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Mental Health ATI RN Practice Assessment 2019 B answers RN Mental Health Online 1. A nurse is talking with a group of parents who have recently experienced the death of a child which of the following actions should the nurse take? • Encourage the parents to avoid discussing the death of t...

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1. A nurse is talking with a group of parents who have recently experienced the
death of a child which of the following actions should the nurse take?
 Encourage the parents to avoid discussing the death of their other
children to protect their feelings
 Recommend each parent grieve in a private to avoid hindering each
other’s healing
 Suggest forming a weekly support group for parents who have
experienced the death of a child.
 Advise the parents to begin counseling if they are still grieving in a
few months


2. A nurse in a community Health Center is working with a group of clients
who have post- traumatic stress disorder. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include to reduce anxiety among the group
members?
 Response prevention
 Guided imagery
 Aversion therapy
 Light therapy


3. A nurse is planning care for a client who is to undergo electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT). Which of the following actions should the nurse include in
the plan?
 Administer phenytoin 30 min prior to procedure
 Instruct the client to expect a headache following the procedure
 Place the client in a four-point restraint prior to the procedure
 Monitor the client’s cardiac rhythm during the procedure


4. A nurse is planning prevention strategies for partner violence in the
community. Which of the following strategies should the nurse include as a
method of secondary prevention?

,  Provide teaching about the use of positive coping mechanisms
 Establish screening programs to identify at risk clients
 Refer survivors to intimate partner abuse to a legal advocacy program
 Organize rehabilitation therapy for clients who have experienced
intimate partner abuse

5. A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a client who has
schizophrenia. Which of the following findings places the client at a greater
risk for self-directed injury or injuring others?
 Inability to communicate with others
 Feelings of absence of self-worth
 Lack of motivation to perform daily tasks
 Command hallucinations
6. A nurse is caring for a child who is taking methylphenidate. The nurse
should monitor the child for which of the following findings as an adverse
effect of methylphenidate?
 Weight gain
 Tinnitus
 Tachycardia
 Increased salivation


7. A nurse observes a client on a mental health unit pushing on the locked unit
door. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
 “It appears as though you would like to open the door.”
 “You will feel more comfortable after you've been here for a while.”
 “It is ok to not want to be here.”
 “You really shouldn't be pushing on the door.”


8. A nurse is assisting a client who has a terminal illness adjust to progressive
loss of independence. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates acceptance of her illness?
 “I am going to order a wheelchair for when I'm unable to walk.”
 “I am going to stop paying my bills since I won't be around much
longer.”

,  “I wish you would go take care of somebody who actually needs
you.”
 “I am sure I'm going to be able to continue to care for myself without
help.”


9. A nurse is preparing to participate in an interdisciplinary conference or client
who has bipolar disorder. Which of the following behaviors is the priority
for the nurse to report to the treatment team?
 Calling family members
 Spending time alone
 Giving away possessions
 Excessive crying


10.A nurse is teaching the partner of a client who has bipolar disorder how to
identify manifestations of acute mania. Which of the following findings
should the clients partner report to the provider?
 Obsessive attention to detail
 Inability to sleep
 Reports of fatigue
 Isolation from others


11.A nurse on an acute mental health facility is receiving change of shift report
for four clients which of the following clients should the nurse assess first?
 A client who does not recognize familiar people
 A client who cannot verbalize their needs
 A client who is awake and disoriented at night
 A client who is experiencing delusions of persecution


12.A nurse is counseling and adolescent who has anorexia nervosa and reports
excessive laxative use and a fear of gaining weight. The client states “I'm so
fat I can't even stand to look at myself.” Which of the following therapeutic
responses demonstrate the nurses use of summarizing?

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