A client has rash and pruritis.The psychiatric technician suspects and allergic reaction and immediately assesses the client for other more serious symptoms of an allergic reaction.  What question would be most important to ask the client?

The client has complained of chest pain and the physician orders: Nitroglycerin 0.4 milligrams sublingual STAT.  How should the P.T. give this medication?

When evaluating a client’s understanding of a low-sodium diet, the psychiatric technician would expect the client to state that she uses which seasoning in her cooking?

Which of the following is the correct method to collect a sample of capillary blood for glucometer testing?              

A female client has been sexually active with several male clients on the unit. She has a positive pregnancy test and is now complaining of blisters in her genital area.  Which of the following drugs may be used to treat the mother and baby infected with Herpes Simplex Virus during pregnancy and birth?

Which of the following complications is common during labor in mothers with uncontrolled gestational diabetes?

A patient receiving an monoamine oxidase inhibitor is prescribed pseudoephedrine.  When these two drugs are administered to a patient, the nurse must be aware that the patient is at increased risk for which of the following conditions?

A nursing care plan has been written for a client. A nursing action for this client is the following: Allow the client to express his fears regarding his new diagnosis. Which type of nursing skill would be required in order to carry out this nursing action?  

Post-natally, babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes are at increased risk for:

Which of the following instructions should the psychiatric technician give to a client who complains of dryness of the mouth caused by the anticholinergic action of trihexyphenidyl?