VATI Mental Health Pre-
Assessment Exam Questions
with Correct Solutions
User [Date] [Course title]
, A nurse is planning discharge for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the
following interventions should be included for this client?
A) Dialectical behavior therapy
B) Behavioral contract
C)Bibliotherapy
D)Safety plan - Correct Answer: A) Dialectical behavior therapy
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for an adolescent client who reports being sexually
assaulted just prior to admission. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Discuss self-defense techniques with the client
B) Inform the client photographs of injuries are required for a police report
C) Ask the client to describe the situation
D) Give the client a bed bath prior to physical examination - Correct Answer: C) Ask the client to describe
the situation
A nurse is caring for a client who has depression. The client refuses to get out of bed, go to activities, or
participate in the unit's programs. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "You really need to follow the rules of the unit and get out of bed."
B) "If you do not get out of bed you will not receive your meal."
C) "I will help you get ready and then you can rest after activities."
D) "You should rest until you feel able to join the group." - Correct Answer: C) "I will help you get ready
and then you can rest after activities."
A nurse is counseling a client for anxiety management. The client is consistently late for appointments
and ignores household chores. The client says, "I'm just too stressed. I need someone to take care of
me." The nurse identifies this behavior as an example of which defense mechanisms?
A) Dissociation
Assessment Exam Questions
with Correct Solutions
User [Date] [Course title]
, A nurse is planning discharge for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the
following interventions should be included for this client?
A) Dialectical behavior therapy
B) Behavioral contract
C)Bibliotherapy
D)Safety plan - Correct Answer: A) Dialectical behavior therapy
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for an adolescent client who reports being sexually
assaulted just prior to admission. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Discuss self-defense techniques with the client
B) Inform the client photographs of injuries are required for a police report
C) Ask the client to describe the situation
D) Give the client a bed bath prior to physical examination - Correct Answer: C) Ask the client to describe
the situation
A nurse is caring for a client who has depression. The client refuses to get out of bed, go to activities, or
participate in the unit's programs. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "You really need to follow the rules of the unit and get out of bed."
B) "If you do not get out of bed you will not receive your meal."
C) "I will help you get ready and then you can rest after activities."
D) "You should rest until you feel able to join the group." - Correct Answer: C) "I will help you get ready
and then you can rest after activities."
A nurse is counseling a client for anxiety management. The client is consistently late for appointments
and ignores household chores. The client says, "I'm just too stressed. I need someone to take care of
me." The nurse identifies this behavior as an example of which defense mechanisms?
A) Dissociation
