BEST ANSWERS ATI MENTAL HEALTH A 2019 PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSCOMPLETE SOLUTIONS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. A nurse is teaching a client with schizophrenia about her new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? a. You should discontinue the medication if you develop muscle rigidity b. You will experience weight loss while taking this medication c. You will notice your symptoms improve than 24 hours of taking this medication d. You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates b. You will experience weight loss while taking this medication 2. 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 handle stress c. Teach the client to use guided imagery d. Ask the client to identify her strengths a. Provide the client with a quiet environmentBrainpower 3. A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days b. Reports eating twice in the past week c. Make inappropriate sexual comments d. Speak in rhyming sentences b. Reports eating twice in the past week 4. A nurse is planning care for a client who has OCD. Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? a. Validation therapy b. Thought stopping c. Operant conditioning d. Reality orientation therapy b. Thought stopping 5. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Encouraged client to join group activities b. Dim the lights in the client's room c. Provide detailed explanations to the client d. Administer methylphenidate to the client b. Dim the lights in the client's room 6. 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 c. Identify prior coping skills 7. A nurse overhears a client saying, "I am a spy, a spy for the FBI. I am an I, an eye for an eye, and eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client statement as which of the following speech alterations? a. Echolalia b. Word salad c. Neologism d. Clang Association d. Clang Association 8. 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 am 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 d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed 9. 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 of care? a. Meets own needs without manipulating others b. Initiate social interactions with caregivers c. Change his behavior as a result of peer pressure d. Acknowledges that his delusions are not real