Mental Health ATI – Final questions with correct answers

A client who has Alheimers disease becomes agitated and combative when the nurse approaches her for morning care. Appropriate action? - Answer Remain calm and talk quietly to the client, may be able to distract client thoughts away from the refusal and then reintroduce the idea A nurse should recognize that which of the following is a typical characteristic of clients with anorexia nervosa? - Answer relentless exercise - lose more weight An elderly client with Alzheimer's disese has begun to strike out at staff members when they try to assist the client to bed at night. In addition, the staff members report that the client is awake and restless most of the night. After further assessment, the nurse decides to contact the provider for a medication order. Which of the following medications, should the nurse anticipate that the provider will prescribe. - Answer Lorazepam (Ativan) as needed A nurse should question an order if a provider has prescribed a benzodiazepine for a client for the tx of which of the following? - Answer chronic pain syndrome A male client is admitted to the psychiatric hospital under court order with a dx of antiscocial personality d/o. The client had been arrested for stealing a car and then pushing it over a cliff. Which of the following behaviors should the nurse expect the client to display? - Answer Little responsibility or concern for his current situation. anti-social personality d/o exhibits pattern of irresponsible behavior that lacks morals and ethics and brings the client into conflict with society. A client has been admitted to the ED following a rape. The nurse expects that the client may manifest symptoms of PTSD. The nurse should be aware that this syndrome can best be described as....? - Answer Re-experiencing the fear and hopelessness of the original trauma. intense fear, helplessness, horror, avoidance of stimuli