ATI MENTAL HEALTH A 2019 PROCTORED EXAM(STUDY GUIDE)

ATI MENTAL HEALTH A 2019 PROCTORED EXAM(STUDY GUIDE) 1) A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the tea ...

ATI MENTAL HEALTH A 2019 PROCTORED EXAM(STUDY GUIDE) 1) A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? 2) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first? 3) A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider? 4) A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the clients plan of care? 5) A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 6) A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who witnessed the suicide of a classmate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first. 7) A nurse overhears a client saying, "I am a spy, a spy for the FBI. I am an I, an eye for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client's statement as which of the following speech alterations? 7) A nurse overhears a client saying, "I am a spy, a spy for the FBI. I am an I, an eye for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client's statement as which of the following speech alterations? 8) An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her daughter. The daughter reports that her mother is not eating and seems uninterested in routine activities. The daughter states "I'm so worried that my mother is depressed" which of the following responses should the nurse make? 9) A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse include in the plan care? 10) A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. 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? 11) A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use disorder. Which of the following actions indicate the nurse is practicing the ethical principle of nonmaleficence? 12) A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is developmentally disabled. The client has been stealing belongings from other clients. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use? 13) A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 14) The nurse is caring for a client following a physical assault. The client states "I don’t remember what happened to me." The nurse should recognize that the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms? 15) A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings require immediate intervention by the nurse? 16) A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The client is agitated and threatens to harm herself and others. Which of the following is the priority intervention? 18) A nurse is caring for a client who was involuntarily committed and is scheduled to receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The client refuses the treatment and will not discuss why with the health care team. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 19) 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? 20) A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder and has been engaging in self- mutilation. The nurse should encourage the client to participate in which of the following groups. 21) The nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has schizophrenia. The nurse should plan to initiate the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale to monitor for adverse effects of which of the following medications.? 22) A nurse is counseling a client following the death of a clients partner 8 months ago. Which of the following client statements indicates maladaptive grieving? 23) A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse include in the treatment plan? 24) A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed massage therapy to treat panic disorder. The client states "I can't stand to be touched by another person." Which of the following responses should the nurse make? 25) 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? 26) A nurse is providing counseling for a family that consists of two parents and their two adolescent children. Which of the following family members should the nurse identify as acting in the role as the monopolizer? 27) A nurse is developing a teaching plan for the family of an older adult client who is to receive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching plan? 28) A nurse is providing teaching about disulfiram to a client who has a history of alcohol use. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply) 29) 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? 30) A nurse is assessing a young adult female client for schizophrenia. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for this condition? 31) A nurse is providing discharge teaching about manifestations of relapse to the family of a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? 32) A nurse is assessing a client who is restless and constantly mutters to himself. Which of the following findings should lead the nurse to suspect delirium? 33) A nurse is caring for a client in an inpatient mental health facility. The client tells the nurse that the government is reading her mail. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? 34) A nurse is assessing a client who has neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Which of the following clinical findings should the nurse expect? 35) 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? (Click on the “Exhibit” button for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of data.) 36) A nurse is caring for a client who has personality disorder and is using transference to cope. Which of the following behaviors should the nurse expect? 37) A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a newly admitted client. Which of the following resources should the nurse recommend to help the client adapt to the health care setting? 38) A nurse is assisting with obtaining informed consent for a client who has been declared legally incompetent. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 39) A nurse is caring for a client who has cocaine use disorder. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect the client to have during withdrawal? 40) 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? ...........................CONTINUED..........................................................................DOWNLOAD FOR BEST SCORES,,..........................................