VATI Mental Health Pre-Assessment Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
,VATI Mental Health Pre-Assessment Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
B) Introjection
C) Regression
, VATI Mental Health Pre-Assessment Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
D) Repression -
correct answer ✅C) Regression
A nurse is caring for a group of older adult clients. Which of the
following manifestations indicates one of the clients is experiencing
delirium?
A) A client wants to know the current time while there is a clock on
the wall.
B) A client attempts to climb out of bed and repeatedly states she
must get home.
C) A client requests extra blankets when the thermostat in the
room indicates 25.6° C (78° F).
D) A client refuses to get out of bed and has no motivation to
attend to daily hygiene. -
correct answer ✅B) A client attempts to climb out of bed and
repeatedly states she must get home.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a diagnosis of conversion
disorder. Which of the following is an expected finding?
A) Frequent manic episodes.
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
,VATI Mental Health Pre-Assessment Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
B) Introjection
C) Regression
, VATI Mental Health Pre-Assessment Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
D) Repression -
correct answer ✅C) Regression
A nurse is caring for a group of older adult clients. Which of the
following manifestations indicates one of the clients is experiencing
delirium?
A) A client wants to know the current time while there is a clock on
the wall.
B) A client attempts to climb out of bed and repeatedly states she
must get home.
C) A client requests extra blankets when the thermostat in the
room indicates 25.6° C (78° F).
D) A client refuses to get out of bed and has no motivation to
attend to daily hygiene. -
correct answer ✅B) A client attempts to climb out of bed and
repeatedly states she must get home.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a diagnosis of conversion
disorder. Which of the following is an expected finding?
A) Frequent manic episodes.
