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ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam Newest
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Verified (2025)
A nurse is caring for a client who has cocaine use disorder. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect the client to have during withdrawal?
a. Hand tremors
b. Rapid speech
c. Fatigue
d. Seizures-correct-answer-c. Fatigue
A nurse is providing teaching about disorder management for a client who has
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "Avoiding stimuli that trigger memories of the trauma can help you overcome
your PTSD"
b. "Talking about the traumatic experience is recommended"
c. "Response prevention is an effective treatment for PTSD"
d. "You should try to limit the number of hours that you sleep each day"-correct-
answer-b. "Talking about the traumatic experience is recommended"
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A nurse is assessing a client who has bipolar disorder and is taking lamtropine.
Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?
a. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 4.0 microunits per mL
b. Alanine transaminase (ALT) 20 IU per L
c. Skin rash
d. Epistaxis-correct-answer-c. Skin rash
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and displays severe negative
symptoms of the disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Manage the client's loud, rambling, and incoherent communication patterns
b. Direct the client to perform her own daily hygiene and grooming tasks
c. Assist the client to identify somatic and thought-broadcasting delusions
d. Use medication to decrease frequency of auditory and visual hallucination.-
correct-answer-b. Direct the client to perform her own daily hygiene and
grooming tasks
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A nurse is beginning a therapeutic relationship with a client. The nurse should plan
to accomplish which of the following tasks during the working phase?
a. Inform the client about confidentiality rights
b. Establish boundaries between the nurse and the client
c. Set short and long-term objectives for the future
d. Evaluate progress toward predetermined goals-correct-answer-d. Evaluate
progress toward predetermined goals
A nurse in a mental health facility is making plans for a client's discharge. Which of
the following interdisciplinary team members should the nurse contact to assist
the client with housing placement?
a. Clinical nurse specialist
b. Recreational therapist
c. Occupational therapist
d. Social worker-correct-answer-d. Social worker
A nurse is caring for a client who reports that he is angry with his partner because
she thinks he is just trying to gain attention. When the nurse attempts to talk to
the client, he becomes angry and tells her to leave. Which of the following
defense mechanism is the client demonstrating?
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a. Denial
b. Displacement
c. Compensation
d. Rationalization-correct-answer-b. Displacement
A charge nurse is discussing the care of a client who has a substance use disorder
with a staff nurse. Which of the following statements by the staff nurse should the
charge nurse identify as countertransference?
a. "The client is just like my brother who finally overcame his habit"
b. "The client needs to accept responsibility for his substance use"
c. "The client generally shares his feelings during group therapy session"
d. "The client asked me to go on a date with him, but I refuse"-correct-answer-a.
"The client is just like my brother who finally overcame his habit"
A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to a mental health facility after
attempting suicide. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam Newest
Version With Complete Solutions 100%
Verified (2025)
A nurse is caring for a client who has cocaine use disorder. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect the client to have during withdrawal?
a. Hand tremors
b. Rapid speech
c. Fatigue
d. Seizures-correct-answer-c. Fatigue
A nurse is providing teaching about disorder management for a client who has
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "Avoiding stimuli that trigger memories of the trauma can help you overcome
your PTSD"
b. "Talking about the traumatic experience is recommended"
c. "Response prevention is an effective treatment for PTSD"
d. "You should try to limit the number of hours that you sleep each day"-correct-
answer-b. "Talking about the traumatic experience is recommended"
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A nurse is assessing a client who has bipolar disorder and is taking lamtropine.
Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?
a. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 4.0 microunits per mL
b. Alanine transaminase (ALT) 20 IU per L
c. Skin rash
d. Epistaxis-correct-answer-c. Skin rash
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and displays severe negative
symptoms of the disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Manage the client's loud, rambling, and incoherent communication patterns
b. Direct the client to perform her own daily hygiene and grooming tasks
c. Assist the client to identify somatic and thought-broadcasting delusions
d. Use medication to decrease frequency of auditory and visual hallucination.-
correct-answer-b. Direct the client to perform her own daily hygiene and
grooming tasks
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A nurse is beginning a therapeutic relationship with a client. The nurse should plan
to accomplish which of the following tasks during the working phase?
a. Inform the client about confidentiality rights
b. Establish boundaries between the nurse and the client
c. Set short and long-term objectives for the future
d. Evaluate progress toward predetermined goals-correct-answer-d. Evaluate
progress toward predetermined goals
A nurse in a mental health facility is making plans for a client's discharge. Which of
the following interdisciplinary team members should the nurse contact to assist
the client with housing placement?
a. Clinical nurse specialist
b. Recreational therapist
c. Occupational therapist
d. Social worker-correct-answer-d. Social worker
A nurse is caring for a client who reports that he is angry with his partner because
she thinks he is just trying to gain attention. When the nurse attempts to talk to
the client, he becomes angry and tells her to leave. Which of the following
defense mechanism is the client demonstrating?
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a. Denial
b. Displacement
c. Compensation
d. Rationalization-correct-answer-b. Displacement
A charge nurse is discussing the care of a client who has a substance use disorder
with a staff nurse. Which of the following statements by the staff nurse should the
charge nurse identify as countertransference?
a. "The client is just like my brother who finally overcame his habit"
b. "The client needs to accept responsibility for his substance use"
c. "The client generally shares his feelings during group therapy session"
d. "The client asked me to go on a date with him, but I refuse"-correct-answer-a.
"The client is just like my brother who finally overcame his habit"
A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to a mental health facility after
attempting suicide. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
