VATI Mental Health Assessment Q&A| 100% Correct Questions Rated A+ 1
A nurse is planning care for a client following a Provide the client with plastic eating utensils.
suicide attempt. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include in the plan?
A nurse is performing an admission assessment for a Inform the client that this admission is confidential.
client who appears withdrawn and fearful. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has You're afraid you have caused physical injury to yourself?
anorexia nervosa. The client states, "Have I done any
permanent damage to my body?" Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
A nurse is caring for a client following a fire that Have you thought of harming yourself?
destroyed her home and killed one of her children.
The client is crying and does not make eye contact
with the nurse. Which of the following questions
should the nurse ask first?
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,VATI Mental Health Assessment Q&A| 100% Correct Questions Rated A+ 2
A nurse is checking laboratory values for a Serum creatinine 2.1 mg/dL
hospitalized young adult client who has bipolar
disorder and is taking lithium. Which of the following
values is the priority for the nurse to report to the
provider?
A nurse is providing information to a client who is You will still need to give informed consent for treatment after admission.
seeking voluntary admission to a mental health facility.
Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
A nurse is developing a plan of care for an adolescent Initiate a behavioral contract with the client.
client who has conduct disorder. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in
the plan?
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, VATI Mental Health Assessment Q&A| 100% Correct Questions Rated A+ 3
A hospice nurse is talking with the family of a client Displacement
who recently died from cancer following a series of
chemotherapy treatment. One of the adult children is
angry w/ provider and blames the provider for their
father's death. Which of the following defense
mechanisms is the family using?
A nurse in an acute care facility is providing teaching I expect that my father will no longer be confused when he is discharged.
for the adult child of an older adult client who is
admitted with a UTI and delirium. The client has been
living independently at home. Which of the following
statements by the adult child demonstrates the
teaching has been effective?
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a Encourage the client to rest each hour
manic episode. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first?
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A nurse is planning care for a client following a Provide the client with plastic eating utensils.
suicide attempt. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include in the plan?
A nurse is performing an admission assessment for a Inform the client that this admission is confidential.
client who appears withdrawn and fearful. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has You're afraid you have caused physical injury to yourself?
anorexia nervosa. The client states, "Have I done any
permanent damage to my body?" Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
A nurse is caring for a client following a fire that Have you thought of harming yourself?
destroyed her home and killed one of her children.
The client is crying and does not make eye contact
with the nurse. Which of the following questions
should the nurse ask first?
2/5/2026
,VATI Mental Health Assessment Q&A| 100% Correct Questions Rated A+ 2
A nurse is checking laboratory values for a Serum creatinine 2.1 mg/dL
hospitalized young adult client who has bipolar
disorder and is taking lithium. Which of the following
values is the priority for the nurse to report to the
provider?
A nurse is providing information to a client who is You will still need to give informed consent for treatment after admission.
seeking voluntary admission to a mental health facility.
Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
A nurse is developing a plan of care for an adolescent Initiate a behavioral contract with the client.
client who has conduct disorder. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in
the plan?
2/5/2026
, VATI Mental Health Assessment Q&A| 100% Correct Questions Rated A+ 3
A hospice nurse is talking with the family of a client Displacement
who recently died from cancer following a series of
chemotherapy treatment. One of the adult children is
angry w/ provider and blames the provider for their
father's death. Which of the following defense
mechanisms is the family using?
A nurse in an acute care facility is providing teaching I expect that my father will no longer be confused when he is discharged.
for the adult child of an older adult client who is
admitted with a UTI and delirium. The client has been
living independently at home. Which of the following
statements by the adult child demonstrates the
teaching has been effective?
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a Encourage the client to rest each hour
manic episode. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first?
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