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MENTAL HEALTH PN ATI NEWEST EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) 2025
Mood - (answer)provides information about the emotion that a client is
feeling.
Affect - (answer)an objective expression of mood, such as flat affect or lack of
facial expression.
Alert - (answer)client is responsive and able to fully respond by opening her
eyes and attending to a normal tone of voice and speech. She answers
questions spontaneously and appropriately
lethargic - (answer)the client is able to open her eyes and respond but is
drowsy and falls asleep readily.
Stuporous - (answer)The client requires vigorous or painful stimuli (pinching a
tendon or rubbing the sternum) to elicit a brief response. She might not be
able to respond verbally.
Comatose - (answer)the client is unconscious and does not respond to painful
stimuli
decorticate rigidity - (answer)flexion and internal rotation of upper extremity
joints and legs
decerebrate rigidity - (answer)neck and elbow extension, with wrists and
fingers flexed
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immediate memory - (answer)the ability to hold something in mind for just a
few seconds
recent memory - (answer)-The ability to recall events of the past few days
remote memory - (answer)very long-term recall, such as birth date, mother's
maiden name
Confabulation - (answer)the act of filling in memory gaps
What does MMSE stand for? - (answer)mini mental status exam
Glasgow Coma Scale - (answer)This examination is used to obtain baseline
data of a client's level of consciousness and for ongoing evaluation. Eye, verbal,
and motor response is checked and a number value based on response is
assigned. Highest possible value is 15, indicates awake and responsive, a score
of 8 or less indicates that the client is in a coma
Mentally healthy children and adolescence.... - (answer)trust others, view the
world as safe, accurately interpret their environments. master development
tasks, and use appropriate coping skills
Things to look for when using the HEADSSS psychosocial interview to evaluate
risk factors in an adolescent. - (answer)Home environment, (what are the
relationships like at home)
education/employment, (how is their performance in school or work)
activities, (does the client participate in sports or other activities?)
drug and substance use,
sexuality,
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suicide/depression, (is the client at risk for self harm?)
savagery (is the client exposed to abuse in the home or violence in his
neigborhood?)
What is the DSM-5? - (answer)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, 5th edition
What is the DSM-5 used for? - (answer)diagnostic tool used to identify mental
health diagnosis
What do nurses use the DSM-5 for? - (answer)identify diagnosis and diagnosis
criteria to guide data collection, to identify nursing diagnoses, and to assist in
the planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
Counseling - (answer)- using therapeutic communication skills
- assisting with problem solving
- crisis intervention
- stress management
milieu therapy - (answer)-orienting the client to the physical setting
-identifying rules and boundaries of the setting
-ensuring a safe environment for the client
-assisting the client to participate in appropriate activities
promotion of self-care activities - (answer)Offering assistance with self-care
tasks
Allowing time for the client to complete self-care tasks
MENTAL HEALTH PN ATI NEWEST EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) 2025
Mood - (answer)provides information about the emotion that a client is
feeling.
Affect - (answer)an objective expression of mood, such as flat affect or lack of
facial expression.
Alert - (answer)client is responsive and able to fully respond by opening her
eyes and attending to a normal tone of voice and speech. She answers
questions spontaneously and appropriately
lethargic - (answer)the client is able to open her eyes and respond but is
drowsy and falls asleep readily.
Stuporous - (answer)The client requires vigorous or painful stimuli (pinching a
tendon or rubbing the sternum) to elicit a brief response. She might not be
able to respond verbally.
Comatose - (answer)the client is unconscious and does not respond to painful
stimuli
decorticate rigidity - (answer)flexion and internal rotation of upper extremity
joints and legs
decerebrate rigidity - (answer)neck and elbow extension, with wrists and
fingers flexed
, 2
immediate memory - (answer)the ability to hold something in mind for just a
few seconds
recent memory - (answer)-The ability to recall events of the past few days
remote memory - (answer)very long-term recall, such as birth date, mother's
maiden name
Confabulation - (answer)the act of filling in memory gaps
What does MMSE stand for? - (answer)mini mental status exam
Glasgow Coma Scale - (answer)This examination is used to obtain baseline
data of a client's level of consciousness and for ongoing evaluation. Eye, verbal,
and motor response is checked and a number value based on response is
assigned. Highest possible value is 15, indicates awake and responsive, a score
of 8 or less indicates that the client is in a coma
Mentally healthy children and adolescence.... - (answer)trust others, view the
world as safe, accurately interpret their environments. master development
tasks, and use appropriate coping skills
Things to look for when using the HEADSSS psychosocial interview to evaluate
risk factors in an adolescent. - (answer)Home environment, (what are the
relationships like at home)
education/employment, (how is their performance in school or work)
activities, (does the client participate in sports or other activities?)
drug and substance use,
sexuality,
, 3
suicide/depression, (is the client at risk for self harm?)
savagery (is the client exposed to abuse in the home or violence in his
neigborhood?)
What is the DSM-5? - (answer)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, 5th edition
What is the DSM-5 used for? - (answer)diagnostic tool used to identify mental
health diagnosis
What do nurses use the DSM-5 for? - (answer)identify diagnosis and diagnosis
criteria to guide data collection, to identify nursing diagnoses, and to assist in
the planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
Counseling - (answer)- using therapeutic communication skills
- assisting with problem solving
- crisis intervention
- stress management
milieu therapy - (answer)-orienting the client to the physical setting
-identifying rules and boundaries of the setting
-ensuring a safe environment for the client
-assisting the client to participate in appropriate activities
promotion of self-care activities - (answer)Offering assistance with self-care
tasks
Allowing time for the client to complete self-care tasks
