ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM (VERSION 10) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| VERIFIED ANSWERS

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ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM (VERSION 10) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| VERIFIED ANSWERS A client is fearful of driving and enters a behavioural therapy program to help him overcome his anxiety. Using... systematic desensitization, he is able to drive down a familiar street without experiencing a panic attack. The nurse should recognize that to continue positive results, the client should participate in which of the following? a. Biofeedback b. Therapist modelling c. Frequent pacing d. Positive reinforcement A nurse is counselling a client following the death of the client's partner 8 months ago. Which of the following client statements indicates maladaptive grieving? a. "I am so sorry for the times I was angry with my partner." b. "I like looking at his personal items in the closet." c. "I find myself thinking about my partner often." d. "I still don't feel up to returning to work." A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is assessing a client who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol (anti-psychotic, 1st gen). Which of the following clinical findings is the nurse's priority? a. Headache b. Insomnia c. Urinary hesitancy d. High fever A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive compulsive disorder. Which of the following a. Reality Orientation therapy b. Operant Conditioning c. Thought Stopping d. Validation Therapy A nurse is providing teaching to the daughter of an older client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of the following statements by the daughter indicates an understanding of the teaching? a. "I will provide my mother with detailed instructions about how to perform self-care." b. "I will limit my mother's clothing choices when she is getting dressed." c. "I will wake my mother up a couple of times in the night to check on her." d. "I will discourage my mother from talking about her physical complaints." A nurse is caring for a client who is in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Provide in depth explanation of nursing expectations b. Encourage the client to participate in group activities c. Avoid power struggles by remaining neutral d. Allow the client to set limits for his behavior A nurse is providing behavioural therapy for a client who has OCD. The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at night. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client when using thought stopping technique? a. "Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night." b. "Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night." c. "Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks." d. "Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks." A nurse is caring for a client who has a cocaine use disorder. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect the client to have during withdrawal? a. Hand tremors b. Fatigue c. Seizures d. Rapid speech A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is taking clozapine. For which of the following findings should the nurse withhold the medication and notify the provider? a. WBC count b. Heart rate c. Report of photosensitivity d. Blood glucose level A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has major depressive disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? a. Keep the ring light on in the client's room at night b. Encourage physical activity for the client during the day c. Identity and schedule alternative group activities for the client d. Discourage the client from expressing feeling of anger A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? a. Diminished reflexes b. Hypotension - increased BP c. Insomnia d. Bradycardia A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and displays severe symptoms of the disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Use medication to decrease frequency of auditory and visual hallucinations b. Assist the client to identify somatic and thought broadcast delusion c. Manage the client's loud, rambling, and incoherent communication patterns d. Direct the client to perform her own daily hygiene and grooming tasks A nurse is caring for a client who was involuntarily committed and is scheduled to receive electroconvulsive therapy. The client refuses the treatment and will discuss why with the healthcare team. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Document the client's refusal of the treatment in the medication record b. Tell the client he cannot refuse the treatment because he was involuntarily committed c. Inform the client the ECT does not require client consent d. Ask the client family to encourage the client to receive ECT A nurse is providing crisis intervention for a client who was involved in a violent mass casualty situation in the community. Which of the following actions should the nurse take during the initial session with the client? a. Identify the client's usual coping style. b. Encourage the client to display anger toward the cause of the crisis. c. Tell the client that this life will soon return to normal d. Help the client focus on a wide variety of topics regarding the crisis. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports feeling sad, worthless, and hopeless 9 months after the death of her son. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Encourage the client to attend a grief support group b. Discuss the client's coping skills c. Request a mental health consult for the client d. Ask the client if she has thought about harming herself A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing active auditory hallucination. Which of the following should the nurse take? a. Avoid asking direct questions about the client's experience b. Tell the client her experience is not real c. Convey sympathy for her client's experience d. Focus the client on reality based activities A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following findings the nurse reports to the provider? a. Reports eating twice in the past week b. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days c. Speaks in rhyming sentences d. Makes inappropriate sexual comments A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings requires immediate intervention by the nurse? a. Lanugo covering the body b. Blood pH 7.40 c. +2 edema of the lower extremities d. BUN 21 mg/dL [Show More]

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