent and factors, treatment sign and
    symptoms as well as medication and all other in
    depth information about tuberculosis. This study
    is best suited for which research design?
    A. Historical
    B. Phenomenological
    C. Case Study
    D. Ethnographic
A

C. Case Study

100
Q
  1. Diana is to conduct a study about the
    relationship of the number of family members in
    the household and the electricity bill. Which of
    the following is the best research design suited
    for this study?
  2. Descriptive
  3. Exploratory
  4. Explanatory
  5. Correlational
  6. Comparative
  7. Experimental
    A. 1,4
    B. 2,5
    C. 3,6
    D. 1,5
    E. 2,4
A

A. 1,4

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