ATI MENTAL HEALTH A 2019 PROCTORED
EXAM.
, 1. A nurse is teaching a client with schizophrenia about her new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. You should discontinue the medication if you develop muscle rigidity
b. You will experience weight loss while taking this medication
c. You will notice your symptoms improve than 24 hours of taking this medication
d. You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates
2. 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 handle stress
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
3. A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following findings
should the nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past week
c. Make inappropriate sexual comments
d. Speak in rhyming sentences
4. A nurse is planning care for a client who has OCD. Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the
client’s plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Encouraged client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client’s room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate to the client
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
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, and eye in the sky. Sky is up
high.” The nurse should document the client statement as which of the following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang Association
EXAM.
, 1. A nurse is teaching a client with schizophrenia about her new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. You should discontinue the medication if you develop muscle rigidity
b. You will experience weight loss while taking this medication
c. You will notice your symptoms improve than 24 hours of taking this medication
d. You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates
2. 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 handle stress
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
3. A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following findings
should the nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past week
c. Make inappropriate sexual comments
d. Speak in rhyming sentences
4. A nurse is planning care for a client who has OCD. Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the
client’s plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Encouraged client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client’s room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate to the client
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
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, and eye in the sky. Sky is up
high.” The nurse should document the client statement as which of the following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang Association
