ATI Mental Health Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI: Mental Health Proctored quiz bank 2022 A nurse is assisting with the planning of a therapeutic support group for individuals who have bulimia nervosa. Which of the following tasks should the nurse include during the orientation phase of group development? A. determine the rules that the group will follow B. address disagreements among group members C. help clients work through the grief response D. transition from the role of leader to facilitator -Answer- determine the rules that ...

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A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for further teaching? A. "To assess cognitive ability; I should ask the client to count backwards by 7." B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression." C. "To assess language ability; I should instruct the client to write a sentence." D. To assess remote memory; I should have the client repeat a l...

1. A nurse is planning care for a client who has borderline personality disorder who self-mutilates. Which of the following treatment approaches should the nurse plan to take? a)Restrict participation in group therapy sessions b)Establish consequences for self-mutilation c)Maintain close observation d) Provide an unstructered environment - c)Maintain close observation 2. Clients who have borderline personality disorder are at risk for self-harm during times of increased anxiety. Maintai...

1. A nurse is reviewing the health hx of a young adult client who has a depressive disorder. What factors should the nurse identify as increasing the client's risk for depression? a. client is an only child b. client lives in an urban setting c. client is married d. client is female - d. client is female 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has OCD. The client engages in repeated hand washing daily. What should the nurse recognize as the purpose of the client's behavior? a. relievin...

1. A client who has anorexia nervosa is more likely to have _____ resulting from extreme malnutrition. - lanugo 2. a client who has bulimia nervosa is likely to have _______ caused by frequent exposure to gastric acid from vomiting. - dental caries and tooth erosion 3. extreme distractibility is a hallmark manifestation of _______. - delirium 4. criteria for hospitalization is weight loss over 30% of total body weight in _____months. - 6 5. severe hypothermia, a temperature lower than __...

A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indications an understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply) A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens." B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression." C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence." D. "To assess remote memo...

A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for phenelzine. The nurse should instruct the client that eating foods high in tyramine can cause which of the following adverse reactions with this medication? A. Hypertensive crisis B. Serotonin syndrome C. Hearing loss D. Urinary incontinence - A. Hypertensive crisis RAT: Tyramine can cause severe hypertension in clients who are taking phenelzine, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Manifestations include palpitation...

What are cognitive symptoms of psychotic disorders - -disordered thinking -inability to make decisions -poor problem solving ability -difficult concentrating to perform tasks -Memory deficits Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as believing that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them - ideas of reference Feels singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by FBI) - Persecution Believes that she is all powerful and i...

1. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a female client who has an anxiety disorder and a new prescription for lorazepam. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - "this med must be discontinued gradually" 2. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a client who has been taking lithium carbonate for several months. Which of the following levels should the nurse recognize as a therapeutic lithium level? - 1.2mEq/L range: 1.0-1.5 3. A n...