ATI RN Mental Health (10 EXAMS SETS COMBINED) Complete for 2022/2023 Exams
A client is fearful of driving and enters a behavioral therapy program to help
... [Show More] him overcome his anxiety. Using systematic desensitization, he is able to drive down a familiar street without experiencing a panic attack. The nurse 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
A nurse is counseling a client following the death of the client's partner 8 months 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."
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
A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive compulsive disorder. Which of the following a. Reality Orientation therapy
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Thought Stoppin
d. Validation Therapy
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."
d. "I will discourage my mother from talking about her physical complaints."
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Provide in depth explanation of nursing expectations
b. Encourage the client to participate in group activities
c. Avoid power struggles by remaining neutral
d. Allow the client to set limits for his behavior
A nurse is providing behavioral therapy for a client who has OCD. The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at night. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client when using thought stopping technique?
a. "Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night."
b. "Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night."
c. "Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks."
d. "Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks."
A nurse is caring for a client who has a cocaine use disorder. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect the client to have during withdrawal?
a. Hand tremors
b. Fatigue
c. Seizures
d. Rapid speech
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is taking clozapine. For which of the following findings should the nurse withhold the medication and notify the provider? a. WBC count
b. Heart rate
c. Report of photosensitivity
d. Blood glucose level
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has major depressive disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. Keep the ring light on in the client's room at night
b. Encourage physical activity for the client during the day
c. Identity and schedule alternative group activities for the client
d. Discourage the client from expressing feeling of anger
A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Diminished reflexes
b. Hypotension - increased BP
c. Insomnia
d. Bradycardia
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and displays severe symptoms of the disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Use medication to decrease frequency of auditory and visual hallucinations
b. Assist the client to identify somatic and thought broadcast delusion
c. Manage the client's loud, rambling, and incoherent communication patterns
d. Direct the client to perform her own daily hygiene and grooming tasks
A nurse is caring for a client who was involuntarily committed and is scheduled to receive electroconvulsive therapy. The client refuses the treatment and will discuss why with the healthcare team. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Document the client's refusal of the treatment in the medication record
b. Tell the client he cannot refuse the treatment because he was involuntarily committed
c. Inform the client the ECT does not require client consent
d. Ask the client family to encourage the client to receive ECT
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?
a. Identify the client's usual coping style.
b. Encourage the client to display anger toward the cause of the crisis.
c. Tell the client that this life will soon return to normal
d. Help the client focus on a wide variety of topics regarding the crisis.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports feeling sad, worthless, and hopeless 9 months after the death of her son. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Encourage the client to attend a grief support group
b. Discuss the client's coping skills
c. Request a mental health consult for the client
d. Ask the client if she has thought about harming herself
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing active auditory hallucination. Which of the following should the nurse take?
a. Avoid asking direct questions about the client's experience
b. Tell the client her experience is not real
c. Convey sympathy for her client's experience
d. Focus the client on reality based activities
A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following findings the nurse reports to the provider?
a. Reports eating twice in the past week
b. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
c. Speaks in rhyming sentences
d. Makes inappropriate sexual comments
A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. Lanugo covering the body
b. Blood pH 7.40
c. +2 edema of the lower extremities
d. BUN 21 mg/dL
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a recent diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse in the care plan?
a. The client treats others with respect
b. The client recognizes the importance of others
c. The client reduces self-dramatization
d. The client conforms to social norms regarding clothing choices
A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed massage therapy to treat panic disorder. The client states
"I can't stand to be touched by another person". Which of the following response should the nurse make?
a. Why don't you like to be touched by others?
b. I will request that the massage therapist wear gloves during your treatment
c. I will let your provider know that you would like a treatment other than a message
d. Don't worry about it. Your anxiety will lessen once the massage begins
A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is developmentally disabled. The client has been stealing belongings from the other clients. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?
a. Crisis intervention to decrease anxiety
b. Aversion therapy to provide distraction
c. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior
d. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior
A nurse in a mental facility is caring for a newly admitted client. Which of the following resources should the nurse recommend to help the client adapt to the healthcare setting?
a. A Community meeting
b. A Mediation group
c. A Symptom management group
d. A Self-help meeting
A nurse is teaching the caregiver of a client who has advanced Alzheimer's disease about home safety. Which of the following statements by the caregiver indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. I will give his most recent photo to the police
b. I will place a sliding bolt lock just above the doorknob
c. I will ensure the bedroom is dark while he is sleeping at night
d. I will notify law enforcement within 2 hours if he cannot be found
A nurse is beginning a therapeutic relationship with a client. The nurse should plan to accomplish which of the following tasks during the working phase?
a. Establish boundaries between the nurse and the client
b. Evaluate progress toward predetermined goals
c. Inform the client about confidentiality rights
d. Set short- and long-term objective for the future
A nurse Is planning care for a client who has anorexia nervosa and is admitted to an inpatient eating disorder unit. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention?
a. Use systematic desensitization to address the client's fears regarding weight gain
b. Allow the client to select meal times
c. Initiate a relationship built on trust with the client
d. Negotiate with the client the opportunity to reweigh.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about manifestations of relapse to the family of a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. The client develops an inability to concentrate
b. The client increases participation in social activities
c. The client exhibits an inflated sense of self
d. The client begins sleeping more than usual
A nurse in mental health facility is caring for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take during the working phase of the nurse-client relationship?
a. Summarize goals and objectives
b. Address confidentiality
c. Promote problem-solving skills
d. Establish a participation contract
A nurse is planning care for a client who has dementia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. Remove clocks from the client's room
b. Confront the client when he exhibits inappropriate behavior
c. Give detailed instructions for completion of self-care activities
d. Provide finger food to enhance caloric intake
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for the family of an older adult client who is to receive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching plans
a. The client might have a headache after treatment
b. The client will require intubation after treatment [Show Less]