ATI RN 3.0 MENTAL HEALTH 1 | ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025
A nurse is conducting a counseling session with a client who has a substance use
disorder. The client repeatedly ask personal questions about the nurse. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - correct-answer-Explain that this
time is designated to focus on the client.
A nurse is preparing to apply restaurants on a client who is threatening to harm
others and has not responded to lessen case of interventions. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? - correct-answer-Document the
clients behavior every 15 minutes while restraints are in place.
Community mental health nurse is planning strategies to address substance use
my adolescence. Which of the following intervention should the nurse plan as a
method of primary prevention?Community mental health nurse is planning
strategies to address substance use my adolescence. Which of the following
intervention should the nurse plan as a method of primary prevention? - correct-
answer-Provide a presentation at area high school's and resisting peer pressure
for substance use.
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A nurse at an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who has acute
mania do you to bipolar disorder. At 0300, the client runs to the nurse's station
and demands to see the provider immediately. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make? - correct-answer-" you must be very upset about some
thing to want to see your provider in the middle of the night."
A nurse is counseling a client who seems relaxed initially, but then becomes
restless and begins ringing his hands. The nurse states that the client seems tense,
and the client agrees. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? -
correct-answer-" What were we discussing when you begin to feel
uncomfortable?"
A nurse is planning care for a client who has thoughts of suicide. Which of the
following goes to the nurse include in the clients plan of care? - correct-answer-
The client agrees to notify staff member of thoughts of self-harm.
A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and
states," I no longer take my medication because I like the feeling of being
manic."Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of
therapeutic communication? - correct-answer-"You feel better when you don't
take your medication?"