Mental Health PN Ati Revised
Questions with Verified Answers
[#New Edition]
Mood - Correct Answers -provides information about the emotion that a client is feeling.
Affect - Correct Answers -an objective expression of mood, such as flat affect or lack of facial
expression.
Alert - Correct Answers -client is responsive and able to fully respond by opening her eyes and
attending to a normal tone of voice and speech. She answers questions spontaneously and
appropriately
lethargic - Correct Answers -the client is able to open her eyes and respond but is drowsy and
falls asleep readily.
Stuporous - Correct Answers -The client requires vigorous or painful stimuli (pinching a tendon
or rubbing the sternum) to elicit a brief response. She might not be able to respond verbally.
Comatose - Correct Answers -the client is unconscious and does not respond to painful stimuli
decorticate rigidity - Correct Answers -flexion and internal rotation of upper extremity joints and
legs
decerebrate rigidity - Correct Answers -neck and elbow extension, with wrists and fingers flexed
immediate memory - Correct Answers -the ability to hold something in mind for just a few
seconds
,recent memory - Correct Answers --The ability to recall events of the past few days
remote memory - Correct Answers -very long-term recall, such as birth date, mother's maiden
name
Confabulation - Correct Answers -the act of filling in memory gaps
What does MMSE stand for? - Correct Answers -mini mental status exam
Glasgow Coma Scale - Correct Answers -This examination is used to obtain baseline data of a
client's level of consciousness and for ongoing evaluation. Eye, verbal, and motor response is
checked and a number value based on response is assigned. Highest possible value is 15,
indicates awake and responsive, a score of 8 or less indicates that the client is in a coma
Mentally healthy children and adolescence.... - Correct Answers -trust others, view the world as
safe, accurately interpret their environments. master development tasks, and use appropriate
coping skills
Things to look for when using the HEADSSS psychosocial interview to evaluate risk factors in an
adolescent. - Correct Answers -Home environment, (what are the relationships like at home)
education/employment, (how is their performance in school or work)
activities, (does the client participate in sports or other activities?)
drug and substance use,
sexuality,
suicide/depression, (is the client at risk for self harm?)
savagery (is the client exposed to abuse in the home or violence in his neigborhood?)
, What is the DSM-5? - Correct Answers -Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
5th edition
What is the DSM-5 used for? - Correct Answers -diagnostic tool used to identify mental health
diagnosis
What do nurses use the DSM-5 for? - Correct Answers -identify diagnosis and diagnosis criteria
to guide data collection, to identify nursing diagnoses, and to assist in the planning,
implementation, and evaluation of care.
Counseling - Correct Answers -- using therapeutic communication skills
- assisting with problem solving
- crisis intervention
- stress management
milieu therapy - Correct Answers --orienting the client to the physical setting
-identifying rules and boundaries of the setting
-ensuring a safe environment for the client
-assisting the client to participate in appropriate activities
promotion of self-care activities - Correct Answers -Offering assistance with self-care tasks
Allowing time for the client to complete self-care tasks
Setting incentives to promote client self-care
Psychobiological interventions - Correct Answers --administering prescribed medications,
Questions with Verified Answers
[#New Edition]
Mood - Correct Answers -provides information about the emotion that a client is feeling.
Affect - Correct Answers -an objective expression of mood, such as flat affect or lack of facial
expression.
Alert - Correct Answers -client is responsive and able to fully respond by opening her eyes and
attending to a normal tone of voice and speech. She answers questions spontaneously and
appropriately
lethargic - Correct Answers -the client is able to open her eyes and respond but is drowsy and
falls asleep readily.
Stuporous - Correct Answers -The client requires vigorous or painful stimuli (pinching a tendon
or rubbing the sternum) to elicit a brief response. She might not be able to respond verbally.
Comatose - Correct Answers -the client is unconscious and does not respond to painful stimuli
decorticate rigidity - Correct Answers -flexion and internal rotation of upper extremity joints and
legs
decerebrate rigidity - Correct Answers -neck and elbow extension, with wrists and fingers flexed
immediate memory - Correct Answers -the ability to hold something in mind for just a few
seconds
,recent memory - Correct Answers --The ability to recall events of the past few days
remote memory - Correct Answers -very long-term recall, such as birth date, mother's maiden
name
Confabulation - Correct Answers -the act of filling in memory gaps
What does MMSE stand for? - Correct Answers -mini mental status exam
Glasgow Coma Scale - Correct Answers -This examination is used to obtain baseline data of a
client's level of consciousness and for ongoing evaluation. Eye, verbal, and motor response is
checked and a number value based on response is assigned. Highest possible value is 15,
indicates awake and responsive, a score of 8 or less indicates that the client is in a coma
Mentally healthy children and adolescence.... - Correct Answers -trust others, view the world as
safe, accurately interpret their environments. master development tasks, and use appropriate
coping skills
Things to look for when using the HEADSSS psychosocial interview to evaluate risk factors in an
adolescent. - Correct Answers -Home environment, (what are the relationships like at home)
education/employment, (how is their performance in school or work)
activities, (does the client participate in sports or other activities?)
drug and substance use,
sexuality,
suicide/depression, (is the client at risk for self harm?)
savagery (is the client exposed to abuse in the home or violence in his neigborhood?)
, What is the DSM-5? - Correct Answers -Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
5th edition
What is the DSM-5 used for? - Correct Answers -diagnostic tool used to identify mental health
diagnosis
What do nurses use the DSM-5 for? - Correct Answers -identify diagnosis and diagnosis criteria
to guide data collection, to identify nursing diagnoses, and to assist in the planning,
implementation, and evaluation of care.
Counseling - Correct Answers -- using therapeutic communication skills
- assisting with problem solving
- crisis intervention
- stress management
milieu therapy - Correct Answers --orienting the client to the physical setting
-identifying rules and boundaries of the setting
-ensuring a safe environment for the client
-assisting the client to participate in appropriate activities
promotion of self-care activities - Correct Answers -Offering assistance with self-care tasks
Allowing time for the client to complete self-care tasks
Setting incentives to promote client self-care
Psychobiological interventions - Correct Answers --administering prescribed medications,
