ATI :PN Learning System Mental Health Final Qs&As and Rationales 2025 A+ Graded

ATI :PN Learning System Mental Health Final Qs&As and Rationales 2025 A+ Graded A nurse in an acute mental health facility is reviewing the medication records for a group of clients. The nurse should expect a prescription for memantine for a client who has which of the following diagnoses? - ANS-Alzheimer's disease Rationale: The nurse should expect a prescription for memantine for a client who has moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. Memantine, an NMDA receptor agonist, is shown to slow the progression of manifestations and to improve cognitive function. A nurse is collecting data from a client who takes an MAOI for the treatment of depression. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? - ANS-Elevated blood pressure Rationale: The nurse should identify that the greatest risk to the client is an elevated blood pressure, which increases his risk for a hypertensive crisis that can result from taking an MAOI. The nurse should apply the safety and risk reduction priority-setting framework when collecting data from this client. This framework assigns priority to the factor or situation posing the greatest safety risk to the client. When there are several risks to client safety, the one posing the greatest threat is the highest priority. The nurse should use Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the ABC priority-setting framework, or nursing knowledge to identify which risk poses the greatest threat to the client. A nurse is reviewing the medications of a client who has bipolar disorder and a new prescription for lithium. The nurse should identify that it is safe to administer which of the following medications while the client is taking lithium? - ANS-...