PN Mental Health Nursing Process Assessment Questions and
Answers – Practical Nursing (PN) – Comprehensive Review
and Practice Exam Material
Introduction:
This document covers the Mental Health Nursing Process
Assessment for Practical Nursing (PN) students using ATI-style
questions and answers. It reviews the Clinical Judgment Action
Model (CJAM), nursing process, mental status assessments, milieu
therapy, DSM-5, community assessments, continuum of care,
therapeutic relationships, family assessment, and priority nursing
interventions. The material is organized in a question-and-answer
format, making it an effective study guide for exam preparation
and reinforcing key mental health nursing concepts.
Exams Question and Answer
A nurse is caring for a client who has a care plan goal of having
fewer than five panic attacks per week. The client is struggling to
meet this goal. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- ANSWork with the client to adjust the goal
A nurse is using the Clinical Judgment Action Model (CJAM) to
guide a client's care. Which of the following tasks is designed to
facilitate the analysis of cues? (Select all that apply.) -
ANSRecognizing patterns
Linking cues
, Determining what is concerning
Determining the need for additional information
A nurse is caring for a client who is at risk for isolation. Which of
the following is the best outcome for this client - ANSThe client will
attend 3 groups per day by the end of the week
A nurse on a behavioral health unit is caring for a newly admitted
client who asks, "What is milieu therapy?" Which of the following
responses should the nurse make? - ANSMilieu therapy is focused
on creating a safe environment for healing through trauma-
informed therapeutic relationships.
A nurse is caring for a client. Which of the following actions by the
nurse demonstrates the evaluating outcomes step of the Clinical
Judgment Action Model (CJAM)? - ANSRevising the plan of care
A nurse is caring for a client and notes that the client has become
increasingly restless over the last hour. This is an example of which
of the following steps of the Clinical Judgment Action Model (CJAM)?
- ANSRecognizing cues
A nurse is preparing to care for a client who is newly admitted.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take immediately?
- ANSAddress the clients aggressive behavior towards staff
Answers – Practical Nursing (PN) – Comprehensive Review
and Practice Exam Material
Introduction:
This document covers the Mental Health Nursing Process
Assessment for Practical Nursing (PN) students using ATI-style
questions and answers. It reviews the Clinical Judgment Action
Model (CJAM), nursing process, mental status assessments, milieu
therapy, DSM-5, community assessments, continuum of care,
therapeutic relationships, family assessment, and priority nursing
interventions. The material is organized in a question-and-answer
format, making it an effective study guide for exam preparation
and reinforcing key mental health nursing concepts.
Exams Question and Answer
A nurse is caring for a client who has a care plan goal of having
fewer than five panic attacks per week. The client is struggling to
meet this goal. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- ANSWork with the client to adjust the goal
A nurse is using the Clinical Judgment Action Model (CJAM) to
guide a client's care. Which of the following tasks is designed to
facilitate the analysis of cues? (Select all that apply.) -
ANSRecognizing patterns
Linking cues
, Determining what is concerning
Determining the need for additional information
A nurse is caring for a client who is at risk for isolation. Which of
the following is the best outcome for this client - ANSThe client will
attend 3 groups per day by the end of the week
A nurse on a behavioral health unit is caring for a newly admitted
client who asks, "What is milieu therapy?" Which of the following
responses should the nurse make? - ANSMilieu therapy is focused
on creating a safe environment for healing through trauma-
informed therapeutic relationships.
A nurse is caring for a client. Which of the following actions by the
nurse demonstrates the evaluating outcomes step of the Clinical
Judgment Action Model (CJAM)? - ANSRevising the plan of care
A nurse is caring for a client and notes that the client has become
increasingly restless over the last hour. This is an example of which
of the following steps of the Clinical Judgment Action Model (CJAM)?
- ANSRecognizing cues
A nurse is preparing to care for a client who is newly admitted.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take immediately?
- ANSAddress the clients aggressive behavior towards staff
