ATI MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 2024

ATI MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 2024
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1. sWhich soutcome, sfocused son srecovery, swould sbe sexpected sin sthe splan sof scare
sfor sa spatient sliving sin sthe scommunity swith sserious sand spersistent smental sillness?

sWithin s3 smonths, sthe spatient swill: s
s
s
a. sdeny ssuicidal

sideation.
s
b. sreport sa ssense sof swell-
being.
s
c. stake smedications sas

sprescribed.


d. sattend sclinic sappointments son stime. s- sb. sreport sa ssense sof swell-
being.
s

2. sA spatient sis shospitalized sfor sdepression sand ssuicidal sideation safter stheir
sspouse s
s
asks sfor sa sdivorce. sSelect sthe snurse's smost scaring
scomment.
s

a. "Let's sdiscuss ssome smeans sof scoping sother sthan ssuicide swhen syou shave sthese
sfeelings." s

b. "I sunderstand swhy syou're sso sdepressed. sWhen sI sgot sdivorced, sI swas
sdevastated stoo." s

c. "You sshould sforget sabout syour smarriage sand smove son swith syour slife." s
d. "How sdid syou sget sso sdepressed sthat shospitalization swas snecessary?" s- sa.
s"Let's sdiscuss ssome smeans sof scoping sother sthan ssuicide swhen syou shave sthese

sfeelings." s
s

3. sIn sthe sshift-change sreport, san soff-going snurse scriticizes sa spatient swho swears
sheavy smakeup. sWhich scomment sby sthe snurse swho sreceives sthe sreport sbest

sdemonstrates s

advocacy? s
s

a. "This sis sa spsychiatric shospital. sCraziness sis swhat swe sare sall sabout." s
b. "Let's sall sshow sacceptance sof sthis spatient sby swearing slots sof smakeup stoo." s
c. "Your scomments sare sinconsiderate sand sinappropriate. sKeep sthe sreport
sobjective." s

d. "Our spatients sneed sour shelp sto slearn sbehaviors sthat swill shelp sthem sget salong sin
ssociety." s- sd. s"Our spatients sneed sour shelp sto slearn sbehaviors sthat swill shelp

sthem sget salong sin ssociety." s
s

4. sA snurse sassesses sa snewly sadmitted spatient swith sdepression. sWhich
sstatement sis s
s
an sexample sof

s"attending"?
s

a. "We sall shave sstress sin slife. sBeing sin sa spsychiatric shospital sisn't sthe send sof sthe
sworld." s

,b. "Tell sme swhy syou sfelt syou shad sto sbe shospitalized sto sreceive streatment sfor syour
sdepression." s

c. "You swill sfeel sbetter safter swe sget ssome santidepressant smedication sstarted sfor
syou." s

d. "I'd slike sto ssit swith syou sa swhile sso syou smay sfeel smore scomfortable stalking swith
sme." s- s

d. s"I'd slike sto ssit swith syou sa swhile sso syou smay sfeel smore scomfortable stalking swith
sme." s
s

5. sA spatient sshows sthe snurse san sarticle sfrom sthe sInternet sabout sa shealth sproblem.
sWhich scharacteristic sof sthe sweb ssite's saddress smost salerts sthe snurse sthat sthe ssite

smay shave sbiased sand sprejudiced sinformation? s
s

a. Address sends sin s".org." s
b. Address sends sin s".com." s
c. Address sends sin s".gov." s
d. Address sends sin s".net." s- sb. sAddress sends sin s".com." s
s

6. sA snurse ssays, s"When sI swas sin sschool sI slearned sto scall supset spatients sby sname
sto sget stheir sattention, sbut sI sread sa sdescriptive sresearch sstudy sthat ssays sthat sthis

sapproach sdoesn't swork. sI'm sgoing sstop scalling spatients sby sname." sWhich

sstatement sis sthe sbest sappraisal sof sthis snurse's scomment? s
s

a. One sdescriptive sresearch sstudy srarely sprovides senough sevidence sto schange
spractice. s

b. Staff snurses sapply snew sresearch sfindings sonly swith sthe shelp sfrom sclinical snurse
s

specialists. s
c. New sresearch sfindings sshould sbe sincorporated sinto sclinical salgorithms sbefore
susing sthem sin spractice. s

d. The snurse smisinterpreted sthe sresults sof sthe sstudy. sClassic stenets sof spractice sdo
snot schange. s- sa. sOne sdescriptive sresearch sstudy srarely sprovides senough

sevidence sto schange spractice. s
s

7. sTwo snursing sstudents sdiscuss scareer splans safter sgraduation. sOne sstudent swants
sto
s
enter spsychiatric snursing. sThe sother sstudent sasks, s"Why swould syou swant sto
sbe sa


psychiatric snurse? sAll sthey sdo sis stalk. sYou'll slose syour sskills." sSelect sthe sbest
sresponse s
s
by sthe sstudent sinterested sin spsychiatric
snursing.
s

a. "Psychiatric snurses spractice sin ssafer senvironments sthan sother sspecialties.
sNurseto-patient sratios smust sbe sbetter sbecause sof sthe snature sof spatients'

sproblems." s

b. "Psychiatric snurses suse scomplex scommunication sskills, sas swell sas scritical
sthinking, sto ssolve smultidimensional sproblems. sI'm schallenged sby sthose ssituations."
s

c. "I sthink sI'll sbe sgood sin sthe smental shealth sfield. sI sdo snot slike sclinical
srotations sin sschool, sso sI sdon't swant sto scontinue sthem safter sI sgraduate." s

