ATI Evidence-Based Practice in Mental
Health Nursing Assessment Questions
And Correct Answers.
A Nurse is caring for a client who has a serious mental mental illness (SMI) and is recovering from
substance use disorder. The client has been taught that abstinence and looking at recovery as an ongoing
process is the most effective way to view recovery. The nurse should identify this model as which of the
following? - Answer Harm Reduction model
Rationale: The nurse should identify this as the Harm Reduction model. The Harm Reduction model
outline recovery as a process and an outcome incorporating abstinence in its treatment for clients who
have substance use disorder
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has a history of being physically abused. Which of the following
statments should the nurse make regarding the adolescent's risk for abuse in the future? - Answer "We
are proving you with resource that helps with self-regulation and decreasing abuse in the future"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a mental illness. The client also vapes and has a history of
tachycardia and high blood pressure. The nurse should teach health promotion on which of the following
topics - Answer 1. Tobacco/vaping
2. Cardiovascular diet
3. Medication adherence
4. Regular exercise
A nurse is caring for a client who has been sexually assaulted. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first to develop a therapeutic relationship with the client? - Answer Maintain a safe milieu
A nurse in the emergency department (ED) is caring for a client. Which of the following statements by
the nurse should initiate a therapeutic relationship with the client? - Answer "Would you be willing to
spend some time talking with me about you thoughts on treatment for your concerns today?"'
Health Nursing Assessment Questions
And Correct Answers.
A Nurse is caring for a client who has a serious mental mental illness (SMI) and is recovering from
substance use disorder. The client has been taught that abstinence and looking at recovery as an ongoing
process is the most effective way to view recovery. The nurse should identify this model as which of the
following? - Answer Harm Reduction model
Rationale: The nurse should identify this as the Harm Reduction model. The Harm Reduction model
outline recovery as a process and an outcome incorporating abstinence in its treatment for clients who
have substance use disorder
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has a history of being physically abused. Which of the following
statments should the nurse make regarding the adolescent's risk for abuse in the future? - Answer "We
are proving you with resource that helps with self-regulation and decreasing abuse in the future"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a mental illness. The client also vapes and has a history of
tachycardia and high blood pressure. The nurse should teach health promotion on which of the following
topics - Answer 1. Tobacco/vaping
2. Cardiovascular diet
3. Medication adherence
4. Regular exercise
A nurse is caring for a client who has been sexually assaulted. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first to develop a therapeutic relationship with the client? - Answer Maintain a safe milieu
A nurse in the emergency department (ED) is caring for a client. Which of the following statements by
the nurse should initiate a therapeutic relationship with the client? - Answer "Would you be willing to
spend some time talking with me about you thoughts on treatment for your concerns today?"'
