ATI RN Mental Health Online Practice 2019
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A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following
actions by the nurse is an example of the ethical principle of justice?
A. Allowing a client to choose which unit activities to attend.
B. Attempting alternative therapies instead of restraints for a client who is combative.
C. Providing a client with accurate information about their prognosis.
D. Spending adequate time with a client who is verbally abusive.
D. Spending adequate time with a client who is verbally abusive.
By spending adequate time with the client was verbally abusive the nurse is
demonstrating the ethical principle of justice. When the nurse spends an appropriate
amount of time with each client regardless of their behavior and keeping their individual
needs, the nurse guarantees that all clients receive equal care.
A nurse is assessing a client who has bulimia nervosa. The nurse should expect which
of the following findings?
, A. Amenorrhea
B. Lanugo
C. Cold extremities
D. Tooth erosion
D. Tooth erosion
A client who has bulimia nervosa is likely to have a dental caries into the Razhan
caused by frequent exposure to gastric acid from vomiting.
A nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about the use of mechanical
restraints. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Complete documentation about the client's status every hour while they are in
restraints.
B. Maintain the client in restraints for a minimum of 4 hours.
C. Apply restraints when other means of managing the client's behavior have failed.
D. Request that the provider assess the client within 8 hours of the application of
restraints.
C. Apply restraints when other means of managing the client's behavior have failed.
According to the patient self-determination act, clients have a right to be free from
restraints or seclusion unless the safety of the clients or others is at risk. De-escalation
methods for controlling behavior should be attempted prior to initiating restraints.
A nurse is assessing a client for risk factors for the development of depression. The
nurse should identify that which of the following factors places the client at an increased
risk for depression?
B Latest Updated Version 2026
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following
actions by the nurse is an example of the ethical principle of justice?
A. Allowing a client to choose which unit activities to attend.
B. Attempting alternative therapies instead of restraints for a client who is combative.
C. Providing a client with accurate information about their prognosis.
D. Spending adequate time with a client who is verbally abusive.
D. Spending adequate time with a client who is verbally abusive.
By spending adequate time with the client was verbally abusive the nurse is
demonstrating the ethical principle of justice. When the nurse spends an appropriate
amount of time with each client regardless of their behavior and keeping their individual
needs, the nurse guarantees that all clients receive equal care.
A nurse is assessing a client who has bulimia nervosa. The nurse should expect which
of the following findings?
, A. Amenorrhea
B. Lanugo
C. Cold extremities
D. Tooth erosion
D. Tooth erosion
A client who has bulimia nervosa is likely to have a dental caries into the Razhan
caused by frequent exposure to gastric acid from vomiting.
A nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about the use of mechanical
restraints. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Complete documentation about the client's status every hour while they are in
restraints.
B. Maintain the client in restraints for a minimum of 4 hours.
C. Apply restraints when other means of managing the client's behavior have failed.
D. Request that the provider assess the client within 8 hours of the application of
restraints.
C. Apply restraints when other means of managing the client's behavior have failed.
According to the patient self-determination act, clients have a right to be free from
restraints or seclusion unless the safety of the clients or others is at risk. De-escalation
methods for controlling behavior should be attempted prior to initiating restraints.
A nurse is assessing a client for risk factors for the development of depression. The
nurse should identify that which of the following factors places the client at an increased
risk for depression?
