Mental Health ATI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |client |who |has |schizophrenia |about |her |new |prescription |for |risperidone.
|Which |of |the |following |statements |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |teaching?
- ANS-"you |should |continue |the |medication |if |you |develop |muscle |rigidity."
A |nurse |is |admitting |a |client |who |has |generalized |anxiety |disorder. |Which |of |the |following |actions
|should |the |nurse |plan |to |take |first?
- ANS-Provide |the |client |with |a |quiet |environment
A |nurse |is |conducting |an |admission |interview |with |a |client |who |is |experiencing |mania. |Which |of
|the |following |should |the |nurse |report |to |the |provider?
- ANS-Reports |eating |twice |in |the |past |two |weeks.
A |nurse |is |planning |care |for |a |client |who |has |obsessive-compulsive |disorder. |Which |of |the
|following |recommendation |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |clients |plan |of |care?
- ANS-Thought |stopping
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |bipolar |disorder |and |is |experiencing |a |manic |episode. |Which
|of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take?
- ANS-Dim |the |lights |in |the |clients |room |or/and |encourage |client |to |participate |in |physical |activity
A |nurse |is |leading |a |crisis |intervention |group |for |adolescents |who |witnessed |the |suicide |of |a
|classmate. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |first?
- ANS-Identify |prior |coping |skills
A |nurse |overhears |a |client |saying, |"I |am |a |spy, |a |spy |for |the |FBI. |I |am |an |I, |an |eye |for |an |eye |in
|the |sky. |Sky |is |up |high." |The |nurse |should |document |the |client's |statement |as |which |of |the
|following |speech |alterations?
- ANS-Clang |association
An |older |adult |client |is |brought |to |the |mental |health |clinic |by |her |daughter. |The |daughter |reports
|that |her |mother |is |not |eating |and |seems |uninterested |in |routine |activities. |The |daughter |states
|"I'm |so |worried |that |my |mother |is |depressed" |which |of |the |following |responses |should |the |nurse
|make? |–
ANS-Tell |me |the |reasons |you |think |your |mother |is |depressed.
,A |nurse |is |planning |care |for |an |adolescent |who |has |autism |spectrum |disorder. |Which |of |the
|following |outcomes |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |plan |care?
ANS-Initiates |social |interactions |with |caregivers.
A |nurse |is |providing |behavior |therapy |for |a |client |who |has |obsessive-compulsive |disorder. |The
|client |repeatedly |checks |that |the |doors |are |locked |at |night. |Which |of |the |following |instructions
|should |the |nurse |give |the |client |when |using |thought |stopping |technique?
- ANS--Snap |a |rubber |band |on |your |wrist |when |you |think |about |checking |the |locks.
-Focus |on |abdominal |breathing |whenever |you |go |to |check |the |locks.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |starting |treatment |for |substance |use |disorder. |Which |of |the
|following |actions |indicate |the |nurse |is |practicing |the |ethical |principle |of |nonmaleficence?
- ANS-Withholding |the |prescribed |medication |that |is |causing |adverse |effects |for |the |client
A |nurse |in |a |group |home |facility |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |developmentally |disabled. |The |client
|has |been |stealing |belongings |from |other |clients. |Which |of |the |following |techniques |should |the
|nurse |use?
- ANS-Positive |reinforcement |to |increase |desired |behavior
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |experiencing |a |panic |attack. |Which |of |the |following |actions
|should |the |nurse |take?
- ANS-Have |the |client |breathe |into |a |paper |bag
The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |following |a |physical |assault. |The |client |states |"I |don't |remember
|what |happened |to |me." |The |nurse |should |recognize |that |the |client |is |using |which |of |the |following
|defense |mechanisms? |- |ANS-repression
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |anorexia |nervosa. |Which |of |the |following |findings |require
|immediate |intervention |by |the |nurse? |- |ANS-Blood |pH |7.60
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |in |a |mental |health |facility. |The |client |is |agitated |and |threatens |to
|harm |herself |and |others. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |priority |intervention? |- |ANS-Set |limits |on
|the |client's |behavior
, Dosage |Calculation |Question. |- |ANS-volume/time
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |was |involuntarily |committed |and |is |scheduled |to |receive
|electroconvulsive |therapy |(ECT). |The |client |refuses |the |treatment |and |will |not |discuss |why |with
|the |health |care |team. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take? |- |ANS-Document |the
|client's |refusal |of |the |treatment |in |the |medical |record.
