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ATI MENTAL HEALTH Exam -2-Verified Correct Answers ATI Mental Health Exam 1. A nurse is planning a menu for a client with bipolar disorder who was admitted for an acute manic episode. Which of the following is an appropriate meal for this client? a. Spaghetti and meat balls, salad, banana....

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1. A nurse is planning a menu for a client with bipolar disorder who
was admitted for an acute manic episode. Which of the following is
an appropriate meal for this client?
a. Spaghetti and meat balls, salad, banana.
b. Beef and vegetable stew, bread, vanilla pudding.
c. Chicken nuggets, ear of corn, apple
d. Fish fillets, stewed tomatoes, cake


2. A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted to the psychiatric
hospital for an evaluation. The client has been unable to leave the
house for the past 10 years without accompaniment. When
attempting to go out alone, the client becomes very anxious and
must quickly return inside. The nurse identifies the problem as
which of the following?
a. Agoraphobia
b. Conversion disorder
c. Panic disorder
d. OCD


3. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing the early phase of
alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following should be the primary
focus of nursing care?
a. Education about alcohol abuse and treatment
b. Assessing coping skills
c. Confronting the use of denial and other defense mechanisms
d. Rest and nutrition.

, 4. Four days after admission, a client who is taking haloperidol
(Haldol) is pacing up and down the hallway. The nurse observes
and assesses further by asking how the client feels. The client
replies “I am very restless and can’t seem to sit still.” The nurse
should understand that the client is experiencing which of the
following extrapyramidal side effects?
a. Dystonia
b. Parkinsonism
c. Tardive dyskinesia
d. Akathisia – an extrapyramidal side effect characterized by the
client’s complaint of a sense of inner restlessness and
observable behaviors like pacing and fidgeting.


5. A client is admitted for the 3rd time to a psychiatric hospital with a
diagnosis of schizophrenia. During the admission procedure, the
nurse notices that the client’s appearance is unkempt, and the client
seems to be actively hallucinating. Which of the following should
be the nurse’s priority nursing assessment?
a. Perception of reality
b. Ability to follow direction
c. Physical needs – the client’s appearance and behavior may be
due to a physical illness or injury, or to a fluid and electrolyte
imbalance. Assessing the client’s physical health needs should
be the initial priority for the nurse.
d. Mental status


6. A nurse plans to teach important information about the anxiolytic
agent diazepam (Valium) to a client for whom it has just been
prescribed. The nurse should include in the teaching plan which of
the following?
a. Side effects include insomnia and seizures

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