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Mental Health
A nurse is orienting a new client to a mental health unit. When explaining the unit's
community meetings, which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "You and a group of other clients will meet to discuss your treatment plans."
B. "Community meetings have a specific agenda that is established by staff."
C. "You and the other clients will meet with staff to discuss common problems."
D. "Community meetings are an excellent opportunity to explore your personal mental
health issues."
A nurse is caring several clients who are attending community-based mental health
programs. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to visit first?
A. A client who recently burned her arm while using a hot iron at home.
B. A client who requests that her antipsychotic medication be changed due to some new
adverse effects.
C. A client who says he is hearing a voice that tells him he is not worth living anymore.
D. A client who tells the nurse he experienced manifestations of severe anxiety before
and during a job interview.
A community mental health nurse is planning care to address the issue of depression
among older adult clients in the community. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse plan as a method of tertiary prevention?
A. Educating clients on health promotion techniques to reduce the risk of depression
B. Performing screenings for depression at community health programs
C. Establishing rehabilitation programs to decrease the effects of depression
D. Providing support groups for clients at risk for depression
,A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which of the following services does
this type of program provide? (Select all that apply)
A. Educational groups
B. Medication dispensing programs
C. Individual counseling programs
D. Detoxification programs
E. Family therapy
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with discharge planning for a client
who has a severe mental illness and requires supervision much of the time. The client's
wife works all day but is home by late afternoon. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse suggest as appropriate follow-up care?
A. Receiving daily care from a home health aide
B. Having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
C. Attending a partial hospitalization program
D. Visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should a nurse
consider for referral to an assertive community treatment (ACT) group?
A. A client in an cute care mental health facility who has fallen several times while
running down the hallway
B. A client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in for his monthly
antipsychotic injection for schizophrenia
C. A client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming more anxious during
group therapy
D. A client in a weekly grief support group who says she still misses her deceased
husband who has been dead for 3 months
A nurse is teaching a client who has an anxiety disorder and is scheduled to begin
classical psychoanalysis. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of this form of therapy?
A. "Even if my anxiety improves, I will need to continue this therapy for 6 weeks."
B. "The therapist will focus on my past relationships during our sessions."
C. "Psychoanalysis will help me reduce my anxiety by changing my behaviors."
D. "This therapy will address my conscious feelings about stressful experiences."
, A nurse is discussing free association as a therapeutic tool with a client who has major
depressive disorder. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of
this technique?
A. "I will write down my dreams as soon as I wake up."
B. "I may begin to associate my therapist with important people in my life."
C. "I can learn to express myself in a nonaggressive manner."
D. "I should say the first thing that comes to my mind."
A nurse is preparing to implement cognitive reframing techniques for a client who has an anxiety
disorder. Which of the following techniques should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select
all that apply)
A. Priority restructuring
B. Monitoring thoughts
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Journal keeping
E. Meditation
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for disulfiram for treatment of
alcohol use disorder. The nurse informs the client that this medication can cause
nausea and vomiting if he drinks alcohol. Which of the following types of treatment is
this method an example?
A. Aversion therapy
B. Flooding
C. Biofeedback
D. Dialectical behavior therapy
A nurse is assisting with systematic desensitization for a client who has an extreme fear
of elevators. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement with this form of
therapy?
A. Demonstrate riding in an elevator, and then ask the client to imitate the behavior.
B. Advise the client to say "stop" out loud every time he begins to feel an anxiety
response related to an elevator.
C. Gradually expose the client to an elevator while practicing relaxation techniques.
D. Stay with the client in an elevator until his anxiety response diminishes.
ATI Mental Health
Proctored Exam
PRACTICE Questions
with Answers (2
versions)
GRADED A
100%
, ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam
PRACTICE Questions with Answers
Mental Health
A nurse is orienting a new client to a mental health unit. When explaining the unit's
community meetings, which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "You and a group of other clients will meet to discuss your treatment plans."
B. "Community meetings have a specific agenda that is established by staff."
C. "You and the other clients will meet with staff to discuss common problems."
D. "Community meetings are an excellent opportunity to explore your personal mental
health issues."
A nurse is caring several clients who are attending community-based mental health
programs. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to visit first?
A. A client who recently burned her arm while using a hot iron at home.
B. A client who requests that her antipsychotic medication be changed due to some new
adverse effects.
C. A client who says he is hearing a voice that tells him he is not worth living anymore.
D. A client who tells the nurse he experienced manifestations of severe anxiety before
and during a job interview.
A community mental health nurse is planning care to address the issue of depression
among older adult clients in the community. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse plan as a method of tertiary prevention?
A. Educating clients on health promotion techniques to reduce the risk of depression
B. Performing screenings for depression at community health programs
C. Establishing rehabilitation programs to decrease the effects of depression
D. Providing support groups for clients at risk for depression
,A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which of the following services does
this type of program provide? (Select all that apply)
A. Educational groups
B. Medication dispensing programs
C. Individual counseling programs
D. Detoxification programs
E. Family therapy
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with discharge planning for a client
who has a severe mental illness and requires supervision much of the time. The client's
wife works all day but is home by late afternoon. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse suggest as appropriate follow-up care?
A. Receiving daily care from a home health aide
B. Having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
C. Attending a partial hospitalization program
D. Visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should a nurse
consider for referral to an assertive community treatment (ACT) group?
A. A client in an cute care mental health facility who has fallen several times while
running down the hallway
B. A client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in for his monthly
antipsychotic injection for schizophrenia
C. A client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming more anxious during
group therapy
D. A client in a weekly grief support group who says she still misses her deceased
husband who has been dead for 3 months
A nurse is teaching a client who has an anxiety disorder and is scheduled to begin
classical psychoanalysis. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of this form of therapy?
A. "Even if my anxiety improves, I will need to continue this therapy for 6 weeks."
B. "The therapist will focus on my past relationships during our sessions."
C. "Psychoanalysis will help me reduce my anxiety by changing my behaviors."
D. "This therapy will address my conscious feelings about stressful experiences."
, A nurse is discussing free association as a therapeutic tool with a client who has major
depressive disorder. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of
this technique?
A. "I will write down my dreams as soon as I wake up."
B. "I may begin to associate my therapist with important people in my life."
C. "I can learn to express myself in a nonaggressive manner."
D. "I should say the first thing that comes to my mind."
A nurse is preparing to implement cognitive reframing techniques for a client who has an anxiety
disorder. Which of the following techniques should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select
all that apply)
A. Priority restructuring
B. Monitoring thoughts
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Journal keeping
E. Meditation
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for disulfiram for treatment of
alcohol use disorder. The nurse informs the client that this medication can cause
nausea and vomiting if he drinks alcohol. Which of the following types of treatment is
this method an example?
A. Aversion therapy
B. Flooding
C. Biofeedback
D. Dialectical behavior therapy
A nurse is assisting with systematic desensitization for a client who has an extreme fear
of elevators. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement with this form of
therapy?
A. Demonstrate riding in an elevator, and then ask the client to imitate the behavior.
B. Advise the client to say "stop" out loud every time he begins to feel an anxiety
response related to an elevator.
C. Gradually expose the client to an elevator while practicing relaxation techniques.
D. Stay with the client in an elevator until his anxiety response diminishes.
