RN ATI MENTAL HEALTH EXAM WITH ANS 2024 LATEST VERSION
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1. A client is fearful of driving and enters a behavioral therapy program to help 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 s...
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RN ATI Mental Health
1. A client is fearful of driving and enters a behavioral therapy program to help him
overcome hisanxiety. 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 or d. Positive reinforcement
2. A nurse is counseling a client following the death of the client’s partner 8 months
ago. Whichof the following client statements indicates maladaptive grieving? d. “I still
don’t feel up to returning to work.”
3. A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is assessing a client
who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol (antipsychotic, 1st
gen). Which of the following clinical findings is the nurse’s priority? d.
High fever (Complication →agranulocytosis)
4. 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? c. ThoughtStopping
4. A nurse is providing teaching to the daughter of an older client who has obsessive-
compulsivedisorder. Which of the following statements by the daughter indicates an
understanding of the teaching? b. “I will limit my mother’s clothing choices when she is
getting dressed.”
5. A nurse is caring for a client who is in the manic phase of bipolar disorder.
Which of thefollowing actions should the nurse take? c. Avoid power struggles by
remaining neutral
6. 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 nursegive the client when using thought stopping technique?
d. “Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks.”
7. 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? b. Fatigue
8. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is taking clozapine. For
which of thefollowing findings should the nurse withhold the medication and notify
the provider? a. WBC
9. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has major depressive disorder.
Which of thefollowing interventions should the nurse include in the plan? b. Encourage
physical activity for the client during the day
,10. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal. Which
of thefollowing findings should the nurse expect? c. Insomnia
,11. 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? d. Direct the client to
perform herown daily hygiene and grooming tasks
12. 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’srefusal of the treatment in the medication record
13. 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 duringthe initial session with the client? a. Identify the client’s usual coping
style.
14. 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? d. Ask the client if she has thought
about harming herself given -.
15. A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder.
Which of thefollowing outcomes should the nurse include in the plan of care? c.
Initiate social interactions with caregiver
16. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing active auditory hallucination.
Which of thefollowing should the nurse take? d. Focus the client on reality based
activities
17. A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing
mania. Whichof the following findings the nurse reports to the provider? a. Reports
eating twice in the past week 't bathed in 2 days
18. A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following
findingsrequires immediate intervention by the nurse? c. +2 edema of the lower
extremities
19. 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 treatsothers with respect
20. A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed massage therapy to treat panic
disorder. Theclient states “I can't stand to be touched by another person”. Which of the
following response should the nurse make? c. I will tell your provider know that you
would like a treat other than a message (avoid triggers)
??(doubled)21. 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 followingtechniques should the nurse use? b. Positive reinforcement
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