ATI RN CONCEPT BASED
ASSESSMENT LEVEL 3
PRACTICE B EXAM STUDY
GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST
2025/2026 UPDATE
a nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who states, "I don't think
my gambling is as big of a problem as my friends think it is." which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as meeting the diagnostic criteria
of gambling disorder?
a. the client makes no attempts to stop gambling.
b. the client gambles when feeling happy or enthusiastic.
c. the client gambles the same amount of money each week.
d. the client asks others for money to compensate for gambling losses. -
Ans✔✔-the client asks others for money to compensate for gambling losses.
,one of the diagnostic criteria for this is a reliance on others to provide money
to help with negative financial situations that are a direct result of gambling
losses. according to the american psychiatric association, a diagnosis of this
requires that the client's behavior meets four of the defined criteria over the
period of the past 12 months. - Ans✔✔-gambling disorder
a nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. which of the following
manifestations should the nurse identify as positive symptoms of
schizophrenia? select all that apply.
a. magical thinking.
b. clang association.
c. auditory hallucinations.
d. flat affect.
e. emotional ambivalence. - Ans✔✔-magical thinking.
clang association.
auditory hallucinations.
the nurse should identify that magical thinking, or the belief that one's
thoughts affect others, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - Ans✔✔-
schizophrenia manifestation
the nurse should identify that clang association, or choosing words based on
their sounds, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - Ans✔✔-schizophrenia
manifestation
the nurse should identify that experiencing auditory hallucinations, or hearing
voices or sounds that do not exist, is a positive symptom of this disorder. -
Ans✔✔-schizophrenia manifestation
,the nurse is assessing a client who has end stage COPD. which of the following
images should the nurse identify as a late manifestation of this terminal illness?
a. flexion or contraction of the joints.
b. swan neck deformation.
c. tophi, related to chronic gout.
d. digital clubbing. - Ans✔✔-digital clubbing
the nurse should identify digital clubbing when assessing a client who has this
disorder. - Ans✔✔-late manifestation of COPD
evidence of decreased arterial oxygen levels, which occurs over time and is
evident as a late manifestation of COPD. - Ans✔✔-digital clubbing
a nurse in an ED is assessing a newly admitted client. the nurse should identify
that which of the following findings is a manifestation of acute cocaine toxicity?
a. hypotension.
b. pinpoint pupils.
c. agitation.
d. hypothermia. - Ans✔✔-agitation
agitation, dizziness, and tremor. - Ans✔✔-acute cocaine toxicity s/s
can cause convulsions and myocardial infarction. - Ans✔✔-severe cocaine
toxicity
, a CNS stimulant - Ans✔✔-cocaine
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has preeclampsia without severe
symptoms. which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. monitor temperature twice each day.
b. restrict fluid intake to four 245 mL glasses a day.
c. maintain a dark, quiet environment as much as possible.
d. use a side lying position when resting in bed or on the couch. - Ans✔✔-use a
side lying position when resting in bed or on the couch.
increases blood flow to the uterus and placenta optimizing the delivery of
nutrients and oxygen to the fetus. - Ans✔✔-side lying position
can result in hypotension, which diminishes blood flow to the uterus and
placenta. - Ans✔✔-supine positioning
a nurse is planning care for a client who has a gambling disorder. which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. recommend joining a self help group.
b. administer antipsychotic medications.
c. begin disulfiram therapy.
d. initiate aversion therapy. - Ans✔✔-recommend joining a self help group.
self help groups such as gambler's anonymous. - Ans✔✔-effective treatment
for gambling disorder
ASSESSMENT LEVEL 3
PRACTICE B EXAM STUDY
GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST
2025/2026 UPDATE
a nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who states, "I don't think
my gambling is as big of a problem as my friends think it is." which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as meeting the diagnostic criteria
of gambling disorder?
a. the client makes no attempts to stop gambling.
b. the client gambles when feeling happy or enthusiastic.
c. the client gambles the same amount of money each week.
d. the client asks others for money to compensate for gambling losses. -
Ans✔✔-the client asks others for money to compensate for gambling losses.
,one of the diagnostic criteria for this is a reliance on others to provide money
to help with negative financial situations that are a direct result of gambling
losses. according to the american psychiatric association, a diagnosis of this
requires that the client's behavior meets four of the defined criteria over the
period of the past 12 months. - Ans✔✔-gambling disorder
a nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. which of the following
manifestations should the nurse identify as positive symptoms of
schizophrenia? select all that apply.
a. magical thinking.
b. clang association.
c. auditory hallucinations.
d. flat affect.
e. emotional ambivalence. - Ans✔✔-magical thinking.
clang association.
auditory hallucinations.
the nurse should identify that magical thinking, or the belief that one's
thoughts affect others, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - Ans✔✔-
schizophrenia manifestation
the nurse should identify that clang association, or choosing words based on
their sounds, is a positive symptom of this disorder. - Ans✔✔-schizophrenia
manifestation
the nurse should identify that experiencing auditory hallucinations, or hearing
voices or sounds that do not exist, is a positive symptom of this disorder. -
Ans✔✔-schizophrenia manifestation
,the nurse is assessing a client who has end stage COPD. which of the following
images should the nurse identify as a late manifestation of this terminal illness?
a. flexion or contraction of the joints.
b. swan neck deformation.
c. tophi, related to chronic gout.
d. digital clubbing. - Ans✔✔-digital clubbing
the nurse should identify digital clubbing when assessing a client who has this
disorder. - Ans✔✔-late manifestation of COPD
evidence of decreased arterial oxygen levels, which occurs over time and is
evident as a late manifestation of COPD. - Ans✔✔-digital clubbing
a nurse in an ED is assessing a newly admitted client. the nurse should identify
that which of the following findings is a manifestation of acute cocaine toxicity?
a. hypotension.
b. pinpoint pupils.
c. agitation.
d. hypothermia. - Ans✔✔-agitation
agitation, dizziness, and tremor. - Ans✔✔-acute cocaine toxicity s/s
can cause convulsions and myocardial infarction. - Ans✔✔-severe cocaine
toxicity
, a CNS stimulant - Ans✔✔-cocaine
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has preeclampsia without severe
symptoms. which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. monitor temperature twice each day.
b. restrict fluid intake to four 245 mL glasses a day.
c. maintain a dark, quiet environment as much as possible.
d. use a side lying position when resting in bed or on the couch. - Ans✔✔-use a
side lying position when resting in bed or on the couch.
increases blood flow to the uterus and placenta optimizing the delivery of
nutrients and oxygen to the fetus. - Ans✔✔-side lying position
can result in hypotension, which diminishes blood flow to the uterus and
placenta. - Ans✔✔-supine positioning
a nurse is planning care for a client who has a gambling disorder. which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. recommend joining a self help group.
b. administer antipsychotic medications.
c. begin disulfiram therapy.
d. initiate aversion therapy. - Ans✔✔-recommend joining a self help group.
self help groups such as gambler's anonymous. - Ans✔✔-effective treatment
for gambling disorder
