ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2023 questions
and complete solutions 100% pass
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 client repeat a list of objects.
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E) To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client to identify our most
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recent presidents. - Answer ✔✔ - A, B, C
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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
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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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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
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A nurse is planning a peer group about the DSM-5. Which of the following information is
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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
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disorders.
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Answer ✔✔ - B, D, E
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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 while talking to
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himself. - Answer ✔✔ - C
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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
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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 client that this must be reported to the healthcare team because it concerns
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the health and safety of the client and others.
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D) Report the incident to the health care team, but do not inform the client of the
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intention to do so. - Answer ✔✔ - D
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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, C, D
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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
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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 what's wrong. Have you asked the doctor about your concerns?
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D) I understand you're concerned. Let's discuss what concerns you specifically -
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Answer ✔✔ - D
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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
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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
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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 trying to give necessary information to the client?
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(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 closed-ended questions - Answer ✔✔ - B,
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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 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 love one - Answer ✔✔ - C
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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 client repeat a list of objects.
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E) To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client to identify our most
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recent presidents. - Answer ✔✔ - A, B, C
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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
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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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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
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A nurse is planning a peer group about the DSM-5. Which of the following information is
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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
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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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Answer ✔✔ - B, D, E
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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 while talking to
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himself. - Answer ✔✔ - C
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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
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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 client that this must be reported to the healthcare team because it concerns
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the health and safety of the client and others.
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D) Report the incident to the health care team, but do not inform the client of the
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intention to do so. - Answer ✔✔ - D
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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, C, D
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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
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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 what's wrong. Have you asked the doctor about your concerns?
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D) I understand you're concerned. Let's discuss what concerns you specifically -
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Answer ✔✔ - D
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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
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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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D) Panic - Answer ✔✔ - B
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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 trying to give necessary information to the client?
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(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 closed-ended questions - Answer ✔✔ - B,
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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 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 love one - Answer ✔✔ - C
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