ATI Mastery Exam - Mental Health NUR 330 Questions
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Active listening Correct Answers The nurse is able to hear,
observe, and understand what the client communicates and to
provide feedback.
agoraphobia Correct Answers the client experiences an
extreme fear of certain places (the outdoors or being on a
bridge) where the client feels vulnerable or unsafe.
Altruism Correct Answers Adaptive: A nurse who lost a family
member in a fire is a volunteer firefighter.
Maladaptive: N/A
Anti-anxiety medications are helpful in treating then
manifestations of anxiety disorders: Correct Answers
benzodiazepines (diazepam) are indicated for short-term use.
Buspirone is effective in managing anxiety and can be taken for
long-term treatment of anxiety.
Anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorders have a
Correct Answers genetic and neurobiological link
Autonomy Correct Answers The clients right to make their
own decisions. However, the client must accept the
consequences of those decisions. The client must also respect
the decisions of others.
,Ex. Rather than giving advice to a client who has difficulty
making decisions, a nurse helps the client explore all alternatives
and arrive at a choice.
Barriers to effective communication Correct Answers Asking
irrelevant personal questions
Offering personal opinions
Giving advice
Giving false reassurance
Minimizing feelings
Changing the topic
Asking "why" questions
Offering value judgments
Excessive questioning
Responding approvingly or disapprovingly
Behavior: Examination includes assessment of voluntary and
involuntary body movements and eye contact: Correct Answers
Mood: A client's mood provides information about the emotion
that the client is feeling.
Affect: A clients affect is an objective expression of mood (a flat
affect or a lack of facial expressions).
Behavioral therapies: Correct Answers
Beneficence Correct Answers The quality of doing good; can
be describe as charity.
, Ex. A nurse helps a newly admitted client who has a psychotic
disorder to feel safe in the environment of the mental health
facility.
body dysmorphic disorder Correct Answers The client has a
preoccupation with perceived flaws or defects in physical
appearance.
Clarifying techniques Correct Answers restating, reflecting,
paraphrasing, exploring
Clients also have various specific rights, including the
following: Correct Answers informed consent and the right to
refuse treatment.
confidentiality.
A written plan of care/treatment that includes discharge follow-
up, as well as participation in the care plan and review of that
plan.
Communication with people outside the mental health facility,
including family members, attorneys, and other health care
professionals.
Provisions of adequate interpretive services if needed
Care is provided with respect, dignity, and without
discrimination.
Freedom from harm related to physical or pharmacological
restraint, seclusions, and any physical or mental abuse or
neglect.
A psychiatric advance directive that includes the client's
treatment preferences in the event that an involuntary admission
is necessary.
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Active listening Correct Answers The nurse is able to hear,
observe, and understand what the client communicates and to
provide feedback.
agoraphobia Correct Answers the client experiences an
extreme fear of certain places (the outdoors or being on a
bridge) where the client feels vulnerable or unsafe.
Altruism Correct Answers Adaptive: A nurse who lost a family
member in a fire is a volunteer firefighter.
Maladaptive: N/A
Anti-anxiety medications are helpful in treating then
manifestations of anxiety disorders: Correct Answers
benzodiazepines (diazepam) are indicated for short-term use.
Buspirone is effective in managing anxiety and can be taken for
long-term treatment of anxiety.
Anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorders have a
Correct Answers genetic and neurobiological link
Autonomy Correct Answers The clients right to make their
own decisions. However, the client must accept the
consequences of those decisions. The client must also respect
the decisions of others.
,Ex. Rather than giving advice to a client who has difficulty
making decisions, a nurse helps the client explore all alternatives
and arrive at a choice.
Barriers to effective communication Correct Answers Asking
irrelevant personal questions
Offering personal opinions
Giving advice
Giving false reassurance
Minimizing feelings
Changing the topic
Asking "why" questions
Offering value judgments
Excessive questioning
Responding approvingly or disapprovingly
Behavior: Examination includes assessment of voluntary and
involuntary body movements and eye contact: Correct Answers
Mood: A client's mood provides information about the emotion
that the client is feeling.
Affect: A clients affect is an objective expression of mood (a flat
affect or a lack of facial expressions).
Behavioral therapies: Correct Answers
Beneficence Correct Answers The quality of doing good; can
be describe as charity.
, Ex. A nurse helps a newly admitted client who has a psychotic
disorder to feel safe in the environment of the mental health
facility.
body dysmorphic disorder Correct Answers The client has a
preoccupation with perceived flaws or defects in physical
appearance.
Clarifying techniques Correct Answers restating, reflecting,
paraphrasing, exploring
Clients also have various specific rights, including the
following: Correct Answers informed consent and the right to
refuse treatment.
confidentiality.
A written plan of care/treatment that includes discharge follow-
up, as well as participation in the care plan and review of that
plan.
Communication with people outside the mental health facility,
including family members, attorneys, and other health care
professionals.
Provisions of adequate interpretive services if needed
Care is provided with respect, dignity, and without
discrimination.
Freedom from harm related to physical or pharmacological
restraint, seclusions, and any physical or mental abuse or
neglect.
A psychiatric advance directive that includes the client's
treatment preferences in the event that an involuntary admission
is necessary.
