2023 ATI RN Mental Health Online Practice A A nurse is educating the parent of a child who has a new diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Which of the
... [Show More] following manifestations of this disorder should the nurse include in the teaching? 1. Fear of abandonment 2. Motor and verbal tics 3. Hostile behavior 4. Language delay The nurse should identify that language delays are a manifestation of autism spectrum disorder. *Fear of Abandonment = Manifestation of Separation Anxiety Disorder *Motor and Verbal Tics = Manifestations of Tourette's Syndrome *Hostile Behavior = Manifestation of Oppositional Defiant Disorder A nurse is planning prevention strategies for partner violence in the community. Which of the following strategies should the nurse include as a method of secondary prevention? 1. Provide teaching about the use of positive coping mechanisms. 2. Establish screening programs to identify at-risk clients. 3. Refer survivors of intimate partner abuse to a legal advocacy program. 4. Organize rehabilitation therapy for clients who have experienced intimate partner abuse. This is an example of secondary prevention. By establishing screening programs, the nurse can identify individuals who are at risk for partner violence in the community and can take the necessary steps to address individual client needs. *Primary Prevention: Provide teaching about the use of positive coping mechanisms. Positive coping mechanisms help clients and their partners cope with stress and help to prevent the incidences of partner violence in the community. *Tertiary Prevention = Takes place after partner violence has occurred. Refer survivors of intimate partner abuse to a legal advocacy program. Organize rehabilitation therapy for clients who have experienced intimate partner abuse. A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client who has severe schizoaffective disorder. The nurse should identify that which of the following treatment options can offer interdisciplinary services for the client at home? 1. Community mental health center 2. Mental health day program 3. Partial hospitalization program 4. Assertive community treatment Assertive community treatment provides comprehensive, community-based services to clients who have severe mental illness based upon individualized needs. Services are available in any setting, including the client's home, 24 hr per day and provide crisis intervention, medication services, and advocacy. A nurse in a community health center is counseling a family of two parents and two children. Which of the following statements by a family member indicates manipulative behavior? [Show Less]