ATI-NURS 325 Proctored Assessment Exam Questions with Correct Answers 2025

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and has wandered into the day room looking for their deceased partner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner. A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who has bipolar disorder. Complete the following set by using the list of options. The first action the nurse should take is to address the client's cardiovascular injury due to the client's psychomotor activity. A nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about the use of mechanical restraints. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Apply restraints when other means of managing the clients behavior have failed. A nurse is preparing to participate in an interdisciplinary conference for a client who has bipolar disorder. Which of the following behaviors is the nurse to report to the treatment team? Giving away possessions A nurse is teaching a client who has a depressive disorder about fluoxetine. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? "You might experience difficulties with sexual functioning while taking this medication." A nurse is caring for a client whose child has a terminal illness. The client requests information about how to deal with the upcoming loss. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? "It is not uncommon to feel angry toward yourself or others." A nurse is admitting a client who has major depressive disorder and a new prescription for tranylcypromine. Which of the following over-the-counter medications that the client reports taking should alert the nurse to a potential adverse reaction? Phenylephrine A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and began taking a conventional antipsychotic medication yesterday. Which of the following findings indicates the nurse should administer benztropine 2 mg IM? Shuffling gait A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record of a client who has schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to notify the provider? The client reports an inability to breathe easily. A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record for a client who is experiencing adverse effects of chlorpromazine. The nurse should administer benztropine to relieve which of the following adverse effects? acute dystonia A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The nurse overhears another staff member make derogatory comments to the client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Report the occurrence to the charge nurse. A client who has a diagnosis of depression is attending group therapy. During the group meeting, the nurse asks each member to identify one goal for the day. When it is the client's turn, they do not respond. Which of the following actions should the nurse take before repeating the request to the client? Allow the client time to formulate an answer A nurse is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder and is receiving behavioral therapy through operant conditioning. Which of the following liens behaviors indicated effectiveness of the therapy? Refrains from manipulating others to earn dining room privileges A nurse observes a client on a mental health unit pushing on the locked unit door. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? "It appears as though you would like to open the door." A nurse is providing teaching to the partner of a client who is in rehabilitation program for alcohol use disorder. The nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the client's partner indicates an understanding of the teaching? "I will not take charge of my partner's work responsibilities." A nurse is delegating client care tasks to a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and an assistive personnel. Which of the following task should the nurse assign to the LPN? Change the dressings of a client who has borderline personality disorder and superficial self-inflicted wounds. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has been placed in seclusion after threatening to harm others on the unit. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? Renew the prescription for the client every 4 hr. A nurse in an emergency department is airing for an adolescent who has a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa and had a fainting episode during a ballet performance. Which of the following statements by the parent acknowledges the client's diagnosis? "They won't let me take the trash from their room. I'm concerned about what they have in there." A nurse is communicating with a client in an inpatient mental health facility. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates the use of active listening? Attention to body language A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing psychosis. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings indicated a potential psychiatric emergency? The client reports command hallucinations A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing opioids withdrawal. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? Rhinorrhea A nurse is assessing a client who has bulimia nervosa. The nurse should expect which of the following findings? Tooth erosion A nurse is preparing to administer chlorpromazine 0.55 mg/kg PO to an adolescent who weights 110 lb. Available is chlorpromazine syrup 10 mg/ 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?