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ATI MENTAL HEALTH Practice A-60 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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ATI MENTAL HEALTH Practice A-60QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is assessing a client who recently used cocaine. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - -Hypertension
-A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings
should the nurse report? - -A client who is taking lamotrigine and has
developed a rash
-A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious and
tells the nurse,. "I hear voices telling me what to do." Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - -Ask the client what the voices are saying.
-A nurse is communicating with a client in an inpatient mental health facility.
Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates the use of active
listening? - -Attention to body language
-A client who has paranoid schizophrenia is attending a treatment planning
conference with a family member. During the discussion of the medication
adherence portion of the plan, a nurse notices that the family member
seems distracted. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - -
Ask the family member if they have any thoughts or questions about the
treatment plan.
-A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing
psychosis. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings
indicates a potential psychiatric emergency? - -The client reports command
hallucinations.
-A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Which
of the following medications should the nurse administer first? - -Diazepam
5 mg IV bolus
-A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record of a client who has
schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. Which of the following findings is the
priority for the nurse to notify the provider? - -The client reports an inability
to breathe easily.
-A nurse in a community health center is counseling a family of two parents
and two children. Which of the following statements by a family member
indicates manipulative behavior? - -"If you do my homework for me, I won't
bother you for the rest of the day."
, -A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and began taking a
conventional antipsychotic medication yesterday. Which of the following
findings indicates the nurse should administer benztropine 2 mg IM? - -
Shuffling gait
-A nurse is delegating client care tasks to a licensed practical nurse (LPN)
and an assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks should the nurse
assign to the LPN? - -Change the dressings of a client who has borderline
personality disorder and superficial self-inflicted wounds.
-While observing group therapy, a nurse recognizes that a client is behaving
in a way suggestive of dependent personality disorder. Which of the
following behaviors is consistent with this condition? - -The client needs
excessive external input to make everyday decisions.
-A nurse is planning care for a 7-year-old child who has ADHD. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority? - -Remove
unnecessary equipment from the child's surroundings.
-A nurse in an outpatient mental health setting is collecting a health history
from a client who is taking paroxetine for depression. The client reports to
the nurse that he also takes herbal supplements. The nurse should advise
the client that which of the following supplements interacts adversely with
paroxetine? - -St. John's wort
-A nurse is documenting admission assessment findings for a client who has
major depressive disorder. The nurse should identify which of the following
findings as clinical manifestations? (Select all that apply.) - -Feelings of
hopelessness
Anhedonia
Flat facial expression
-A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which
of the following goals is the priority when planning care for this client? - -The
client will refrain from self-mutilation.
-A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to begin undergoing light
therapy at home. Which of the following information should the nurse include
in the teaching? - -Avoid looking directly at the light during treatment.
-A nurse is obtaining a mental health history from an older adult client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - -Interview the
client in a private setting.
-A nurse is discussing the home care of a client who has advanced
Alzheimer's disease with the client's partner, who is planning to go out of
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