ATI Mental Health A

70 Q & A

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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?

a. "You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity".

b. "You will experience weight loss while taking this medication."

c. "You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking this medication."

d. "You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates."

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2) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the

following actions should the nurse plan to take first?

a. Provide the client with a quiet environment

b. Determine how the client handles stress.

c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.

d. Ask the client to identify her strengths

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?

a. States that he hasn’t bathed in 2 days

b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.

c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.

d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.

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?

a. Validation therapy

b. Thought stopping

c. Operant conditioning

d. Reality orientation therapy

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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?

a. Encourage the client to join group activities

b. Dim the lights in the client’s room

c. Provide detailed explanations to the client

d. Administer methylphenidate

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?

a. Initiate referrals

b. Review community resources

c. Identify prior coping skills

d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality

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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?

a. Echolalia

b. Word salad

c. Neologism

d. Clang association

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?

a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.

b. You shouldn’t worry about this because depressive disorder is easily treated.

c. older adults are usually diagnosed with depressive disorder as they age.

d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.

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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?

a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.

b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.

c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.

d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real.

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?

a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks.

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. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night.

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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?

a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay for treatment.

b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning treatment.

c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effects for the

client.

d. Being truthful with the client about the manifestations of withdrawal.

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?

a. Crisis intervention to decrease anxiety.

b. Aversion therapy to provide distraction

c. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.

d. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior.

13) A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the

following actions should the nurse take?

a. Ask the client to discuss precipitating events

b. Speaks to the client in a high-pitched voice.

c. Place the client in seclusion

d. Have the client breathe into a paper bag

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