ATI Mental Health Practice A with
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A nurse is assessing a client who recently used cocaine. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect? ✔✔Hypertension
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings should the nurse report?
✔✔A client who is taking lamotrigine and has developed a rash
A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious and tells the nurse,. "I hear
voices telling me what to do." Which of the following actions should the nurse take? ✔✔Ask the
client what the voices are saying.
A nurse is communicating with a client in an inpatient mental health facility. Which of the
following actions by the nurse demonstrates the use of active listening? ✔✔Attention to body
language
A client who has paranoid schizophrenia is attending a treatment planning conference with a
family member. During the discussion of the medication adherence portion of the plan, a nurse
notices that the family member seems distracted. Which of the following actions should the
, nurse take? ✔✔Ask the family member if they have any thoughts or questions about the
treatment plan.
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing psychosis. The nurse
should identify that which of the following findings indicates a potential psychiatric emergency?
✔✔The client reports command hallucinations.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following
medications should the nurse administer first? ✔✔Diazepam 5 mg IV bolus
A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record of a client who has schizophrenia and is
taking clozapine. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to notify the
provider? ✔✔The client reports an inability to breathe easily.
A nurse in a community health center is counseling a family of two parents and two children.
Which of the following statements by a family member indicates manipulative behavior? ✔✔"If
you do my homework for me, I won't bother you for the rest of the day."
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A nurse is assessing a client who recently used cocaine. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect? ✔✔Hypertension
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings should the nurse report?
✔✔A client who is taking lamotrigine and has developed a rash
A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious and tells the nurse,. "I hear
voices telling me what to do." Which of the following actions should the nurse take? ✔✔Ask the
client what the voices are saying.
A nurse is communicating with a client in an inpatient mental health facility. Which of the
following actions by the nurse demonstrates the use of active listening? ✔✔Attention to body
language
A client who has paranoid schizophrenia is attending a treatment planning conference with a
family member. During the discussion of the medication adherence portion of the plan, a nurse
notices that the family member seems distracted. Which of the following actions should the
, nurse take? ✔✔Ask the family member if they have any thoughts or questions about the
treatment plan.
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing psychosis. The nurse
should identify that which of the following findings indicates a potential psychiatric emergency?
✔✔The client reports command hallucinations.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following
medications should the nurse administer first? ✔✔Diazepam 5 mg IV bolus
A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record of a client who has schizophrenia and is
taking clozapine. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to notify the
provider? ✔✔The client reports an inability to breathe easily.
A nurse in a community health center is counseling a family of two parents and two children.
Which of the following statements by a family member indicates manipulative behavior? ✔✔"If
you do my homework for me, I won't bother you for the rest of the day."
