ATI MENTAL HEALTH

1. A nurse is caring for a school-aged child who has conduct disorder and is

being physically aggressive toward other children in the unit. Which of the

following actions should the nurse take first?

a. Place the child in seclusion

b. Use therapeutic hold technique

c. Apply wrist restraints

d. Administer risperidone

2. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of bulimia nervosa.

Which of the following diagnosis procedures should the nurse anticipate the

provider should describe during the medical evaluation?

a. Chest x-ray

b. ECG

c. Coagulation studies

d. Liver function test

3. A nurse is caring for a client who exhibits excessive compliance, passivity,

and self-denial. The nurse should recognize that these findings are

associated with which of the following personality disorders?

a. Dependent

b. Paranoid

c. Borderline

d. Histrionic

4. A nurse is caring for a client who is involuntarily admitted for major

depressive disorder and refuses to take prescribed antianxiety medication.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

a. Inform the client that he does not have the right to refuse medication

b. Administer the medication to the client via IM injection

c. Offer the client the medication at the next scheduled dose time

d. Implement consequences until the client take the medication

5. A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who states she

was beaten and sexually assault by her partner. After a rapid assessment,

which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take next?

a. Conduct a pregnancy test

 1 / 2

ATI MENTAL HEALTH

b. Requests mental health consultation for the client

c. Provide a trained advocate to stay with the client

d. Offer prophylactic medication to prevent STI’s

6. A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder. After

discussing the treatment with his partner, the client verbally agrees to

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) but will not sign the consent form. Which

of the following actions should the nurse take?

a. Request that the client’s partner sign the consent form

b. Cancel the scheduled ECT procedure

c. Proceed with the preparation for ECT based on implied consent

d. Inform the client about the risks of refusing the ECT

7. A nurse is caring for a client who reports that he is angry with his partner

because she thinks he is just trying to gain attention. When the nurse

attempts to talk to the client, he becomes angry and tells her to leave. Which

of the following defense mechanisms is the client demonstrating?

a. Rationalization

b. Denial

c. Compensation

d. Displacement

8. A nursing is advising an assistive personnel (AP) on the care of a client who

has major depressive disorder. The AP states that he is irritated by the

client’s depression. Which of the following statements by the nurse is

appropriate?

a. Please don’t take what the client said seriously when she is depressed

b. It’s important that the client feel safe verbalizing how she is feeling

c. Everybody feels that way about this client so don’t worry about it

d. I’ll change your assignment to someone who doesn’t have depressive

disorder

9. A nurse is assessing a child in the emergency department. Which of the

following findings places the child at the greatest risk for physical abuse?

a. The child is 10years old

b. The child is homeschooled

c. The has no siblings

d. The child has cystic fibrosis

10.A nurse is providing behavioral therapy for a client who has obsessivecompulsive 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. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night

Powered by qwivy(www.qwivy.org)

 2 / 2