VATI Mental Health Complete Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Include in care plan for client after attempted suicide: -
correct answer ✅Provide client w/plastic eating utensils.
Rationale: Glass dishes/metal silverware can cause self harm.
Admission assessment for client appearing withdrawn & fearful.
Priority Action: -
correct answer ✅Priority Action: Inform client admission is
confidential.
Rationale: RN should first inform client about confidentiality during
orientation phase to establish trust between client & nurse, & in
turn decrease
client's anxiety level.
Adolescent client w/anorexia states, "Have I done any permanent
damage to my body?" RN Response: -
correct answer ✅RN Response: You're afraid you have caused
physical injury to yourself?
Rationale: Repeating main idea of what client has said, allows for
clarification of any misunderstanding on part of client or nurse.
Caring for client following a fire that destroyed home & killed one
of her children. Client is crying & does not make eye contact. What
,VATI Mental Health Complete Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
question should nurse ask first? -
correct answer ✅Have you thought of harming yourself?
Rationale: Greatest risk is self harm d/t loss of child & home.
THIS LAB value is Priority to report for client taking Lithium: -
correct answer ✅THIS: ⬆Creatinine 2.1 mg/dL [Range of 0.5-1.2]
Greatest risk is ⬇ kidney function, which can increase client's
Lithium level;
Lithium dosage modified based on this LAB value.
Cause of ⬆Creatinine: Dehydration, Renal disorders.
Why is Lithium is contraindicated for clients w/severe renal disease,
cardiac disease, or severe dehydration? -
correct answer ✅Because these conditions ⬆ Lithium
Accumulation & Toxicity, or worsen its physiologic effects.
What should RN tell a client seeking voluntary admission to a
mental health facility? -
correct answer ✅You will still need to give informed consent for
treatment after admission.
Client who seeks voluntary admission to mental health facility has
same rights as clients receiving any other kind of health care. Client
, VATI Mental Health Complete Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
still needs to give informed consent for treatment & therapies, i.e
electroconvulsive therapy.
Adolescent w/conduct disorder, Nursing Intervention: -
correct answer ✅Intervention: Initiate a Behavioral Contract
w/client.
Rationale: Client w/conduct disorder can demonstrate aggressive
behavior, disrespect of others rights, & lead to injury of others.
Behavioral contract helps develop trust between client & nurse &
emphasizes client's responsibility to commit to work on changes in
behavior.
Hospice nurse is talking w/family of client who died. One of adult
children is angry w/provider & blames provider for their father's
death. What defense mechanism is family member using? -
correct answer ✅Displacement
Rationale: When using Displacement, they are transferring their
feelings of anger to provider so they don't have to cope w/their
own feelings of sadness/loss.
Nurse provides teaching for adult child of an older adult client
admitted w/UTI & Delirium. Client has been living independently at
home. What statement by adult child demonstrates teaching has
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Include in care plan for client after attempted suicide: -
correct answer ✅Provide client w/plastic eating utensils.
Rationale: Glass dishes/metal silverware can cause self harm.
Admission assessment for client appearing withdrawn & fearful.
Priority Action: -
correct answer ✅Priority Action: Inform client admission is
confidential.
Rationale: RN should first inform client about confidentiality during
orientation phase to establish trust between client & nurse, & in
turn decrease
client's anxiety level.
Adolescent client w/anorexia states, "Have I done any permanent
damage to my body?" RN Response: -
correct answer ✅RN Response: You're afraid you have caused
physical injury to yourself?
Rationale: Repeating main idea of what client has said, allows for
clarification of any misunderstanding on part of client or nurse.
Caring for client following a fire that destroyed home & killed one
of her children. Client is crying & does not make eye contact. What
,VATI Mental Health Complete Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
question should nurse ask first? -
correct answer ✅Have you thought of harming yourself?
Rationale: Greatest risk is self harm d/t loss of child & home.
THIS LAB value is Priority to report for client taking Lithium: -
correct answer ✅THIS: ⬆Creatinine 2.1 mg/dL [Range of 0.5-1.2]
Greatest risk is ⬇ kidney function, which can increase client's
Lithium level;
Lithium dosage modified based on this LAB value.
Cause of ⬆Creatinine: Dehydration, Renal disorders.
Why is Lithium is contraindicated for clients w/severe renal disease,
cardiac disease, or severe dehydration? -
correct answer ✅Because these conditions ⬆ Lithium
Accumulation & Toxicity, or worsen its physiologic effects.
What should RN tell a client seeking voluntary admission to a
mental health facility? -
correct answer ✅You will still need to give informed consent for
treatment after admission.
Client who seeks voluntary admission to mental health facility has
same rights as clients receiving any other kind of health care. Client
, VATI Mental Health Complete Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
still needs to give informed consent for treatment & therapies, i.e
electroconvulsive therapy.
Adolescent w/conduct disorder, Nursing Intervention: -
correct answer ✅Intervention: Initiate a Behavioral Contract
w/client.
Rationale: Client w/conduct disorder can demonstrate aggressive
behavior, disrespect of others rights, & lead to injury of others.
Behavioral contract helps develop trust between client & nurse &
emphasizes client's responsibility to commit to work on changes in
behavior.
Hospice nurse is talking w/family of client who died. One of adult
children is angry w/provider & blames provider for their father's
death. What defense mechanism is family member using? -
correct answer ✅Displacement
Rationale: When using Displacement, they are transferring their
feelings of anger to provider so they don't have to cope w/their
own feelings of sadness/loss.
Nurse provides teaching for adult child of an older adult client
admitted w/UTI & Delirium. Client has been living independently at
home. What statement by adult child demonstrates teaching has
