ATI CAPSTONE Mental Health Preassessment Quiz EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+

ATI CAPSTONE Mental Health Preassessment Quiz EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ A nurse in a long-term care setting is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. The client states, "I just came back from a hard day's work in my office." The nurse should identify this statement is an example of which of the following coping mechanisms? 1. Preservation 2. Confabulation 3. Though deletion 4. Tangentially - CORRECT ANSWER-2 Confabulation A nurse is collecting data from a client who has major depression disorder ( MDD). Which of the following finding should the nurse expect? 1. Significant change in weight 2. Hyperexcitability 3.Exaggerated response of pleasure to stimuli 4. Attention-seeking behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Significant change in weight A nurse is planning care for a new client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take in order to use the technique of presence to establish the nurse-client relationship? 1. Telephone the client at his home prior to admission to make introduction. 2. Dominate the conversation to reduce the client's anxiety. 3. Share stories about personal experience with the client 4. Use active listening when with the client. - CORRECT ANSWER-4. Use active listening when with the client. A client who has a femur fracture states, "I can't stay in this bed any longer. I need to get home so I can take care of my family." The nurse responds by saying, "You have talked about your family. Can you tell me more about your specific concerns?" Which of the following therapeutic communication techniques is the nurse using? 1. Summmarizing 2. Empathizing 3.Focusing 4. Clarifying - CORRECT ANSWER-3. Focusing. A nurse is collecting data from a client following a recent suicide attempt. Which of the following findings in the client's history places him at the greatest risk for another suicide attempt? 1. Access to health care 2. Impulsivity 3. Close family ties 4. Effective problem -solving skills. - CORRECT ANSWER-2. Impulsively A nurse is caring for a group of older adult clients. Which of the following client findings indicates delirium? - CORRECT ANSWER-A client asks when family members will be arriving after visiting 1 hr earlier. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about a new prescription for lithium. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER-"We will need to check your lithium levels in the next 3 to 5 days." Lithium is prescribed to treat bipolar disorder. The medication has a narrow therapeutic rang and establishing a therapeutic lithium level is an essential component of care. it is recommend to check lithium level with the first 5 days. of beginning of treatment and possibly twice weekly until a maintenace dosage has been