PN VATI MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2024/2025 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED TO SCORE
A+ FOR PASS
A nurse is interviewing an adolescent client who reports that they were sexually assaulted.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS Move the client to
a private examination room to perform the interview.
The nurse should interview the client in a private room without others present. Providing
privacy in a safe environment will foster trust and promote open communication between the
client and the nurse.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a severe panic attack. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take during the panic attack? (Select all that apply.) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Stay with the client is correct. The nurse should stay with the client during the panic
attack to ensure that the client remains safe and reduce feelings of abandonment.
Instruct the client to take slow, deep breaths is correct. The nurse should instruct the client to
breathe slowly and deeply to distract from the distressing manifestations of the attack and
reduce the risk for hyperventilation.
Set physical limits is correct. The nurse should set physical limits to maintain the safety of the
client and others because the client might have difficulty controlling their actions during the
attack.
A nurse is collecting data from a 5-year-old child who is brought to the emergency department
by a parent who states that the child fell out of a tree. The child is guarding their right arm. For
which of the following findings should the nurse suspect physical maltreatment? - CORRECT
ANSWERS An x-ray of the right arm indicates a spiral fracture.
The nurse should identify that an x-ray indicating a fracture can be an expected finding for a
child who fell out of a tree. However, a spiral fracture is caused by twisting of the extremity and
, PN VATI MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2024/2025 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED TO SCORE
A+ FOR PASS
can be an indication of physical maltreatment. The nurse should report the findings to the
registered nurse.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the family of a client who has mild dementia. The
family plans to care for the client in their home. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWERS Use signs to identify different rooms in the home.
The nurse should reinforce the need to label the bathroom as well as other rooms in the home.
The use of signs using words and pictures promotes independence and orientation by providing
reminders for the client.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is preparing for a conditional release following
involuntary admission. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS "IF I don't follow the instructions in my
conditional release, I might be readmitted."
A client who is being discharged on a conditional release following involuntary admission must
adhere to additional treatment plan requirements after discharge. If the client does not follow
this treatment plan, they might be readmitted to the mental health facility.
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has moderate Alzheimer's disease
and is neglecting personal hygiene. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan? - CORRECT ANSWERS Assign an assistive personnel (AP) to help the client
with personal hygiene.
A client who is in this stage of Alzheimer's disease has difficulty with or is unable to perform
self-care. The nurse should assign an AP to assist with the client's personal hygiene.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding family therapy with the parents of a client who has
anorexia nervosa. The parents tell the nurse, "We don't understand why we have to have family
UPDATED 2024/2025 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED TO SCORE
A+ FOR PASS
A nurse is interviewing an adolescent client who reports that they were sexually assaulted.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS Move the client to
a private examination room to perform the interview.
The nurse should interview the client in a private room without others present. Providing
privacy in a safe environment will foster trust and promote open communication between the
client and the nurse.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a severe panic attack. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take during the panic attack? (Select all that apply.) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Stay with the client is correct. The nurse should stay with the client during the panic
attack to ensure that the client remains safe and reduce feelings of abandonment.
Instruct the client to take slow, deep breaths is correct. The nurse should instruct the client to
breathe slowly and deeply to distract from the distressing manifestations of the attack and
reduce the risk for hyperventilation.
Set physical limits is correct. The nurse should set physical limits to maintain the safety of the
client and others because the client might have difficulty controlling their actions during the
attack.
A nurse is collecting data from a 5-year-old child who is brought to the emergency department
by a parent who states that the child fell out of a tree. The child is guarding their right arm. For
which of the following findings should the nurse suspect physical maltreatment? - CORRECT
ANSWERS An x-ray of the right arm indicates a spiral fracture.
The nurse should identify that an x-ray indicating a fracture can be an expected finding for a
child who fell out of a tree. However, a spiral fracture is caused by twisting of the extremity and
, PN VATI MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2024/2025 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED TO SCORE
A+ FOR PASS
can be an indication of physical maltreatment. The nurse should report the findings to the
registered nurse.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the family of a client who has mild dementia. The
family plans to care for the client in their home. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWERS Use signs to identify different rooms in the home.
The nurse should reinforce the need to label the bathroom as well as other rooms in the home.
The use of signs using words and pictures promotes independence and orientation by providing
reminders for the client.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is preparing for a conditional release following
involuntary admission. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS "IF I don't follow the instructions in my
conditional release, I might be readmitted."
A client who is being discharged on a conditional release following involuntary admission must
adhere to additional treatment plan requirements after discharge. If the client does not follow
this treatment plan, they might be readmitted to the mental health facility.
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has moderate Alzheimer's disease
and is neglecting personal hygiene. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan? - CORRECT ANSWERS Assign an assistive personnel (AP) to help the client
with personal hygiene.
A client who is in this stage of Alzheimer's disease has difficulty with or is unable to perform
self-care. The nurse should assign an AP to assist with the client's personal hygiene.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding family therapy with the parents of a client who has
anorexia nervosa. The parents tell the nurse, "We don't understand why we have to have family
