ATI PN MENTAL HEALTH 2023
PROCTORED EXAM WITH NGN
(ACTUAL SCREENSHOTS)
Answers
A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who has a
borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the priority for the
nurse to incorporate into the plan of care? - answerd. implement measures to prevent
intentional self-inflicted injury
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first? - answera. 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? - answerb. 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 recommendation should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? -
answerb. 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? - answerb. 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? - answerc.
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? - answerd. 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 "Im so worried that my mother is depressed" which of the following
responses should the nurse make? - answerd. 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? - answerb. 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? - answera. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking
the locks.
A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use disorder. Which
of the
following actions indicates the nurse is practicing the ethical principle of
nonmaleficence? - answerc. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing
adverse effects for the client.
A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is developmentally disabled.
The client has
been stealing belongings from other clients. Which of the following techniques should
the nurse use? - answerc. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the following
actions
should the nurse take? - answerd. Have the client breathe into a paper bag
The nurse is caring for a client following a physical assault. The client states "I don't
remember what happened to me." The nurse should recognize that the client is using
which of the following defense
mechanisms? - answera. Repression
A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings
requires immediate intervention by the nurse? - answerd. Blood pH 7.60
A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The client is agitated and
threatens to harm herself and others. Which of the following is the priority intervention? -
answerd. Set limits on the client's behavior
Dosage Calculation: A nurse is preparing to administer Haloperidol 7mg IM to a client
who is severely agitated. Available is Haloperidol injection 5mg/mL. How many mL
should the nurse administer? - answer1.4 mL
PROCTORED EXAM WITH NGN
(ACTUAL SCREENSHOTS)
Answers
A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who has a
borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the priority for the
nurse to incorporate into the plan of care? - answerd. implement measures to prevent
intentional self-inflicted injury
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first? - answera. 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? - answerb. 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 recommendation should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? -
answerb. 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? - answerb. 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? - answerc.
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? - answerd. 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 "Im so worried that my mother is depressed" which of the following
responses should the nurse make? - answerd. 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? - answerb. 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? - answera. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking
the locks.
A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use disorder. Which
of the
following actions indicates the nurse is practicing the ethical principle of
nonmaleficence? - answerc. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing
adverse effects for the client.
A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is developmentally disabled.
The client has
been stealing belongings from other clients. Which of the following techniques should
the nurse use? - answerc. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the following
actions
should the nurse take? - answerd. Have the client breathe into a paper bag
The nurse is caring for a client following a physical assault. The client states "I don't
remember what happened to me." The nurse should recognize that the client is using
which of the following defense
mechanisms? - answera. Repression
A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings
requires immediate intervention by the nurse? - answerd. Blood pH 7.60
A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The client is agitated and
threatens to harm herself and others. Which of the following is the priority intervention? -
answerd. Set limits on the client's behavior
Dosage Calculation: A nurse is preparing to administer Haloperidol 7mg IM to a client
who is severely agitated. Available is Haloperidol injection 5mg/mL. How many mL
should the nurse administer? - answer1.4 mL
