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ATI PN Mental Health with NGN/ 60 Exam Questions withCorrect Answers.
A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings should the nurse
document as a negative symptoms of this disorder? - Correct Answer - Anhedonia
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and has wandered into the day room looking
for their deceased partner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer - Talk
with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner.
A nurse is caring for a client whose child has a terminal illness. The client request information about how
to deal with the upcoming loss. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - Correct
Answer - It is not uncommon to feel angry toward yourself or others
A nurse is teaching a client who has a depressive disorder about fluoxetine. Which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching? - Correct Answer - You might experience
difficulties with sexual functioning while taking this medication.
A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting. When the nurse questions
the client regarding their admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the head and I am going to bed". The
nurse should document the clients speech pattern as which of the following? - Correct Answer - Clang
associations
A nurse is obtaining a mental health history from an older adult client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take? - Correct Answer - Interview the client in a private setting
A community health nurse is planning an education program about depressive disorders. Which of the
following should the nurse include as increasing the risk for depression? - Correct Answer - Substance
use disorder
A nurse is planning discharge for a client who has bipolar disorder and has a prescription for lithium.
Which of the following client statements indicated understanding of the teaching about the medication?
- Correct Answer - I should eat a regular diet with normal amount of salt and fluids
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, A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of substance use disorder and was involuntarily admitted
to a mental health facility. When the nurse attempts to administer oral lorazepam, the client refuses to
take the medication and becomes physically aggressive. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - Correct Answer - Do not administer the lorazepam
A nurse is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder and is receiving behavioral therapy
through operant conditioning. Which of the following client behaviors indicated effectiveness of the
therapy? - Correct Answer - Refrains from manipulating others to earn dining room privileges
A nurse is planning care for a client who has depression and has made frequent suicide attempts. Which
of the following statements indicates the client has a decreased risk for suicide - Correct Answer - It is
easier to talk about my feelings now
NGN: A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a recently admitted client. For each potential
assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or negative symptom of schizophrenia. - Correct
Answer - withdrawal from social activity-
catatonia+
absence of information in speech-
alogia-
delusions of grandeur+
clang associations+
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? - Correct Answer - Ask the
client what the voices are saying
A nurse is caring for a client who has a recent diagnosis of mild Alzheimer disease. The clients partner
asks the nurse about expected manifestations. The nurse should teach the partner to expect which of
the following manifestation to occur first? - Correct Answer - Frequently misplaces objects
A nurse in a providers office is collecting a health history from the guardian of a school aged child who
has been taking atomoxetine. Which of the following adverse effects reported by the guardian is the
priority for the nurse to report to the provider? - Correct Answer - Dark Urine
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