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27 167. A patient is admitted with a co-occurring disorder: PTSD and Substance Use Disorder. 48 hours after admission, the patient is shaky, irritable, and anxious and tells of having vivid nightmares for 2 nights. An hour later, the mental health worker finds the patient restless and perspiring. His pulse is 130 beats/min. He shouts “There are bugs crawling on my bed. I have got to get out of here,” and begins to thrash about. The most accurate assessment of the situation would be the patient: A. Is attempting to obtain attention by manipulating staff. B. May have sustained a head injury before admission. C. Is demonstrating symptoms consistent with withdrawal delirium. D. Is having a recurrence of an acute psychosis. 168. Among other reasons, MAKING ROUNDS is important because A. of all the answers listed below. B. a patient may be attempting suicide. C. a patient may have eloped. D. a patient may be hurting another patient. 169. What is the most common STANDARD PRECAUTION you should take? A. Have the patient clean up his or her own body fluids. B. Wear gloves when touching body fluids and wash hands after patient contact. C. Clean anything the patient touches with a solution of disinfectant. D. Avoid touching patients if at all possible. 170. The term that describes increasing need for quantity of substance abused is: A. Tolerance. B. Co-dependence. C. Co-occurring. D. Toxicity. 171. The purpose of seclusion or any form of stimulus reduction is: A. isolation from other patients to control difficult interpersonal relationships. B. to decrease sensory input to relieve the patient’s sensory overload. C. preventing injurious actions to self and others. D. punishment. 172. Which blood pressure is within normal (measured in mm Hg ) range? A. 88/54. B. ( 152 / 90 ). C. ( 120 / 82 ). D. ( 210 / 100 ). © 1993-2014 American Association of Psychiatric Technicians, Inc.