ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM 2019 . QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS.

107. A nurse is planning care for a client who has bipolar disorder. The client reports not sleeping for 3 days and is exhibiting a euphoric mood. The nurse should identify which of the following as the priority intervention. a) Secure the client's valuable possessions b) Limit loud noises in the client's environment c) Encourage the client to participate in structured solitary activities d) Provide high calorie snacks to the client 108. A nurse is evaluating the medication response of a client who takes naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. The nurse should identify that which of the following is a therapeutic effect of this medication. a) Blocks aldehyde dehydrogenase b) Prevents the anxiety of abstinence c) Reduces substance craving d) Decreases the likelihood of seizures 109. A nurse in an alcohol treatment facility is caring for a client who states "my job is so stressful that the only way I can come it is to drink." The nurse should recognize that the client is displaying which of the following defense mechanisms? a) Repression b) Rationalization c) Introjection d) Intellectualization 110. A nurse is caring for a client who has depression following a recent job loss. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask to assess the client's personal coping skills? a) How does this situation affect your life? b) Do you see your current situation affecting your future? c) Can you describe how you are currently feeling? d) How have you dealt with similar situations in the past? 111. A school nurse is caring for an adolescent client whose teacher reports changes in school performance and withdrawal from interaction with classmates. Which of the following intervention is the nurse's priority at this time? a) Contact the adolescent's parents b) Suggest the adolescent join support groups c) Ask the adolescent if he is considering hurting himself d) Determine when the adolescent's change in behavior began 112. A nurse is assessing a client who is withdrawing from heroin. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? a) Slurred speech b) Hypotension c) Bradycardia d) Hyperthermia 113. A nurse is assessing a client who has histrionic personality disorder. Which of the following finds should the nurse expect? a) Lack of remorse b) Attention seeking c) Splitting of staff d) Identity disturbance 114. A nurse is providing teaching to the daughter of an older client who has obsessive compulsive disorder. Which of the following statements by the daughter indicates an understanding of the disorder? a) I will limit my mother's clothing choices when she is getting dressed b) I will provide my mother with detailed instructions about how to perform self-care c) I will wake my mother up a couple of times in the night to check on her d) I will discourage my mother from talking about physical complaints 115. A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the following should the nurse expect? a) Self-mutation b) Pacing back and forth c) Preoccupation with details d) Disorganized speech 116. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results on adolescent who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? a) Blood glucose 100 mg Dl b) T4 11 mcg dL c) Potassium 3.7 mEq L d) Hgb 10 g dL 117. A nurse is teaching about benztropine to a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? a) This medication is given to help with extrapyramidal side effects b) This medication is given to help with your depression c) Benztropine helps alleviate your hallucinations d) Benztropine is used to counteract your tachycardia