MENTAL HEALTH ATI A WITH NGN
EXAM 2024/2025 WITH LATEST 100%
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
A nurse is planning care for a client who is experiencing acute mania. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan to promote sleep? - ANS-Encourage frequent rest
periods throughout the day
A nurse is delegating client care tasks to a LPN and an assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse assign to the LPN? - ANS-Change the dressings of a client who has borderline
personality disorder and superficial self-inflected wounds
A nurse is preparing to administer chlorpromazine 0.55 mg/kg PO to an adolescent who weighs 110 lb.
Available is chlorpromazine syrup 10mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - ANS-14 mL
A nurse is admitting a client who has alcohol use disorder. Which of the following statements by the
client indicated that the client is using denial as a defense mechanism? - ANS-"I am able to go to work
everyday, so I don't have a problem."
, A community health nurse is planning an education program about depressive disorders. Which of the
following factors should the nurse include as increasing the risk for depression? - ANS-Substance abuse
disorder
A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting. When the nurse questions
the client regarding their admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the head, and I'm going to bed!" The
nurse questions the client's speech pattern as which of the following? - ANS-Clang association
A nurse in an outpatient mental health setting is collecting a health history from a client who is taking
paroxetine for depression. The client reports to the nurse that he also takes herbal supplements. The
nurse should advise the client that which of the following supplements interacts adversely with
paroxetine? - ANS-St. Johns Wort
A charge nurse is preparing an educational session for a group of newly licensed nurses to review client
rights under the law. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - ANS-"In the event a
client threatens to harm others, medication can be administered without consent."
A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings should the nurse
document as a negative symptom of this disorder? - ANS-Anhedonia
A nurse is admitting a client who has anorexia nervosa and is at 60% of ideal body weight. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - ANS-Encourage the client to drink
125 mL of fluid each hour while awake.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings should the nurse report? - ANS-A
client who is taking lamotrigine and has developed a rash.
A nurse in a mental health clinic is planning care for a client who has a new prescription for olanzapine.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority? - ANS-Instruct the client
to avoid driving during initial therapy
A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who is being admitted to an acute care unit following a
suicide attempt. Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority? - ANS-
Arrange one-to-one observation of the client.
EXAM 2024/2025 WITH LATEST 100%
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
A nurse is planning care for a client who is experiencing acute mania. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan to promote sleep? - ANS-Encourage frequent rest
periods throughout the day
A nurse is delegating client care tasks to a LPN and an assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse assign to the LPN? - ANS-Change the dressings of a client who has borderline
personality disorder and superficial self-inflected wounds
A nurse is preparing to administer chlorpromazine 0.55 mg/kg PO to an adolescent who weighs 110 lb.
Available is chlorpromazine syrup 10mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - ANS-14 mL
A nurse is admitting a client who has alcohol use disorder. Which of the following statements by the
client indicated that the client is using denial as a defense mechanism? - ANS-"I am able to go to work
everyday, so I don't have a problem."
, A community health nurse is planning an education program about depressive disorders. Which of the
following factors should the nurse include as increasing the risk for depression? - ANS-Substance abuse
disorder
A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting. When the nurse questions
the client regarding their admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the head, and I'm going to bed!" The
nurse questions the client's speech pattern as which of the following? - ANS-Clang association
A nurse in an outpatient mental health setting is collecting a health history from a client who is taking
paroxetine for depression. The client reports to the nurse that he also takes herbal supplements. The
nurse should advise the client that which of the following supplements interacts adversely with
paroxetine? - ANS-St. Johns Wort
A charge nurse is preparing an educational session for a group of newly licensed nurses to review client
rights under the law. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - ANS-"In the event a
client threatens to harm others, medication can be administered without consent."
A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings should the nurse
document as a negative symptom of this disorder? - ANS-Anhedonia
A nurse is admitting a client who has anorexia nervosa and is at 60% of ideal body weight. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - ANS-Encourage the client to drink
125 mL of fluid each hour while awake.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings should the nurse report? - ANS-A
client who is taking lamotrigine and has developed a rash.
A nurse in a mental health clinic is planning care for a client who has a new prescription for olanzapine.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority? - ANS-Instruct the client
to avoid driving during initial therapy
A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who is being admitted to an acute care unit following a
suicide attempt. Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority? - ANS-
Arrange one-to-one observation of the client.