A |nurse |in |the |emergency |department |is |caring |for |a |client |who |reports |feeling |sad, |worthless,
|and |hopeless |9 |months |after |the |death |of |her |son. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the
|nurse |take |first? |- |ANS-Discuss |the |clients |coping |skills.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |borderline |personality |disorder |and |has |been |engaging |in
|selfmutilation. |The |nurse |should |encourage |the |client |to |participate |in |which |of |the |following
|groups.
- ANS-Dialectical |treatment |group
The |nurse |is |reviewing |the |medication |administration |record |of |a |client |who |has |schizophrenia.
|The |nurse |should |plan |to |initiate |the |Abnormal |Involuntary |Movement |Scale |to |monitor |for
|adverse |effects |of |which |of |the |following |medications? |- |ANS-Haloperidol
A |nurse |is |counseling |a |client |following |the |death |of |a |clients |partner |8 |months |ago. |Which |of |the
|following |client |statements |indicates |maladaptive |grieving? |- |ANS-I |still |don't |feel |up |to |returning
|to |work
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |borderline |personality |disorder. |Which |of |the |following
|outcomes |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |treatment |plan? |- |ANS-The |client |will |verbalize
|improved |mood
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |prescribed |massage |therapy |to |treat |panic |disorder. |The
|client |states |"I |can't |stand |to |be |touched |by |another |person." |Which |of |the |following |responses
|should |the |nurse |make? |- |ANS-I |will |tell |your |provider |you |would |like |a |treatment |other |than |a
|massage.
A |nurse |is |creating |a |plan |of |care |for |a |client |who |has |major |depressive |disorder. |Which |of |the
|following |interventions |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |plan? |- |ANS-Encourage |physical |activity
|for |the |client |during |the |day
A |nurse |is |providing |counseling |for |a |family |that |consists |of |two |parents |and |their |two
|adolescent |children. |Which |of |the |following |family |members |should |the |nurse |identify |as
|acting |in |the |role |as |the |monopolizer? |- |ANS-The |adolescent |daughter |who |attempts |to
|dominate |the |conversation.
CORRECT ANSWERS
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |client |who |has |schizophrenia |about |her |new |prescription |for |risperidone.
|Which |of |the |following |statements |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |teaching?
- ANS-"you |should |continue |the |medication |if |you |develop |muscle |rigidity."
A |nurse |is |admitting |a |client |who |has |generalized |anxiety |disorder. |Which |of |the |following |actions
|should |the |nurse |plan |to |take |first?
- ANS-Provide |the |client |with |a |quiet |environment
A |nurse |is |conducting |an |admission |interview |with |a |client |who |is |experiencing |mania. |Which |of
|the |following |should |the |nurse |report |to |the |provider?
- ANS-Reports |eating |twice |in |the |past |two |weeks.
A |nurse |is |planning |care |for |a |client |who |has |obsessive-compulsive |disorder. |Which |of |the
|following |recommendation |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |clients |plan |of |care?
- ANS-Thought |stopping
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |bipolar |disorder |and |is |experiencing |a |manic |episode. |Which
|of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take?
- ANS-Dim |the |lights |in |the |clients |room |or/and |encourage |client |to |participate |in |physical |activity
A |nurse |is |leading |a |crisis |intervention |group |for |adolescents |who |witnessed |the |suicide |of |a
|classmate. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |first?
- ANS-Identify |prior |coping |skills
A |nurse |overhears |a |client |saying, |"I |am |a |spy, |a |spy |for |the |FBI. |I |am |an |I, |an |eye |for |an |eye |in
|the |sky. |Sky |is |up |high." |The |nurse |should |document |the |client's |statement |as |which |of |the
|following |speech |alterations?
- ANS-Clang |association
An |older |adult |client |is |brought |to |the |mental |health |clinic |by |her |daughter. |The |daughter |reports
|that |her |mother |is |not |eating |and |seems |uninterested |in |routine |activities. |The |daughter |states
|"I'm |so |worried |that |my |mother |is |depressed" |which |of |the |following |responses |should |the |nurse
|make? |–
ANS-Tell |me |the |reasons |you |think |your |mother |is |depressed.
,A |nurse |is |planning |care |for |an |adolescent |who |has |autism |spectrum |disorder. |Which |of |the
|following |outcomes |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |plan |care?
