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Mental health quiz 1 ATI
1. A nurse enters a clients room and observes that the client is
agitated and pacing rapidly. The client looks at the nurse and says,
"Back off. Leave me alone." Which of the following statements
should the nurse make? - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️"I will give you
space if you calm down. Tell me what is causing you to feel so
tense."
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality
disorder. The nurse enters the clients room and finds the client
cutting into his flesh with a paper clip. After providing first aid,
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - -
CORRECT ANSWER--✔️Identify the client's feelings that led to the
self-injurious behavior.
3. A nurse is caring for a client who reminds her of a negative person
in her past. These memories cause the nurse to unconsciously
displace negative feelings towards the client. The nurse should
recognize that she is demonstrating which of the following
behaviors. - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️Countertransference
4. A nurse is establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client who
has hallucinations. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take during the orientation phase. - -CORRECT ANSWER--
✔️Identify the client's perception of the reason for therapy.
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5. A nurse is planning care for a client who has thoughts of suicide.
Which of the following goals should the nurse include in the
client's plan of care? - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️The client agrees to
notify a staff member of thoughts of self-harm.
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of colon
cancer. Shortly after the client receives the diagnosis, the nurse
enters the clients room and the client begins yelling, "I have
received terrible care here and no one cares about me." The nurse
should recognize that the client is demonstrating which of the
following defense mechanism? - -CORRECT ANSWER--
✔️Displacement
7. A nurse is admitting a client following care in the emergency
department for an intentional overdose of opioids. The client
states, "I feel so alone. No one can help me." Which of the
following responses by the nurse is therapeutic? - -CORRECT
ANSWER--✔️"I would like to sit and talk with you."
8. A nurse is caring for a client whose adolescent child died in a
motor-vehicle crash. The client is crying inconsolably. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - -CORRECT ANSWER--
✔️Stay with the client and allow the client to cry.
9. A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who has
bipolar disorder and states, "I no longer take my medication
because I like the feeling of being manic." Which of the following
responses by the nurse is an example of therapeutic
communication? - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️"You feel better when
you don't take your medication?"
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Mental health quiz 1 ATI
1. A nurse enters a clients room and observes that the client is
agitated and pacing rapidly. The client looks at the nurse and says,
"Back off. Leave me alone." Which of the following statements
should the nurse make? - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️"I will give you
space if you calm down. Tell me what is causing you to feel so
tense."
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality
disorder. The nurse enters the clients room and finds the client
cutting into his flesh with a paper clip. After providing first aid,
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - -
CORRECT ANSWER--✔️Identify the client's feelings that led to the
self-injurious behavior.
3. A nurse is caring for a client who reminds her of a negative person
in her past. These memories cause the nurse to unconsciously
displace negative feelings towards the client. The nurse should
recognize that she is demonstrating which of the following
behaviors. - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️Countertransference
4. A nurse is establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client who
has hallucinations. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take during the orientation phase. - -CORRECT ANSWER--
✔️Identify the client's perception of the reason for therapy.
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5. A nurse is planning care for a client who has thoughts of suicide.
Which of the following goals should the nurse include in the
client's plan of care? - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️The client agrees to
notify a staff member of thoughts of self-harm.
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of colon
cancer. Shortly after the client receives the diagnosis, the nurse
enters the clients room and the client begins yelling, "I have
received terrible care here and no one cares about me." The nurse
should recognize that the client is demonstrating which of the
following defense mechanism? - -CORRECT ANSWER--
✔️Displacement
7. A nurse is admitting a client following care in the emergency
department for an intentional overdose of opioids. The client
states, "I feel so alone. No one can help me." Which of the
following responses by the nurse is therapeutic? - -CORRECT
ANSWER--✔️"I would like to sit and talk with you."
8. A nurse is caring for a client whose adolescent child died in a
motor-vehicle crash. The client is crying inconsolably. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - -CORRECT ANSWER--
✔️Stay with the client and allow the client to cry.
9. A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who has
bipolar disorder and states, "I no longer take my medication
because I like the feeling of being manic." Which of the following
responses by the nurse is an example of therapeutic
communication? - -CORRECT ANSWER--✔️"You feel better when
you don't take your medication?"
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