ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam 2024
.A client is fearful of driving and enters a behavioral therapy program tohelp him overcome his anxiety. Using
... [Show More] systematic desensitization, he is ableto drive down a familiar street without experiencing a panic attack. Thenurse should recognize that to continue positive results, the client should participate in which of the following?
a. Biofeedback
b. Therapist modeling
c. Frequent pacing
d. Positive reinforcement - correct answer a. Biofeedback
A nurse is counseling a client following the death of the client's partner 8months ago. Which of the following client statements indicates maladaptive grieving?
a. "I am so sorry for the times I was angry with my partner."
b. "I like looking at his personal items in the closet."
c. "I find myself thinking about my partner often."
d. "I still don't feel up to returning to work. - correct answer d. I still don't feel up to returning to work.
A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is assessing a client who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol (anti-psychotic, 1st gen). Which of the following clinical findings is the nurse's priority?
a. Headache
b. Insomnia
c. Urinary hesitancy
d. High fever - correct answer d. high fever
A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive compulsive
disorder. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
a. Reality Orientation therapy
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Thought Stopping
d. Validation Therapy - correct answer c. thought stopping
A nurse is providing teaching to the daughter of an older client who has obsessive- compulsive disorder. Which of the following statements by the daughter indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I will provide my mother with detailed instructions about how to perform self-care."
b. "I will limit my mother's clothing choices when she is getting dressed."
c. "I will wake my mother up a couple of times in the night to check on her." [Show Less]