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A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a
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has a borderline personality disorder. Which of the following
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strategies is the priority for the nurse to incorporate into the
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a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the
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client
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c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts
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and feelings
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d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted
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injury - ANSWER-d. implement measures to prevent
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A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety
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disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan
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to take first?
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a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
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b. Determine how the client handles stress.
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c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
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d. Ask the client to identify her strengths - ANSWER-a. Provide
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the client with a quiet environment
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A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who
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is experiencing mania. Which of the following should the nurse
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report to the provider?
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a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
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b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
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c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
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d. Speaks in rhyming sentences. - ANSWER-b. Reports eating
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twice in the past two weeks.
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A nurse is planning care for a client who has
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obsessivecompulsive disorder. Which of the following # # # # #
recommendation should the nurse include in the client's plan of
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care?
a. Validation therapy
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b. Thought stopping
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c. Operant conditioning
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d. Reality orientation therapy - ANSWER-b. Thought stopping
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A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is
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experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions
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should the nurse take?
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a. Encourage the client to join group activities
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b. Dim the lights in the client's room
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c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
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d. Administer methylphenidate - ANSWER-b. Dim the lights in
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the client's room
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A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents
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who witnessed the suicide of a classmate. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse take first?
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a. Initiate referrals
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b. Review community resources
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c. Identify prior coping skills
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d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality - ANSWER-c.
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A nurse overhears a client saying"I am a spy, a spy for the FBI .I
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am an I,an eye for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse
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should document the client's statement as which of the
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following speech alterations? # #
a. Echolalia
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b. Word salad
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c. Neologism
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d. Clang association - ANSWER-d. Clang association
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ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam Actual
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Exam Questions and Correct Answers 2025-
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A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a
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client who #
has a borderline personality disorder. Which of the following
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strategies is the priority for the nurse to incorporate into the
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plan of care?# #
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the
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client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group
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meetings
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c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts
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and feelings
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d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted
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injury - ANSWER-d. implement measures to prevent
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intentional self-inflicted injury # #
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety
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disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan
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to take first?
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a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
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b. Determine how the client handles stress.
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c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
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d. Ask the client to identify her strengths - ANSWER-a. Provide
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the client with a quiet environment
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A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who
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is experiencing mania. Which of the following should the nurse
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a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
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c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
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A nurse is planning care for a client who has
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recommendation should the nurse include in the client's plan of
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a. Validation therapy
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b. Thought stopping
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c. Operant conditioning
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d. Reality orientation therapy - ANSWER-b. Thought stopping
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A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is
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experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions
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should the nurse take?
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a. Encourage the client to join group activities
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b. Dim the lights in the client's room
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c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
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d. Administer methylphenidate - ANSWER-b. Dim the lights in
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the client's room
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A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents
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who witnessed the suicide of a classmate. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse take first?
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a. Initiate referrals
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b. Review community resources
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c. Identify prior coping skills
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d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality - ANSWER-c.
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A nurse overhears a client saying"I am a spy, a spy for the FBI .I
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am an I,an eye for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse
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should document the client's statement as which of the
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following speech alterations? # #
a. Echolalia
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b. Word salad
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c. Neologism
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d. Clang association - ANSWER-d. Clang association
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