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ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK AND 2023 TEST
BANK COMPILATION 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ (WITH NGN
QUESTIONS)
A nurse is caring for an older adult who has dementia and has wandered
into the day room looking for their deceased partner. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
1. Move the client to a room near the nurses' station.
2. Limit visitors until the client is oriented to the environment.
3. Tell the client that their partner is deceased.
4. Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner. -
ANSWER- Correct = 4. Talk with the client about activities they
enjoyed with their partner.
Rationale: - Talking about positive experiences can help distract the
client from their disorientation.
A client who has a diagnosis of depression is attending group therapy.
During the group meeting, the nurse asks each member to identify one
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goal for the day. When it is the client's turn, they do not respond. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take before repeating the
request to the client?
1. Allow the client time to formulate an answer.
2. Prompt the client to give a response.
3. Move on to the next client.
4. Offer the client a suggestion for a goal. - ANSWER- Correct = 1.
Allow the client time to formulate an answer.
Rationale: - Slowed response time is common in clients who have
depression. The nurse should allow the client time to comprehend
and formulate an answer to the question.
During morning rounds, a nurse finds a client who has schizophrenia
trembling and tearful in their bed. The client reports that a bomb was
placed in their room by a family member during visiting hours. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Ask the client to identify the bomb in the room.
2. Initiate disaster protocols per facility policies and procedures.
3. Assess the client for evidence of a perceptual disturbance.
4. Convince the client that there is no bomb in their room. - ANSWER-
Correct = 3. Assess the client for evidence of a perceptual disturbance.
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Rationale: - The nurse should assess the situation to determine if the
client is hallucinating or misperceiving external stimuli, also known
as experiencing illusions.
*Asking the client to identify the bomb in the room is an
inappropriate action because the nurse is responding as if the
hallucination is real.
*Without evidence of a disaster on a mental health unit, it is
inappropriate to initiate disaster protocols.
*Trying to convince the client that there is not a bomb in their room
negates the client's experience.
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?
1. Complete documentation about the client's status every hour while
they are in restraints.
2. Maintain the client in restraints for a minimum of 4 hr.
3. Apply restraints when other means of managing the client's behavior
have failed.
4. Request that the provider assess the client within 8 hr of the
application of restraints. - ANSWER- Correct = 3. Apply restraints when
other means of managing the client's behavior have failed.
Rationale: - According to the Patient Self-Determination Act, clients
have a right to be free from restraints or seclusion unless the safety
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of the client or others is at risk. De-escalation methods for
controlling behavior should be attempted prior to initiating
restraints.
*Document Client's status, behavior, vitals, and address the client's
physical and safety needs every 15 minutes.
*Maximum amount of time an adult should remain in restrains is 4
hours.
*The use of restrains requires a providers prescription. In emergent
cases the prescription can be obtain after the restrains have been
applied. However, the provider must evaluate the client within 1
hour of the initiation of the restrains.
A nurse is admitting a client who has alcohol use disorder. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates that the client is using denial
as a defense mechanism?
1. "I put in extra hours at work so I won't think about drinking."
2. "I know that wine is good for my heart, so that's why I drink some
each evening."
3. "I make up for my drinking by taking my partner on nice vacations."
4. "I am able to go to work every day, so I don't have a problem." -
ANSWER- Correct = 4. "I am able to go to work every day, so I don't
have a problem."
Rationale: - By insisting that their drinking is not a problem
because they can go to work every day, the client is using the defense
ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK AND 2023 TEST
BANK COMPILATION 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ (WITH NGN
QUESTIONS)
A nurse is caring for an older adult who has dementia and has wandered
into the day room looking for their deceased partner. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
1. Move the client to a room near the nurses' station.
2. Limit visitors until the client is oriented to the environment.
3. Tell the client that their partner is deceased.
4. Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner. -
ANSWER- Correct = 4. Talk with the client about activities they
enjoyed with their partner.
Rationale: - Talking about positive experiences can help distract the
client from their disorientation.
A client who has a diagnosis of depression is attending group therapy.
During the group meeting, the nurse asks each member to identify one
,2|Page
goal for the day. When it is the client's turn, they do not respond. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take before repeating the
request to the client?
1. Allow the client time to formulate an answer.
2. Prompt the client to give a response.
3. Move on to the next client.
4. Offer the client a suggestion for a goal. - ANSWER- Correct = 1.
Allow the client time to formulate an answer.
Rationale: - Slowed response time is common in clients who have
depression. The nurse should allow the client time to comprehend
and formulate an answer to the question.
During morning rounds, a nurse finds a client who has schizophrenia
trembling and tearful in their bed. The client reports that a bomb was
placed in their room by a family member during visiting hours. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Ask the client to identify the bomb in the room.
2. Initiate disaster protocols per facility policies and procedures.
3. Assess the client for evidence of a perceptual disturbance.
4. Convince the client that there is no bomb in their room. - ANSWER-
Correct = 3. Assess the client for evidence of a perceptual disturbance.
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Rationale: - The nurse should assess the situation to determine if the
client is hallucinating or misperceiving external stimuli, also known
as experiencing illusions.
*Asking the client to identify the bomb in the room is an
inappropriate action because the nurse is responding as if the
hallucination is real.
*Without evidence of a disaster on a mental health unit, it is
inappropriate to initiate disaster protocols.
*Trying to convince the client that there is not a bomb in their room
negates the client's experience.
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?
1. Complete documentation about the client's status every hour while
they are in restraints.
2. Maintain the client in restraints for a minimum of 4 hr.
3. Apply restraints when other means of managing the client's behavior
have failed.
4. Request that the provider assess the client within 8 hr of the
application of restraints. - ANSWER- Correct = 3. Apply restraints when
other means of managing the client's behavior have failed.
Rationale: - According to the Patient Self-Determination Act, clients
have a right to be free from restraints or seclusion unless the safety
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of the client or others is at risk. De-escalation methods for
controlling behavior should be attempted prior to initiating
restraints.
*Document Client's status, behavior, vitals, and address the client's
physical and safety needs every 15 minutes.
*Maximum amount of time an adult should remain in restrains is 4
hours.
*The use of restrains requires a providers prescription. In emergent
cases the prescription can be obtain after the restrains have been
applied. However, the provider must evaluate the client within 1
hour of the initiation of the restrains.
A nurse is admitting a client who has alcohol use disorder. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates that the client is using denial
as a defense mechanism?
1. "I put in extra hours at work so I won't think about drinking."
2. "I know that wine is good for my heart, so that's why I drink some
each evening."
3. "I make up for my drinking by taking my partner on nice vacations."
4. "I am able to go to work every day, so I don't have a problem." -
ANSWER- Correct = 4. "I am able to go to work every day, so I don't
have a problem."
Rationale: - By insisting that their drinking is not a problem
because they can go to work every day, the client is using the defense
