ATI PN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM |
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
Which statement best describes the key advantage of using groups in
psychotherapy? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fosters a new learning
environment
When a young man with malaria spikes a temperature of 105° F and
begins to hallucinate, the nurse assesses this as: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > delirium.
A client admitted for delirium demonstrates increased disorientation
and agitation only during the evening and nighttime. The nurse
documents this as: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > sundowning
The nurse observes a client's behavior to assess thought process
disorders characterized by bizarre, non reality thinking. This behavior is
indicative of the most profound, disabling mental illness, which is: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > schizophrenia
,The home health nurse assesses a client who creates elaborate excuses
for not leaving home. Further questioning reveals the client had not left
home for 6 months. The nurse documents these findings as: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > agoraphobia
When a client demonstrates accelerated heart rate, trembling, choking,
and chest pain along with acute, intense, and overwhelming anxiety,
the nurse recognizes the client is most likely experiencing: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > panic
Adjunctive therapies are used for which reason(s)? Select all that apply.
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To enhance reality orientation, To
promote interaction, To increase self-esteem
The nurse instructs a client who has just been prescribed a protocol of
fluoxetine HCl that the drug takes to weeks to take effect -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2, 4
A client diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder is most likely to be
experiencing: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Decreased melatonin.
,A client who has just had electroconvulsive therapy (ETC) asks for a
drink of water. Which intervention would be the nurse's priority? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assess the gag reflex.
The nurse recognizes that researchers have identified that hereditary
factors account for what percentage of mood disorders? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 60% to 80%
A client with major depression asks why he is taking mirtazapine
(Remeron), a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, instead of imipramine
(Tofranil), a tricyclic antidepressant. Which explanation is most
accurate? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The serotonin reuptake
inhibitors have few adverse effects.
The nurse alters the care plan for a client with depression to include
activities such as a: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > group outing to
view wildflowers.
The nurse preparing a client for a scheduled appointment for
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) reminds the client to: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > arrange for transportation to and from the appointment.
The client is concerned about confidentiality and asks the nurse not to
tell anyone what is said. The nurse's best response is: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > "I am required to report any intent to hurt yourself or
others."
, The nurse recognizes that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments
will generally be scheduled for: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 10
treatments over 7 weeks.
An adolescent who's depressed and reported by his parents as having
difficulty in school is brought to the community mental health center to
be evaluated. Which other health problem would the nurse suspect? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Behavioral difficulties
Which nursing intervention is most effective in lowering a client's risk of
suicide? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Establishing a suicide contract to
ensure his safety
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
Which statement best describes the key advantage of using groups in
psychotherapy? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fosters a new learning
environment
When a young man with malaria spikes a temperature of 105° F and
begins to hallucinate, the nurse assesses this as: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > delirium.
A client admitted for delirium demonstrates increased disorientation
and agitation only during the evening and nighttime. The nurse
documents this as: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > sundowning
The nurse observes a client's behavior to assess thought process
disorders characterized by bizarre, non reality thinking. This behavior is
indicative of the most profound, disabling mental illness, which is: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > schizophrenia
,The home health nurse assesses a client who creates elaborate excuses
for not leaving home. Further questioning reveals the client had not left
home for 6 months. The nurse documents these findings as: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > agoraphobia
When a client demonstrates accelerated heart rate, trembling, choking,
and chest pain along with acute, intense, and overwhelming anxiety,
the nurse recognizes the client is most likely experiencing: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > panic
Adjunctive therapies are used for which reason(s)? Select all that apply.
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To enhance reality orientation, To
promote interaction, To increase self-esteem
The nurse instructs a client who has just been prescribed a protocol of
fluoxetine HCl that the drug takes to weeks to take effect -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2, 4
A client diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder is most likely to be
experiencing: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Decreased melatonin.
,A client who has just had electroconvulsive therapy (ETC) asks for a
drink of water. Which intervention would be the nurse's priority? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assess the gag reflex.
The nurse recognizes that researchers have identified that hereditary
factors account for what percentage of mood disorders? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 60% to 80%
A client with major depression asks why he is taking mirtazapine
(Remeron), a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, instead of imipramine
(Tofranil), a tricyclic antidepressant. Which explanation is most
accurate? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The serotonin reuptake
inhibitors have few adverse effects.
The nurse alters the care plan for a client with depression to include
activities such as a: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > group outing to
view wildflowers.
The nurse preparing a client for a scheduled appointment for
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) reminds the client to: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > arrange for transportation to and from the appointment.
The client is concerned about confidentiality and asks the nurse not to
tell anyone what is said. The nurse's best response is: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > "I am required to report any intent to hurt yourself or
others."
, The nurse recognizes that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments
will generally be scheduled for: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 10
treatments over 7 weeks.
An adolescent who's depressed and reported by his parents as having
difficulty in school is brought to the community mental health center to
be evaluated. Which other health problem would the nurse suspect? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Behavioral difficulties
Which nursing intervention is most effective in lowering a client's risk of
suicide? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Establishing a suicide contract to
ensure his safety
