ATI Mental Health Exam Practice Questions
Terms in this set (70)
A nurse is reviewing the C) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
medical record of a client
who reports drinking three
to four glasses of wine each
night and taking 3,000 mg
of acetaminophen daily.
Which of the following
laboratory values is the
priority for the nurse to
assess?
A) Amylase
B) Creatinine
C) Aspartate aminotransferase
(AST)
D) Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
A nurse at a college campus B) Projection
mental health counseling
center is caring for a
student who just failed an
examination. The student
spends the session
berating the teacher
and the course. The nurse
should recognize this
behavior as which of the
following defense
mechanisms?
A) Conversion
B) Projection
C) Undoing
D) Regression
,A nurse in the emergency C) Severe
department is caring for a
client who reports chest
pain, headache, and
shortness of breath. He
continues to state, "I don't
know why my
wife left me." The client
receives a diagnosis of
anxiety. The nurse realizes
the client's findings
support which level of
anxiety?
A) Mild
B) Moderate
C) Severe
D) Panic
A nurse on the psychiatric D) Urinary frequency
unit is assessing a client
who has moderate anxiety
disorder. Which of the
following findings should
the nurse expect?
A) Rapid speech
B) Chills
C) Distorted perceptual field
D) Urinary frequency
A nurse is caring for a client D) Decrease anxiety to a tolerable level.
who has been diagnosed
with obsessive
compulsive
disorder (OCD) and is
constantly picking up after
others in the day room. The
nurse should recognize that
the client uses this
behavior to do which of
the following?
,A) Limit the amount of
time available to interact
with others.
B) Focus attention on
meaningful tasks.
C) Manipulate and
control others'
behaviors.
D) Decrease anxiety to a
tolerable level.
A nurse in an acute mental D) Speak to the client calmly, giving simple directions.
health facility is caring for a
client who jumps out of
her
chair and begins to shout
angrily at the
clients around her. Which of
the following actions
should the nurse take
first?
A) Call for assistance to
place the client in
restraints.
B) Escort the client to
an unlocked
seclusion room.
C) Offer the client a PRN
antianxiety
medication.
D) Speak to the client calmly,
giving simple directions.
, A nurse is caring for an A) Amenorrhea
adolescent female who has C) Altered body image
an eating disorder. The D) Hyperactivity
E) Bradycardia
client is
162.6 cm (64 in) tall and
weighs 38.56 kg (85 lb).
Upon assessment, which of
the
following manifestations
should the nurse expect?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Amenorrhea
B) Verbalized desire to gain
weight
C) Altered body image
D) Hyperactivity
E) Bradycardia
A nurse is planning care A) Assist the client in practicing meditation.
for a client who has
generalized anxiety
disorder. Which of the
following intervention should
the nurse implement to
promote relaxation?
A) Assist the client in
practicing meditation.
B) Recognize the
client's spiritual
preferences.
C) Encourage the client
to identify his positive
qualities.
D) Help the client to identify
his previous
accomplishments.
A nurse is caring for a client D) Undoing
who professes a deep and
everlasting love for his
girlfriend one day, and the
next day refuses to speak
Terms in this set (70)
A nurse is reviewing the C) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
medical record of a client
who reports drinking three
to four glasses of wine each
night and taking 3,000 mg
of acetaminophen daily.
Which of the following
laboratory values is the
priority for the nurse to
assess?
A) Amylase
B) Creatinine
C) Aspartate aminotransferase
(AST)
D) Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
A nurse at a college campus B) Projection
mental health counseling
center is caring for a
student who just failed an
examination. The student
spends the session
berating the teacher
and the course. The nurse
should recognize this
behavior as which of the
following defense
mechanisms?
A) Conversion
B) Projection
C) Undoing
D) Regression
,A nurse in the emergency C) Severe
department is caring for a
client who reports chest
pain, headache, and
shortness of breath. He
continues to state, "I don't
know why my
wife left me." The client
receives a diagnosis of
anxiety. The nurse realizes
the client's findings
support which level of
anxiety?
A) Mild
B) Moderate
C) Severe
D) Panic
A nurse on the psychiatric D) Urinary frequency
unit is assessing a client
who has moderate anxiety
disorder. Which of the
following findings should
the nurse expect?
A) Rapid speech
B) Chills
C) Distorted perceptual field
D) Urinary frequency
A nurse is caring for a client D) Decrease anxiety to a tolerable level.
who has been diagnosed
with obsessive
compulsive
disorder (OCD) and is
constantly picking up after
others in the day room. The
nurse should recognize that
the client uses this
behavior to do which of
the following?
,A) Limit the amount of
time available to interact
with others.
B) Focus attention on
meaningful tasks.
C) Manipulate and
control others'
behaviors.
D) Decrease anxiety to a
tolerable level.
A nurse in an acute mental D) Speak to the client calmly, giving simple directions.
health facility is caring for a
client who jumps out of
her
chair and begins to shout
angrily at the
clients around her. Which of
the following actions
should the nurse take
first?
A) Call for assistance to
place the client in
restraints.
B) Escort the client to
an unlocked
seclusion room.
C) Offer the client a PRN
antianxiety
medication.
D) Speak to the client calmly,
giving simple directions.
, A nurse is caring for an A) Amenorrhea
adolescent female who has C) Altered body image
an eating disorder. The D) Hyperactivity
E) Bradycardia
client is
162.6 cm (64 in) tall and
weighs 38.56 kg (85 lb).
Upon assessment, which of
the
following manifestations
should the nurse expect?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Amenorrhea
B) Verbalized desire to gain
weight
C) Altered body image
D) Hyperactivity
E) Bradycardia
A nurse is planning care A) Assist the client in practicing meditation.
for a client who has
generalized anxiety
disorder. Which of the
following intervention should
the nurse implement to
promote relaxation?
A) Assist the client in
practicing meditation.
B) Recognize the
client's spiritual
preferences.
C) Encourage the client
to identify his positive
qualities.
D) Help the client to identify
his previous
accomplishments.
A nurse is caring for a client D) Undoing
who professes a deep and
everlasting love for his
girlfriend one day, and the
next day refuses to speak
