ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2019 /ATI RN MENTAL
PROCTORED EXAM FORM A 70 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% COMPLETE AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/A+ GRADE
1) A nurse is teaching a
... [Show More] 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.”
2) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which
of the following actions shouldthe 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
therapyb.
Thought
stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy
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 activitiesb. Dim the
lights in the clients 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
ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2019 /ATI RN MENTAL
PROCTORED EXAM FORM A 70 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% COMPLETE AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/A+ GRADE
should the nurse take first.
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community
resourcesc. Identify
prior coping skills
ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2019 /ATI RN MENTAL
PROCTORED EXAM FORM A 70 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% COMPLETE AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/A+ GRADE
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality
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
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