ATI Mental Health Proctored 2023
questions and solutins A+ grade latest
update
A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse. Which
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of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of
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the teaching? (Select all that apply).
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A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens."
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B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression.
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C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
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D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the c - Answer ✔✔ - A. "To assess
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cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens."
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B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression.
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C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
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A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse include as a psychobiological intervention?
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A. Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
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B. Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms
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C. Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
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D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of the medications. - Answer ✔✔ - D. Monitor
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the client for adverse effects of the medications.
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A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial client
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interview. When conducting the interview, which of the following actions should the
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nurse identify as the priority?
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A. Coordinate holistic care with social services
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B. Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
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C. Include the client's family in the interview.
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D. Teach the client about her current mental health disorder. - Answer ✔✔ - B.
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Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
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A nurse is told during change of shift report that a client is stuporous. When assessing
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the client, which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
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B. The client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
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C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
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,D. The client is alert but disoriented to time and place. - Answer ✔✔ - A. The client
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arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
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A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5. Which of the following
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information is appropriate to include in the discussion? (Select all that apply)
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A. The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders.
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B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders.
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C. The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental health
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disorders.
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D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health d -
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Answer ✔✔ - B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental
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health disorders.
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D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health
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disorders.
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E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disorders.
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A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients. The nurse
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should identify that which of the following clients requires a temporary emergency
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admission?
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A. A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur
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B. A client who has manifestations of depression and attempted suicide a year ago
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C. A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man with
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a metal rod
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D. A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room wh - Answer ✔
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✔ - C. A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man
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with a metal rod
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A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic disorder in seclusion overnight
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because the unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients.
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The nurse's actions are an example of which of the following torts?
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A. Invasion of privacy
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B. False imprisonment
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D. Battery - Answer ✔✔ - B. False imprisonment
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A client tells a nurse, "Don't tell anyone but I hid a sharp knife under my mattress in
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order to protect myself from my roommate, who is always yelling at me and threatening
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me." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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A. Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to the client daily, using
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therapeutic communication to convince him to admit to hiding the knife
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B. Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch the client and his roommate
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closely.
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,C. Tell the cl - Answer ✔✔ - D. Report the incident to the health care team, but do not
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inform the client of the intention to do so.
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A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints. Which of the following
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statements should the nurse include in the documentation? (Select all that apply)
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A. "Client ate most of his breakfast."
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B. "Client was offered 8 oz of water every hr."
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C. "Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel."
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D. "Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000."
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E. "Client acted out after lunch." - Answer ✔✔ - B. "Client was offered 8 oz of water
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every hr."
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C. "Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel."
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D. "Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000.
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A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's hallucinations in the hallway
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with another nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
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A. Notify the nurse manager.
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B. Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior.
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C. Provide an in-service program about confidentiality.
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D. Complete an incident report. - Answer ✔✔ - B. Tell the nurse to stop discussing the
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behavior
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A nurse is caring for the parents of a child who has demonstrated changes in behavior
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and mood. When the mother of the child asks the nurse for reassurance about her
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son's condition, which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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A. "I think your son is getting better. What have you noticed."
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B. "I'm sure everything will be okay. It just takes time to heal."
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C. "I'm not sure whats wrong. Have you asked the doctor about your concerns?"
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D. "I understand you're concerned. Let's discuss wh - Answer ✔✔ - D. "I understand
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you're concerned. Let's discuss what concerns you specifically."
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A nurse is caring for a client who smokes and has lung cancer. The client reports, "I'm
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coughing because I have that cold that everyone has been getting." The nurse should
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identify that the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms?
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A. Reaction formation
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C. Displacement
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D. Sublimation - Answer ✔✔ - B. Denial
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A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who was just informed that she
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requires emergency surgery. The client has a respiratory rate 30/min and says, "This is
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, difficult to comprehend. I feel shaky and nervous." The nurse should identify that the
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client is experiencing which of the following levels of anxiety?
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D. Panic - Answer ✔✔ - B. Moderate
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A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing moderate anxiety. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse take when trying to give necessary information to the
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client? (Select all that apply.)
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A. Reassure the client that everything will be okay.
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B. Discuss prior use of coping mechanisms with the client.
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C. Ignore the client's anxiety so that she will not be embarrassed.
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D. Demonstrate a calm manner while using simple and clear directions.
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E. Gather information from the client using c - Answer ✔✔ - B. Discuss prior use of
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coping mechanisms with the client.
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D. Demonstrate a calm manner while using simple and clear directions.
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A nurse is talking with a client who is at risk for suicide following the death of his
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spouse. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
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A. "I feel very sorry for the loneliness you must be experiencing."
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B. "Suicide is not the appropriate way to cope with loss."
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C. "Losing someone close to you must be very upsetting."
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D. "I know how difficult it is to lose a loved one." - Answer ✔✔ - C. "Losing someone
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close to you must be very upsetting."
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A charge nurse is discussing the characteristics of a nurse-client relationship with a
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newly licensed nurse. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include in
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the discussion? (Select all that apply)
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A. The needs of both participants are met.
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B. An emotional commitment exists between the participants.
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C. It is goal-directed.
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D. Behavioral change is encouraged.
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E. A termination date is established. - Answer ✔✔ - C. It is goal-directed.
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D. Behavioral change is encouraged.
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E. A termination date is established.
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A nurse is in the working phase of a therapeutic relationship with a client who has
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methamphetamine use disorder. Which of the following actions indicates transference
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behavior?
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A. The client asks the nurse whether she will go out to dinner with him.
