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ATI Mental Health - Chapters 1-32
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A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed
nurse indications an understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply)

A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by
sevens."

B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression."

C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a
sentence."

D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of
objects."

E. "To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client to identify
our most recent presidents." - -A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask
the client to count backward by sevens."

B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression."

C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a
sentence."

-A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a psychobiological
intervention?

A. Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy

B. Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms

C. Assess the client for co-morbid health conditions

D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of medications - -D. Monitor the
client for adverse effects of medications

-A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an
initial client interview. When conducting the interview, which of the following
actions should the nurse identify as the priority?

,A. Coordinate holistic care with social services

B. Identify the client's perception of her mental health status

C. Include the client's family in the interview

D. Teach the client about her current mental health disorder - -B. identify
the clients perception of their mental health status.

-A nurse is told during change-of-shift report that a client is stuporous. When
assessing the client, which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub

B. The client has a Glasgow Coma Scale score less than 7

C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity

D. The client is alert, but disoriented to time and place - -A. The client
arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub

-A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5). Which of the
following information is appropriate to include in the discussion? (Select all
that apply)

A. The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders

B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health
disorders

C. The DSM-5 indicated recommended pharmacological treatment for mental
health disorders

D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental
health disorders

E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health
disorders - -B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders

D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental
health disorders

E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health
disorders

, -A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of
clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients requires
a temporary emergency admission?

A. A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur

B. A client who has manifestations of depression and attempted suicide a
year ago

C. A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless
man with a metal rod

D. A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room while
talking to himself - -C. A client who has borderline personality disorder and
assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod

-A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic disorder in seclusion
overnight because the unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently
fights with other clients. The nurse's actions are an example of which of the
following torts?

A. Invasion of privacy

B. False imprisonment

C. Assault

D. Battery - -B. False imprisonment

-A client tells a nurse, "Don't tell anyone, but I hid a sharp knife under my
mattress in order to protect myself from my roommate, who is always yelling
at me and threatening me." Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?

A. Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to the client daily,
using therapeutic communication to convince him to admit to hiding the
knife

B. Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch the client and his
roommate closely

C. Tell the client that this must be reported to the health care team because
it concerns the health and safety of the client and others

, D. Report the incident to the health care team, but do not inform the client of
the intention to do so - -C. Tell the client that this must be reported to the
health care team because it concerns the health and safety of the client and
others

-A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include in the documentation? (Select
all that apply)

A. "Client ate most of his breakfast."

B. "Client was offered 8 oz. of water every hour."

C. "Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel."

D. " Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000."

E. "Client acted out after lunch." - -B. "Client was offered 8 oz. of water
every hour."

C. "Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel."

D. " Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000."

-A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's hallucinations in
the hallway with another nurse. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?

A. Notify the nurse manager

B. Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior

C. Provide an in-service program about confidentiality

D. Complete an incident report - -B. Tell the nurse to stop discussing the
behavior

-A charge nurse is conducting a class on therapeutic communication to a
group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following aspects of
communication should the nurse identify as a component of verbal
communication?

A. Person space

B. Posture

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