,d. "Psychiatric snurses sdon't shave sto sdeal swith sas smuch spain sand ssuffering sas
smedical ssurgical snurses. sThat sappeals sto sme." s- sb. s"Psychiatric snurses suse

scomplex scommunication sskills, sas swell sas scritical sthinking, sto ssolve

smultidimensional sproblems. sI'm schallenged sby sthose ssituations." s
s

8. sWhich sresearch sevidence swould smost sinfluence sa sgroup sof snurses sto schange
stheir s
s
practice?
s
s
a. sExpert scommittee sreport sof srecommendations sfor
spractice
s
b. sSystematic sreview sof srandomized scontrolled
strials
s
c. sNonexperimental sdescriptive
sstudy


d. sCritical spathway s- sb. sSystematic sreview sof srandomized scontrolled
strials
s

9. sA sbill sintroduced sin sCongress swould sreduce sfunding sfor sthe scare sof speople
swith smental sillnesses. sA sgroup sof snurses swrite sletters sto stheir selected

srepresentatives sin sopposition sto sthe slegislation. sWhich srole shave sthe snurses

sfulfilled? s
s

a.
sAdvocacy


b.
sAttending


c.
sRecovery

d. sEvidence-based spractice s- sa. sAdvocacy s
s

10. sAn sinformal sgroup sof spatients sdiscuss stheir sperceptions sof snursing scare.
sWhich s
s
comment sbest sindicates sa spatient's sperception sthat shis sor sher snurse sis
scaring?
s

a. "My snurse salways sasks sme swhich stype sof sjuice sI swant sto shelp sme sswallow
smy smedication." s

b. "My snurse sexplained smy streatment splan sto sme sand sasked sfor smy sideas
sabout show sto smake sit sbetter." s

c. "My snurse stold sme sthat sif sI stake sall sthe smedicines sthe sdoctor sprescribes sI
swill sget sdischarged ssoon." s

d. "My snurse sspends stime slistening sto sme stalk sabout smy sproblems. sThat
shelps sme sfeel slike sI'm snot salone." s- sd. s"My snurse sspends stime slistening sto sme

stalk sabout smy sproblems. sThat shelps sme sfeel slike sI'm snot salone." s
s

11. sA spatient swho simmigrated sto sthe sUnited sStates sfrom sHonduras swas
sdiagnosed swith sschizophrenia. sThe spatient stook san santipsychotic smedication sfor s3

sweeks sbut sshowed sno simprovement. sWhich sresource sshould sthe streatment steam

sconsult sfor sinformation son smore seffective smedications sfor sthis spatient? s
s

, a. Clinical salgorithm s
b. Clinical spathway s
c. Clinical spractice sguideline s
d. International sStatistical sClassification sof sDiseases sand sRelated sHealth sProblems
s(ICD) s- sa. sClinical salgorithm s
s

12. sWhich shistorical snursing sleader shelped sfocus spractice sto srecognize
sthe s
s
importance sof sscience sin spsychiatric
snursing?
s
s
a. sAbraham s

sMaslow


b. sHildegard

sPeplau
s
c. sKris

sMartinsen


d. sHarriet sBailey s- sb. sHildegard
sPeplau
s

13. sA snurse sconsistently sstrives sto sdemonstrate scaring sbehaviors sduring
sinteractions swith spatients. sWhich sreaction sby sa spatient sindicates sthis snurse sis

seffective? sA spatient s
s
reports
sfeeling:
s

a. distrustful sl sof sothers. s
b. connected swith sothers. s
c. uneasy sabout sthe sfuture. s
d. discouraged swith sefforts sto simprove. s- sb. sconnected swith sothers. s
s

1. sAn sexperienced snurse ssays sto sa snew sgraduate, s"When syou've spracticed sas
slong sas s


I shave, syou'll sinstantly sknow show sto stake scare sof spsychotic spatients." sWhat sis sthe
snew
s
graduate's sbest sanalysis sof sthis scomment? sSelect sall sthat
sapply.
s

a. sThe sexperienced snurse smay shave slost ssight sof spatients' sindividuality, swhich
smay s
s
compromise sthe sintegrity sof
spractice.

b. New sresearch sfindings smust sbe scontinually sintegrated sinto sa snurse's
spractice sto sprovide sthe smost seffective scare. s

c. Experience sprovides smental shealth snurses swith sthe stools sand sskills sneeded
sfor seffective sprofessional spractice. s

d. Experienced spsychiatric snurses shave slearned sthe sbest sways sto scare sfor
spsychotic spatients sthrough strial sand serror. s