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questions and solutins A+ grade latest
update
A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse. Which
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of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of
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the teaching? (Select all that apply).
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A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens."
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B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression.
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C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
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D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the c - Answer ✔✔ - A. "To assess
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cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens."
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B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression.
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C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
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A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse include as a psychobiological intervention?
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A. Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
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B. Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms
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C. Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
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D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of the medications. - Answer ✔✔ - D. Monitor
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the client for adverse effects of the medications.
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A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial client
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interview. When conducting the interview, which of the following actions should the
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nurse identify as the priority?
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A. Coordinate holistic care with social services
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B. Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
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C. Include the client's family in the interview.
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D. Teach the client about her current mental health disorder. - Answer ✔✔ - B.
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Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
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A nurse is told during change of shift report that a client is stuporous. When assessing
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the client, which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
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B. The client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
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C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
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,D. The client is alert but disoriented to time and place. - Answer ✔✔ - A. The client
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arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
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A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5. Which of the following
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information is appropriate to include in the discussion? (Select all that apply)
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A. The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders.
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B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders.
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C. The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental health
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disorders.
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D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health d -
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Answer ✔✔ - B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental
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health disorders.
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D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health
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disorders.
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E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disorders.
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A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients. The nurse
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should identify that which of the following clients requires a temporary emergency
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admission?
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A. A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur
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B. A client who has manifestations of depression and attempted suicide a year ago
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C. A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man with
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a metal rod
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D. A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room wh - Answer ✔
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✔ - C. A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man
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with a metal rod
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A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic disorder in seclusion overnight
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because the unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients.
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The nurse's actions are an example of which of the following torts?
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A. Invasion of privacy
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B. False imprisonment
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C. Assaultmo
D. Battery - Answer ✔✔ - B. False imprisonment
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A client tells a nurse, "Don't tell anyone but I hid a sharp knife under my mattress in
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order to protect myself from my roommate, who is always yelling at me and threatening
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me." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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A. Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to the client daily, using
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therapeutic communication to convince him to admit to hiding the knife
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B. Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch the client and his roommate
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closely.
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,C. Tell the cl - Answer ✔✔ - D. Report the incident to the health care team, but do not
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inform the client of the intention to do so.
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A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints. Which of the following
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statements should the nurse include in the documentation? (Select all that apply)
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A. "Client ate most of his breakfast."
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B. "Client was offered 8 oz of water every hr."
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C. "Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel."
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D. "Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000."
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E. "Client acted out after lunch." - Answer ✔✔ - B. "Client was offered 8 oz of water
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every hr."
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C. "Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel."
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D. "Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000.
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A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's hallucinations in the hallway
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with another nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
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A. Notify the nurse manager.
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B. Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior.
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C. Provide an in-service program about confidentiality.
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D. Complete an incident report. - Answer ✔✔ - B. Tell the nurse to stop discussing the
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behavior
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A nurse is caring for the parents of a child who has demonstrated changes in behavior
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and mood. When the mother of the child asks the nurse for reassurance about her
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son's condition, which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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A. "I think your son is getting better. What have you noticed."
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B. "I'm sure everything will be okay. It just takes time to heal."
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C. "I'm not sure whats wrong. Have you asked the doctor about your concerns?"
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D. "I understand you're concerned. Let's discuss wh - Answer ✔✔ - D. "I understand
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you're concerned. Let's discuss what concerns you specifically."
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A nurse is caring for a client who smokes and has lung cancer. The client reports, "I'm
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coughing because I have that cold that everyone has been getting." The nurse should
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identify that the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms?
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A. Reaction formation
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B. Denial mo
C. Displacement
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D. Sublimation - Answer ✔✔ - B. Denial
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A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who was just informed that she
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requires emergency surgery. The client has a respiratory rate 30/min and says, "This is
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, difficult to comprehend. I feel shaky and nervous." The nurse should identify that the
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client is experiencing which of the following levels of anxiety?
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A. Mild mo
B. Moderate
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C. Severe mo
D. Panic - Answer ✔✔ - B. Moderate
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A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing moderate anxiety. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse take when trying to give necessary information to the
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client? (Select all that apply.)
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A. Reassure the client that everything will be okay.
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B. Discuss prior use of coping mechanisms with the client.
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C. Ignore the client's anxiety so that she will not be embarrassed.
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D. Demonstrate a calm manner while using simple and clear directions.
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E. Gather information from the client using c - Answer ✔✔ - B. Discuss prior use of
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coping mechanisms with the client.
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D. Demonstrate a calm manner while using simple and clear directions.
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A nurse is talking with a client who is at risk for suicide following the death of his
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spouse. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
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A. "I feel very sorry for the loneliness you must be experiencing."
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B. "Suicide is not the appropriate way to cope with loss."
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C. "Losing someone close to you must be very upsetting."
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D. "I know how difficult it is to lose a loved one." - Answer ✔✔ - C. "Losing someone
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close to you must be very upsetting."
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A charge nurse is discussing the characteristics of a nurse-client relationship with a
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newly licensed nurse. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include in
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the discussion? (Select all that apply)
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A. The needs of both participants are met.
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B. An emotional commitment exists between the participants.
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C. It is goal-directed.
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D. Behavioral change is encouraged.
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E. A termination date is established. - Answer ✔✔ - C. It is goal-directed.
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D. Behavioral change is encouraged.
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E. A termination date is established.
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A nurse is in the working phase of a therapeutic relationship with a client who has
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methamphetamine use disorder. Which of the following actions indicates transference
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behavior?
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A. The client asks the nurse whether she will go out to dinner with him.
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