Exam 2 ATI Questions And Answers 2022
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who reports drinking three to four
glasses of wine each night and taking 3,000 mg of acetaminophen daily. Which of
the follow
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Exam 2 ATI Questions And Answers 2022
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who reports drinking three to four
glasses of wine each night and taking 3,000 mg of acetaminophen daily. Which of
the following laboratory values is the priority for the nurse to assess?
A) Amylase
B) Creatinine
C) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
D) Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - ANS-C) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
A nurse at a college campus mental health counseling center is caring for a student
who just failed an examination. The student spends the session berating the teacher
and the course. The nurse should recognize this behavior as which of the following
defense mechanisms?
A) Conversion
B) Projection
C) Undoing
D) Regression - ANS-B) Projection
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports chest pain,
headache, and shortness of breath. He continues to state, "I don't know why my wife
left me." The client receives a diagnosis of anxiety. The nurse realizes the client's
findings support which level of anxiety?
A) Mild
B) Moderate
C) Severe
D) Panic - ANS-C) Severe
A nurse on the psychiatric unit is assessing a client who has moderate anxiety
disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A) Rapid speech
B) Chills
C) Distorted perceptual field
D) Urinary frequency - ANS-D) Urinary frequency
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive
disorder (OCD) and is constantly picking up after others in the day room. The nurse
should recognize that the client uses this behavior to do which of the following?
A) Limit the amount of time available to interact with others.
B) Focus attention on meaningful tasks.
C) Manipulate and control others' behaviors.
D) Decrease anxiety to a tolerable level. - ANS-D) Decrease anxiety to a tolerable
level.
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who jumps out of her
chair and begins to shout angrily at the clients around her. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
A) Call for assistance to place the client in restraints.
B) Escort the client to an unlocked seclusion room.
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