MENTAL HEALTH|ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATE{ACTUAL EXAM

MENTAL HEALTH|ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATE{ACTUAL EXAM} 1. A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at night. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client when using thought stopping technique? b. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks. c. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night. d. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks. e. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use disorder. Which of the following actions indicate the nurse is practicing the ethical principle of nonmaleficence? a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay for treatment. b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning treatment. c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effectsfor the client. d. Being truthful with the client about the manifestations of withdrawl. 3. A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is developmentally disabled.The client has been stealing belongings from other clients. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use? a. Crisisintervention to decrease anxiety. b. Aversion therapy to provide distraction c. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior. d. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior. 4. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the followingactions should the nurse take? a. Ask the client to discuss precipitating events b. Speaks to the client in a high-pitched voice. c. Place the client in seclusion d. Have the client breathe into a paper bag. 5. The nurse is caring for a client following a physical assault. The client states "I don’t remember what happened to me." The nurse should recognize that the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms? a. Repression b. Displacement c. Rationalization d. Denial 6. A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings require immediate intervention by the nurse? a. +2 edema of the lower extremities 7. BUN 21 mg/dL 8. Lanugo covering the bodyd. Blood pH 7.60 9. A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The client is agitated and threatens toharm herself lOMoARcP SD| and others. Which of the following is the priority intervention? a. Place the client in restraints b. Administer an anti-anxiety medication to the client c. Put the client in seclusion d. Set limits on the client's behavi