ATI Mental Health 2019 C Proctored Exam | Questions and Verified Answers (70 Q&A)
1. A nurse in a mental health facility is assessing a client for
... [Show More] suicide risk factors using the SAD PERSONS scale. Which of the following finding indicates a risk suicide?
Answer: The client has diabetes mellitus
2. A nurse is providing crisis intervention for a client who was involved in a violent mass casualty situation in the community. Which of the following actions should the nurse take during the initial session with the client?
Answer: Identify the client's usual coping style
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing auditory hallucinations. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer: Focus the client on reality - based topics
4. A nurse is planning to lead a support group for clients who have alcohol use disorder. One of the group members is a client who speaks a different language than the nurse. The nurse should ask which of the following individuals to assist with communication?
Answer: A translator of the same gender as the client
5. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who reports recently using cocaine. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect?
Answer: Hypertension
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has severe depression and is scheduled to receive electroconvulsive therapy. The nurse should recognize that the client will receive succinylcholine to prevent which of the following adverse effects?
Answer: Muscle distress
7. A nurse in an outpatient clinic is assessing a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings indicates the need for hospitalization?
Answer: Temperature 35.6 C ( 96.1 F )
8. A nurse is caring for a client who is under observation for suicidal ideations and has verbalized a suicide plan. The client demands privacy and to be left alone. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Answer: " We are concerned about you and need to keep you safe. "
9. A nurse on a mental health unit is leading a therapy session for a group of clients. One client challenges the nurse and shows no empathy for others in the group. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Ask the client privately what is causing the anger
10. 36.. A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer: Intense efforts to avoid abandonment [Show Less]