ANS-Initiates |social |interactions |with |caregivers.
A |nurse |is |providing |behavior |therapy |for |a |client |who |has |obsessive-compulsive |disorder. |The
|client |repeatedly |checks |that |the |doors |are |locked |at |night. |Which |of |the |following |instructions
|should |the |nurse |give |the |client |when |using |thought |stopping |technique?
- ANS--Snap |a |rubber |band |on |your |wrist |when |you |think |about |checking |the |locks.
-Focus |on |abdominal |breathing |whenever |you |go |to |check |the |locks.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |starting |treatment |for |substance |use |disorder. |Which |of |the
|following |actions |indicate |the |nurse |is |practicing |the |ethical |principle |of |nonmaleficence?
- ANS-Withholding |the |prescribed |medication |that |is |causing |adverse |effects |for |the |client
A |nurse |in |a |group |home |facility |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |developmentally |disabled. |The |client
|has |been |stealing |belongings |from |other |clients. |Which |of |the |following |techniques |should |the
|nurse |use?
- ANS-Positive |reinforcement |to |increase |desired |behavior
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |experiencing |a |panic |attack. |Which |of |the |following |actions
|should |the |nurse |take?
- ANS-Have |the |client |breathe |into |a |paper |bag
The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |following |a |physical |assault. |The |client |states |"I |don't |remember
|what |happened |to |me." |The |nurse |should |recognize |that |the |client |is |using |which |of |the |following
|defense |mechanisms? |- |ANS-repression
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |anorexia |nervosa. |Which |of |the |following |findings |require
|immediate |intervention |by |the |nurse? |- |ANS-Blood |pH |7.60
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |in |a |mental |health |facility. |The |client |is |agitated |and |threatens |to
|harm |herself |and |others. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |priority |intervention? |- |ANS-Set |limits |on
|the |client's |behavior
, Dosage |Calculation |Question. |- |ANS-volume/time
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |was |involuntarily |committed |and |is |scheduled |to |receive
|electroconvulsive |therapy |(ECT). |The |client |refuses |the |treatment |and |will |not |discuss |why |with
|the |health |care |team. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take? |- |ANS-Document |the
|client's |refusal |of |the |treatment |in |the |medical |record.
A |nurse |in |the |emergency |department |is |caring |for |a |client |who |reports |feeling |sad, |worthless,
|and |hopeless |9 |months |after |the |death |of |her |son. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the
|nurse |take |first? |- |ANS-Discuss |the |clients |coping |skills.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |borderline |personality |disorder |and |has |been |engaging |in
|selfmutilation. |The |nurse |should |encourage |the |client |to |participate |in |which |of |the |following
|groups.
- ANS-Dialectical |treatment |group
The |nurse |is |reviewing |the |medication |administration |record |of |a |client |who |has |schizophrenia.
|The |nurse |should |plan |to |initiate |the |Abnormal |Involuntary |Movement |Scale |to |monitor |for
|adverse |effects |of |which |of |the |following |medications? |- |ANS-Haloperidol
A |nurse |is |counseling |a |client |following |the |death |of |a |clients |partner |8 |months |ago. |Which |of |the
|following |client |statements |indicates |maladaptive |grieving? |- |ANS-I |still |don't |feel |up |to |returning
|to |work
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |borderline |personality |disorder. |Which |of |the |following
|outcomes |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |treatment |plan? |- |ANS-The |client |will |verbalize
|improved |mood
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |prescribed |massage |therapy |to |treat |panic |disorder. |The
|client |states |"I |can't |stand |to |be |touched |by |another |person." |Which |of |the |following |responses
|should |the |nurse |make? |- |ANS-I |will |tell |your |provider |you |would |like |a |treatment |other |than |a
|massage.
A |nurse |is |creating |a |plan |of |care |for |a |client |who |has |major |depressive |disorder. |Which |of |the
|following |interventions |should |the |nurse |include |in |the |plan? |- |ANS-Encourage |physical |activity
|for |the |client |during |the |day
A |nurse |is |providing |counseling |for |a |family |that |consists |of |two |parents |and |their |two
|adolescent |children. |Which |of |the |following |family |members |should |the |nurse |identify |as
|acting |in |the |role |as |the |monopolizer? |- |ANS-The |adolescent |daughter |who |attempts |to
|dominate |the |conversation.
