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ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS WITHVERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS/A+ GRADE ASSURED
• A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an
understanding of the teaching? (SATA)
• A) To assess cognitive ability I should ask the client to count backward by sevens
• To assess affect, I should obscure the client's facial expression
• To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence
• To assess remote memory, I should have the client assess our most recent
presidents
• A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the
following actionsshould the nurse include as a psychobiological intervention.
• Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy
• Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms
• Assess the client for comorbid health conditions
• Monitor the client for adverse effects of medications
• A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial
interview. When conducting the interview, which of the following actions
should the nurse identify as the priority?
• Coordinate holistic care with social services
• Identify the client's perception of her mental health status
• Include the client's family in the interview
• Teach the client about her current mental health disorder
• A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition. Which of the following information is
appropriate to include in the discussion? (SATA)
• The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders
• The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders
• The DSM-5 indicates 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
• A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients. The
nurse should identifythat which of the following clients requires a temporary
emergency admission?
• A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur
• A client who has manifestations of depression and attempted suicide a year ago
• A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man with
a metal rod
• A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room while talking to
himself
,• 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 exampleof which of the following torts?
A) Invasion of privacy
B) False Imprisonment
• Assault
• Battery
• 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?
• Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to the client daily,
using therapeutic communication to convince him to admit to hiding the
knife
• Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch the client and his roommate
closely
• Tell the client that this must be reported to the healthcare team because it
concerns the health and safety of others
• Report the incident to the health care team, but do not inform the client of the intent
to do so.
• A Nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the documentation? (SATA)
• "Client ate most of his breakfast"
• "Client was offered 8oz of water every hour"
• "Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel"
• "Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000."
• "Client acted out after lunch"
• A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's hallucinations in the
hallway with anothernurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
first?
• Notify the nurse manager
• Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior
• Provide an in-service program about confidentiality
• Complete and incident report
• 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?
• Personal space
• Posture
• Eye contact
• D. Intonation
• A nurse is communicating with a client on the acute mental health facility. The
client states, "I can'tsleep. I stay up all night." The nurse responds, "You are
having difficulty sleeping?" Which of the following therapeutic communication
techniques is the nurse demonstrating?
, • Offering general leads
• Summarizing
• Focusing
• D. Restating
• A nurse is communicating with a newly admitted client. Which of the following is a
barrier to therapeuticcommunication?
• Offering advice
• Reflecting meaning
• Listening attentively
• Giving information
• A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following
examples demonstratesthe nurse’s use of interpersonal communication?
• The nurse discusses the client’s weight loss during a health care team meeting.
• The nurse examines their own personal feelings about clients who have anorexia
nervosa.
• The nurse asks the client about personal body image perception.
• The nurse presents an educational session about anorexia nervosa to a large group
of adolescents.
• A nurse is caring for the parents of a child who has demonstrated recent changes in
behavior and mood. When the mother of the child asks the nurse for reassurance
about her son's condition, which ofthe following responses should the nurse make?
• "I think your son is getting better. What have you noticed?"
• "I'm sure everything will be okay. It just takes time to heal."
• "I'm not sure what's wrong. Have you asked the doctor about your concerns?"
• "I understand you're concerned. Let's discuss what concerns you specifically."
• A nurse is caring for a client who smokes and has lung cancer. The client reports,
"I'm coughing because I have that cold that everyone has been getting." The nurse
should identify that the client is
using which of the following defense mechanisms?
A. Reaction formation
B. Denial
C. Displacement
D. Sublimation
• A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who was just informed that she
requires emergency surgery. The client, has a respiratory rate 30/min, and says, "This
is difficult to comprehend. I feel shaky and nervous." The nurse should identify that the
client is experiencing which of the following levels of anxiety?
• Mild
• Moderate
• Severe
• Panic
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