ati mental health a 2019 proctored exam 70 questions with answers study guide latest update 2023 april real exam
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ATI MENTAL HEALTH A 2019 PROCTORED EXAM 70
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE LATEST
UPDATE 2023 APRIL /REAL EXAM !!!
A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who has borderline personality
disorder. Which of the following strategies is the priority for the nurse to incorporate in the plan of
care?
A. Discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the client
B. Encourage the client to attend weekly support group meetings
C. Assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts and feelings
D. Implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury - CORRECT ANSWER D. Implement
measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury
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 - CORRECT ANSWER A. Provide the client with a quiet
environment
,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 hasn't bathed in 2 days
B. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks
C. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
D. Speaks in rhyming sentences. - CORRECT ANSWER B. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks
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. Validation therapy
B. Thought stopping
C. Operant conditioning
D. Reality orientation therapy - CORRECT ANSWER B. Thought stopping
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 client's room
C. Provide detailed explanations to the client
D. Administer methylphenidate - CORRECT ANSWER B. Dim the lights in the client's room
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 - CORRECT ANSWER C. Identify prior coping skills
, 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 client's statement as which of the following speech
alterations?
A. Echolalia
B. Word salad
C. Neologism
D. Clang association - CORRECT ANSWER D. Clang association
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, "I'm 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 shouldn't worry about this because depressive disorder is easily treated
C. Older adults are usually diagnosed with depressive disorder as they age.
D. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed - CORRECT ANSWER D. Tell me the reasons
you think your mother is depressed
A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following
outcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?
A. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
B. Initiates social interactions with caregivers
C. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
D. Acknowledges his delusions are not real. - CORRECT ANSWER B. Initiates social interactions with
caregivers
A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has obsessive compulsive disorder. 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?
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