ATI Mental Health 2019 A Practice Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct
QUESTION
a nurse is teaching a client who has depressive
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Answer:
"you might experience difficulties with sexual functioning while taking this medication"
QUESTION
a nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious and tells the nurse, "i hear voices telling me what to do." which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer:
ask the client what the voices are saying
QUESTION
a nurse is admitting a client who has anorexia nervosa and is at 60% of ideal body weight. which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Answer:
encourage the client to drink 125mL of fluid each hour while awake
QUESTION
during morning rounds, a nurse finds a client who has schizophrenia trembling and tearful in their bed. the client reports that a bomb was placed in their room by a family member during visiting hours. which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer:
assess the client for evidence of a perceptual disturbance
QUESTION
a nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and began taking a conventional antipsychotic medication yesterday. which of the following findings indicates the nurse should administer benztropine 2mg IM?
Answer:
shuffling gait
QUESTION
during a client's initial interview in a mental health inpatient setting, a nurse identifies that the client is maintaining eye contact and leaning forward. which of the following assumptions should the nurse make based on the client's nonverbal behavior?
Answer:
the client is interested in what the nurse is saying.
QUESTION
a nurse is reviewing the electronic medial record of a client who has schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. which of the following findings the priority for the nurse to notify the provider?
Answer:
the client reports an inability to breathe easily
QUESTION
a nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has anorexia nervosa. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication the client requires hospitalization
Answer:
total body fat 8.7% [Show Less]