NGN ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH
PROCTORED NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK
AND 2024 TEST BANK COMPILATION
500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
... [Show More] (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A
A nurse in a mental health unit is admitting a client who is
anxious because he often hears voices telling him what to
do. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Tell the client that the voices do not really exist
2. Touch the client to help reduce his anxiety
3. Instruct the client to go to a quiet room when he hears
voices
4. Ask the client what the voices are saying -
...ANSWER...4. Ask the client what the voices are saying
Rationale: It is important for the nurse to ask the client
directly about the hallucinations to determine if the client or
others are at risk for injury
NGN ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH
PROCTORED NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK
AND 2024 TEST BANK COMPILATION
500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted client who
has bipolar disorder. Which of the following is the
priority
action by the nurse?
1. Schedule the client for group therapy sessions
2. Maintain consistent rules
3. Provide frequent high-calorie snacks
4. Avoid the use of value judgments - ...ANSWER...3.
Provide frequent high-calorie snacks
Rationale: The priority action the nurse should take
when
using Maslow's hierarchy of needs is to meet the client's
need for adequate nutrition. Therefore, providing highcalorie snacks is the priority action for the nurse to take.
A nurse is teaching a client who has a depressive
disorder
about fluoxetine. Which of the following information
should
the nurse include in the teaching?
1. "You may notice an increase in saliva while taking this
medication."
2. "You may experience difficulties with sexual
functioning
while taking this medication."
3. "You should expect an improvement in symptoms of
depression in 3 to 4 days."
4. "You may notice a temporary ringing in the ears when
starting this medication." - ...ANSWER...2. "You may
experience difficulties with sexual functioning while
taking
anorgasmia and impotence. The nurse should instruct the
client to notify the provider if sexual dysfunction occurs.
A nurse is educating the parent of a child who has a new
diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Which of the
following manifestations of this disorder should the nurse
include in the teaching?
1. Fear of abandonment
2. Motor and verbal tics
3. Hostile behavior
4. Language delay - ...ANSWER...4. Language delay
Rationale: A child who has autism spectrum disorder
usually has language delay
A nurse is caring for an older client who is experiencing
delirium. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include in the client's plan of care?
1. Offer the client various choices for meal selection
2. Assign different nursing personnel for each shift
3. Permit the client to perform daily rituals to decrease
anxiety
4. Maintain an environment that has low lighting -
...ANSWER...3. Permit the client to perform daily rituals to
decrease anxiety
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is receiving
change-of-shift report for four clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse assess first?
1. A client who does not recognize familiar people
2. A client who is awake and disoriented at night
3. A client who is awake and disoriented at night
4. A client who is experiencing delusions of persecution -
...ANSWER...4. A client who is experiencing delusions of
persecution
Rationale: The presence of delusions of persecution
indicates that this client is at the greatest risk for injury due
to the client's belief that a person in power is out to harm
him. Therefore, the nurse should assess this client first.
During a client's initial interview in a mental health inpatient
setting, the nurse identifies that the client is maintaining eye
contact and leaning forward. Which of the following
assumptions should the nurse make based on the client's
nonverbal behaviors?
1. The client is interested in what the nurse is saying
2. The client is attempting to manipulate the nurse
3. The client is physically attracted to the nurse
4. The client needs to feel accepted by the nurse -
...ANSWER...1. The client is interested in what the nurse is
saying.
Rationale: The client's posture and eye contact demonstrate
that she is interested in the interview and what the nurse is
saying.
A nurse who works with newborns is assessing the potential
for abuse or neglect. Which of the following family groups
should the nurse identify as the highest potential for future
child abuse?
1. A family in which both parents are adolescents
2. A family in which the parents respond indifferently
toward their newborn
3. A family where one or both parents witnessed intimate
partner violence in the home as children
4. A family in which one or both parents has a
developmental disability - ...ANSWER...3. A family where [Show Less]