ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
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A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse. Which of th
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following statements by the newly licensed nurse indi- cates an understanding of the
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f 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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f recent presidents.
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: Correct: A, B, C
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2. A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the
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f 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.
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: Correct: D
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3. A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial client
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f interview.When conducting the interview, which of the following actions should the
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f nurse identify as the priority?
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A) Coordinate holistic care with social services. f f f f f
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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E) Teach the client about her current mental health disorder
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: Correct: B
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4. A nurse is toldduring change ofshift report that a client isstuporous.When assessing the
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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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D) The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
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A) The client is alert but disoriented to time and place.
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: Correct: A
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6. A nurse is planning a peer group about the DSM-5.Which of the following
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,information is appropriate to includein 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 dis- orders.
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C) The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental health
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f disorders.
D) The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health
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f disorders.
, E) The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disor- ders.
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: Correct: B, D, E
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7. A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients.The
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f nurse should identify that which of the following clients requires a temporary
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f emergency admission? f
A) A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur
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C) A client who has manifestations of depression and attempted suicide a year ago.
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D) A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man with a
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E) A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room while talking to
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f himself.
: Correct: C
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8. A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic disorder in seclusion overnight
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f because the unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other
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f clients.The nurse's actions are an example of which of the following torts?
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A) Invasion of privacy f f
B) False imprisonment f
C) Assault
D) Battery
: Correct: B
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