ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2023 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS A GRADED

ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2023 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS A GRADED


A
/charge
/nurse
/is
/discussing
/mental
/status
/exams
/with /a /newly /licensed /nurse. /Which /of /the /following /statements /by /the /newly /licensed
/nurse /indicates /an /understanding /of /the /teaching? /(Select /all /that /apply)
A) /To /assess /cognitive /ability, /I /should /ask /the /client /to /count /backward /by /sevens.
B) /To /assess /affect, /I /should /observe /the /client's /facial /expression
C) /To /assess /language /ability, /I /should /instruct /the /client /to /write /a /sentence.
D) /To /assess /remote /memory, /I /should /have /the /client /repeat /a /list /of /objects.
E)
/To
/assess
/the
/client's
/abstract
/thinking, /
I /should /ask /the /client /to /identify /our /most /recent /presidents. /- /(correct /answer) /-A, /B,
/C


A
/nurse
/is
/planning
/care
/for /
a
/client
/who
/has /a /mental /health /disorder. /Which /of /the /following /actions /should /the /nurse /include
/as /a /psychobiological /intervention?
A) /Assist /the /client /with /systematic /desensitization /therapy.
B) /Teach /the /client /appropriate /coping /mechanisms.

,C) /Assess /the /client /for /comorbid /health /conditions.
D) /Monitor /the /client /for /adverse /effects /of /the /medications. /- /(correct /answer) /-D

A
/nurse
/in
/an
/outpatient /mental /health /clinic /is /preparing /to /conduct /an /initial /client /interview. /When
/conducting
/the /interview, /which /of /the /following /actions /should /the /nurse /identify /as /the /priority?
A) /Coordinate /holistic /care /with /social /services.
B) /Identify /the /client's /perception /of /her /mental /health /status.
C) /Include /the /client's /family /in /the /interview.
D) /Teach /the /client /about /her /current /mental /health /disorder /- /(correct /answer) /-B

A
/nurse
/is
/told
/during
/change
/of
/shift
/report
/that /
a
/client
/is
/stuporous.
/When /assessing /the /client, /which /of /the /following /findings /should /the /nurse /expect?
A) /The /client /arouses /briefly /in /response /to /a /sternal /rub.
B) /The /client /has /a /glasgow /coma /scale /score /less /than /7.
C) /The /client /exhibits /decorticate /rigidity.
D) /The /client /is /alert /but /disoriented /to /time /and /place. /- /(correct /answer) /-A

A /nurse /is /planning /a /peer /group /about /the /DSM-
5.
/Which
/of
/the
/following
/information /is /appropriate /to /include /in /the /discussion? /(Select /all /that /apply).
A) /The /DSM-5 /includes /client /education /handouts /for /mental /health /disorders.
B) /The /DSM-5 /establishes /diagnostic /criteria /for /individual /mental /health /disorders.
C) /The /DSM-
5 /indicates /recommended /pharmacological /treatment /for /mental /health /disorders.

,D) /The /DSM-
5 /assists /nurses /in /planning /care /for /client's /who /have /mental /health /disorders.
E) /The /DSM-
5
/indicates /expected /assessment /findings /of /mental /health /disorders. /- /(correct /answer)
/-B, /D, /E


A
/nurse
/in
/an
/emergency
/mental
/health
/facility
/is
/caring
/for /
a
/group
/of
/clients.
/The
/nurse
/should
/identify
/that /which /of /the /following /clients /requires /a /temporary /emergency /admission?
A) /A /client /who /has /schizophrenia /with /delusions /of /grandeur
B) /A /client /who /has /manifestations /of /depression /and /attempted /suicide /a /year /ago.
C) /
A
/client
/who
/has /borderline /personality /disorder /and /assaulted /a /homeless /man /with /a /metal /rod.
D) /
A
/client
/who
/has
/bipolar /disorder /and /paces /quickly /around /the /room /while /talking /to /himself. /- /(correct
/answer) /-C


A
/nurse
/decides
/to

, /put /
a
/client
/who /has /a /psychotic /disorder /in /seclusion /overnight /because /the /unit /is /very /short-
staffed,
/and
/the
/client
/frequently
/fights /with /other /clients. /The /nurse's /actions /are /an /example /of /which /of /the /following
/torts?
A) /Invasion /of /privacy
B) /False /imprisonment
C) /Assault
D) /Battery /- /(correct /answer) /-B

A
/client
/tells /
a
/nurse, /"Don't
/tell
/anyone
/but /
I
/hid /
a
/sharp
/knife /under /my /mattress /in /order /to /protect /myself /from /my /roommate, /who /is /always
/yelling
/at /me /and /threatening /me." /Which /of /the /following /actions /should /the /nurse /take?
A)
/Keep
/the
/client's
/communication
/confidential,
/but
/talk
/to
/the
/client
/daily, /using /therapeutic /communication /to /convince /him /to /admit /to /hiding /the /knife.
B)
/Keep