NGN ATI PROCTORED MENTAL HEALTH RETAKE EXAM/
ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE EXAM WITH
NGN MIXED 70 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED DETAILED
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ANSWERS/AGRADE ASSURED
1. A nurse is caring for a school-aged child who has conduct disorder and is being
physically aggressive toward other children in the unit. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Place the child in seclusion
b. Use therapeutic hold technique
c. Apply wrist restraints
d. Administer risperidone - ...ANSWER...A. Place the child in seclusion
3. A nurse is caring for a client who exhibits excessive compliance, passivity, and selfdenial. The nurse should recognize that these findings are associated with which of the
following personality disorders?
a. Dependent
b. Paranoid
c. Borderline
d. Histrionic - ...ANSWER...A. Dependent
4. A nurse is caring for a client who is involuntarily admitted for major depressive
disorder and refuses to take prescribed antianxiety medication. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Inform the client that he does not have the right to refuse medication
b. Administer the medication to the client via IM injection
c. Offer the client the medication at the next scheduled dose time
d. Implement consequences until the client take the medication - ...ANSWER...c. Offer
the client the medication at the next scheduled dose time
5. A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who states she was
beaten and sexually assault by her partner. After a rapid assessment, which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take next?
a. Conduct a pregnancy test
b. Requests mental health consultation for the client
c. Provide a trained advocate to stay with the
prophylactic medication client.
d. offer prophylactic medication to prevent STIs - ...ANSWER...D. Offer prophylactic
medication to prevent STIs
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder. After discussing the
treatment with
his partner, the client verbally agrees to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) but will not
sign the consent form. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Request that the client's partner sign the consent
form
b. Cancel the schedule ECT procedure
c. Proceed with the preparation for ECT based on implied consent
d. Inform the client about the risks of refusing the ECT - ...ANSWER...B. Cancel the
schedule ECT procedure
7. A nurse is caring for a client who reports that he is angry with his partner because
she thinks he is just trying to gain attention. When the nurse attempts to talk to the
client, he becomes angry and tells her to leave. Which of the following defense
mechanisms is the client demonstrating?
a. Rationalization
b. Denial
c. Compensation
d. Displacement - ...ANSWER...d. Displacement
8. A nursing is advising an assistive personnel (AP) on the care of a client who has
major depressive disorder. The AP states that he is irritated by the client's depression.
Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate?
a. Please don't take what the client said seriously when she is
depressed
b. It's important that the client feel safe verbalizing how she is feeling
c. Everybody feels that way about this client so don't worry about it
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