ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM 2019 FORM A WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/A+ GRADE
1. A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about
... [Show More] 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 should the 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 hasnt 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 therapy
b. 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 activities
b. 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 should the nurse take
first.
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resources
c. Identify prior coping skills
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality
ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM 2019 FORM A WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/A+ GRADE
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 clients
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 "Im 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 shouldnt worry about this because depressive disorder is easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagn [Show Less]