Mental Health 2019 VATI CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

VATI Mental Health Assessment 2019 1. A nurse is planning care for a client following a suicide attempt. 2. A nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client who appears withdrawn and fearful. 3. A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has anorexia nervosa. 4. A nurse is caring for a client following a fire that destroyed her home and killed on of her children. 5. A nurse is checking laboratory values for a hospitalized young adult client who has bipolar disorder and is taking lithium. 6. A nurse is providing information to a client who is seeking voluntary admission to a mental health facility. 7. A nurse is developing a plan of care for an adolescent client who has conduct disorder. 8. A hospice nurse is talking with the family of a client who recently died from cancer following a series of chemotherapy treatments. 9. A nurse in an acute care facility is providing teaching for the adult child of an older adult client who is admitted with a urinary tract infection and delirium 10. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a manic episode. 11. A nurse is leading a medication education group for several clients. (select all that apply) 12. A charge nurse is planning an in-service for a group of newly licensed nurses about the use of restraints. 13. A nurse is assessing a client who has bulimia nervosa. 14. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has bipolar and has been taking lithium for 4 months. 15. A nurse on a mental health unit is conduction one-on-one session with a client who suddenly becomes silent. 16. A nurse is caring for a client who appears extremely agitated and believes that pacing the floor a specific number of times is necessary or “something terrible will happen” 17. A nurse is discussing therapeutic communication with a group of newly licensed nurses 18. A nurse in a community program for clients who experience partner violence is planning secondary prevention strategies. 19. A nurse is caring for an adult client who was involuntarily admitted following a suicide attempt. 20. A nurse is planning to teach a group of clients about techniques to change unwanted behaviors. 21. A home health nurse is caring for a new client who has hoarding disorder that involves food. 22. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mania and is place in seclusion due to escalating behavior. 23. A nurse is assisting in obtaining informed consent from a client who is scheduled for Vagus nerve stimulation 24. A nurse is caring for a client who has a depressive disorder and recently started taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. 25. A nurse is assessing a group of clients in a community health clinic. Select all that apply 26. A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has a prescription for tranylcypromine. 27. A nurse is planning care for a client who is taking benztropine to reduce extrapyramidal manifestations developed secondary to taking an antipsychotic medication. 28. A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who has dependent personality disorder. 29. A nurse is planning care for a client who is withdrawing from alcohol 30. A charge nurse is conducting an in-service for a group of newly licensed nurses about risk factor for child maltreatment. 31. A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who has generalized anxiety disorder and suddenly begins pacing 32. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is exhibiting violent behavior 33. A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a client who has frequent episodes of aggressive and violent behavior. (select all that apply) 34. A nurse is assigning tasks to a licensed practical nurse and an AP. 35. Med math 36. A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to discharge a client who has severe hypertension and requires detoxification for an alcohol use disorder 37. A nurse in an outpatient mental health facility is assessing a family unit that consists of grandparents, parents 38. A nurse is caring for a client who has generalized anxiety disorder and is taking buspirone 39. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 40. A nurse in a mental health clinic received a phone call from a client who has a mental health and lives and home. 41. A nurse is reviewing a laboratory report of a client who is taking olanzapine 42. A charge nurse on a mental health unit is discussing legal issue with a newly licensed nurse. 43. A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is preparing a client for discharge. 44. A home health nurse is providing education for the family of a client who has dementia. 45. A nurse is assessing a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing mania. 46. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is taking carbamazepine. 47. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has lacerations and bruises inflicted by his mother 48. A nurse is counseling a client who has alcohol use disorder and has chosen to enter a treatment program. 49. A nurse is providing morning care for a client who has Alzheimer’s disease and has frequent outbursts of aggression. 50. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing frequent delusions 51. A nurse is caring for a client whose partner died 3 years ago. 52. A nurse is planning care to assist a client with smoking cessation 53. A nurse is discussing resources with the case manager of a client who has schizophrenia and heart failure. 54. A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assessing a newly admitted client who has schizophrenia 55. A nurse is teaching a client about biofeedback therapy. 56. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing mild anxiety 57. A nurse is performing a mental status examination of a client 58. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a newly admitted client who has anorexia nervosa 59. A nurse is assessing a client for substance use disorder. Yawning, pupillary dilation 60. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing an older adult client who was brought in by a family member. Select all that apply