NGN PROCTORED ATI MENTAL HEALTH
EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE 70 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A | 100% VERIFIED
A nurse is providing teaching about disorder management for a
client who has posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which of
the following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. "Avoiding stimuli that trigger memories of the trauma can
help you overcome your PTSD"
b. "Talking about the traumatic experience is recommended"
c. "Response prevention is an effective treatment for PTSD"
d. "You should try to limit the number of hours that you sleep
each day" - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. "Talking about the
traumatic experience is recommended"
A nurse is assessing a client who has bipolar disorder and is
taking lamtropine. Which of the following findings is the nurse's
priority?
,a. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 4.0 microunits per mL
b. Alanine transaminase (ALT) 20 IU per L
c. Skin rash
d. Epistaxis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Skin rash
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and displays
severe negative symptoms of the disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Manage the client's loud, rambling, and incoherent
communication patterns
b. Direct the client to perform her own daily hygiene and
grooming tasks
c. Assist the client to identify somatic and thought-broadcasting
delusions
d. Use medication to decrease frequency of auditory and visual
hallucination. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Direct the client to
perform her own daily hygiene and grooming tasks
,A nurse is beginning a therapeutic relationship with a client.
The nurse should plan to accomplish which of the following
tasks during the working phase?
a. Inform the client about confidentiality rights
b. Establish boundaries between the nurse and the client
c. Set short and long-term objectives for the future
d. Evaluate progress toward predetermined goals - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > d. Evaluate progress toward predetermined
goals
A nurse in a mental health facility is making plans for a client's
discharge. Which of the following interdisciplinary team
members should the nurse contact to assist the client with
housing placement?
a. Clinical nurse specialist
b. Recreational therapist
c. Occupational therapist
d. Social worker - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Social worker
, A nurse is caring for a client who reports that he is angry with
his partner because she thinks he is just trying to gain
attention. When the nurse attempts to talk to the client, he
becomes angry and tells her to leave. Which of the following
defense mechanism is the client demonstrating?
a. Denial
b. Displacement
c. Compensation
d. Rationalization - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Displacement
A charge nurse is discussing the care of a client who has a
substance use disorder with a staff nurse. Which of the
following statements by the staff nurse should the charge nurse
identify as countertransference?
a. "The client is just like my brother who finally overcame his
habit"
b. "The client needs to accept responsibility for his substance
use"
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