ATI Mental Health A, B & C - EXAMINATION COMPLETE
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Question 1: A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized
anxiety disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
Answer:
Provide the client with a quiet environment
Question 2: A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia
about her new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. “You should continue this medication if you develop muscle
rigidity”.
b. “You will experience weight loss while taking this medication.”
c. “You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking
this medication.”
d. “You should increase your consumption of complex
carbohydrates.”
Answer:
“You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity"
Question 3: A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a
client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following should the
,nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn’t bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.
Answer:
Reports eating twice in the past two weeks
Question 4: A nurse is planning care for a client who has
obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of the following
recommendation should the nurse include in the clients plan of
care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy
Answer:
b. Dim the lights in the clients
Question 5: A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder
and is experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the clients room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate
Answer:
Clang association
,Question 6: A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for
adolescents who witnessed the suicide of a classmate. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first.
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resources
c. Identify prior coping skills
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality
Answer:
d. Tellme the reasons you think your mother is depressed
Question 7: A nurse overhears a client saying, "I am a spy, a spy
for the FBI. I am an I, an eye for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high."
The nurse should document the client's statement as which of the
following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association
Answer:
Initiates social interactions with caregivers
Question 8: An older adult client is brought to the mental health
clinic by her daughter. The daughter reports that her mother is not
eating and seems uninterested in routine activities. The daughter
states "I'm so worried that my mother is depressed" which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldn't worry about this because depressive disorder is
easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with depressive disorder as
they age.
, d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
Answer:
Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks
Question 9: utcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real.
Answer:
Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks
Question 10: A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who
has obsessive-compulsive disorder. The client repeatedly checks
that the doors are locked at night. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse give the client when using thought
stopping technique?
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking
the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks.
d. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night.
Answer:
Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effects for the client.
Question 11: A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment
for substance use disorder. Which of the following actions indicate
the nurse is practicing the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay
for treatment.
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Single PDF - 142 Questions - Yellow - Complete - No Skipping - Arial 16
Question 1: A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized
anxiety disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
Answer:
Provide the client with a quiet environment
Question 2: A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia
about her new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. “You should continue this medication if you develop muscle
rigidity”.
b. “You will experience weight loss while taking this medication.”
c. “You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking
this medication.”
d. “You should increase your consumption of complex
carbohydrates.”
Answer:
“You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity"
Question 3: A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a
client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following should the
,nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn’t bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.
Answer:
Reports eating twice in the past two weeks
Question 4: A nurse is planning care for a client who has
obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of the following
recommendation should the nurse include in the clients plan of
care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy
Answer:
b. Dim the lights in the clients
Question 5: A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder
and is experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the clients room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate
Answer:
Clang association
,Question 6: A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for
adolescents who witnessed the suicide of a classmate. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first.
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resources
c. Identify prior coping skills
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality
Answer:
d. Tellme the reasons you think your mother is depressed
Question 7: A nurse overhears a client saying, "I am a spy, a spy
for the FBI. I am an I, an eye for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high."
The nurse should document the client's statement as which of the
following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association
Answer:
Initiates social interactions with caregivers
Question 8: An older adult client is brought to the mental health
clinic by her daughter. The daughter reports that her mother is not
eating and seems uninterested in routine activities. The daughter
states "I'm so worried that my mother is depressed" which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldn't worry about this because depressive disorder is
easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with depressive disorder as
they age.
, d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
Answer:
Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks
Question 9: utcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real.
Answer:
Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks
Question 10: A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who
has obsessive-compulsive disorder. The client repeatedly checks
that the doors are locked at night. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse give the client when using thought
stopping technique?
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking
the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks.
d. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night.
Answer:
Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effects for the client.
Question 11: A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment
for substance use disorder. Which of the following actions indicate
the nurse is practicing the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay
for treatment.
