VATI Mental Health Assessment Test with Questions and Answers
A nurse is planning care for a client following a suicide attempt. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
Provide the client with plastic eating utensils.
A nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client who appears
withdrawn and fearful. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
first?
Inform the client that this admission is confidential.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has anorexia nervosa. The
client states, "Have I done any permanent damage to my body?" Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
You're afraid you have caused physical injury to yourself?
A nurse is caring for a client following a fire that destroyed her home and
killed one of her children. The client is crying and does not make eye
contact with the nurse. Which of the following questions should the nurse
ask first?
Have you thought of harming yourself?
A nurse is checking laboratory values for a hospitalized young adult client
who has bipolar disorder and is taking lithium. Which of the following
values is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
Serum creatinine 2.1 mg/dL
A nurse is providing information to a client who is seeking voluntary
admission to a mental health facility. Which of the following information
should the nurse include?
You will still need to give informed consent for treatment after admission.
, VATI Mental Health Assessment Test with Questions and Answers
A nurse is developing a plan of care for an adolescent client who has
conduct disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan?
Initiate a behavioral contract with the client.
A hospice nurse is talking with the family of a client who recently died
from cancer following a series of chemotherapy treatment. One of the adult
children is angry w/ provider and blames the provider for their father's
death. Which of the following defense mechanisms is the family using?
Displacement
A nurse in an acute care facility is providing teaching for the adult child
of an older adult client who is admitted with a UTI and delirium. The
client has been living independently at home. Which of the following
statements by the adult child demonstrates the teaching has been effective?
I expect that my father will no longer be confused when he is discharged.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a manic episode. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Encourage the client to rest each hour
A nurse is leading a medication education group for several clients. A
client who is sometimes violent becomes angry and begins yelling at others
in the group. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA
Move others away from the client.
Offer the client a PRN dose of lorazepam.
Ask the client open ended questions about the behavior.
A nurse is planning care for a client following a suicide attempt. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
Provide the client with plastic eating utensils.
A nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client who appears
withdrawn and fearful. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
first?
Inform the client that this admission is confidential.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has anorexia nervosa. The
client states, "Have I done any permanent damage to my body?" Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
You're afraid you have caused physical injury to yourself?
A nurse is caring for a client following a fire that destroyed her home and
killed one of her children. The client is crying and does not make eye
contact with the nurse. Which of the following questions should the nurse
ask first?
Have you thought of harming yourself?
A nurse is checking laboratory values for a hospitalized young adult client
who has bipolar disorder and is taking lithium. Which of the following
values is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
Serum creatinine 2.1 mg/dL
A nurse is providing information to a client who is seeking voluntary
admission to a mental health facility. Which of the following information
should the nurse include?
You will still need to give informed consent for treatment after admission.
, VATI Mental Health Assessment Test with Questions and Answers
A nurse is developing a plan of care for an adolescent client who has
conduct disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan?
Initiate a behavioral contract with the client.
A hospice nurse is talking with the family of a client who recently died
from cancer following a series of chemotherapy treatment. One of the adult
children is angry w/ provider and blames the provider for their father's
death. Which of the following defense mechanisms is the family using?
Displacement
A nurse in an acute care facility is providing teaching for the adult child
of an older adult client who is admitted with a UTI and delirium. The
client has been living independently at home. Which of the following
statements by the adult child demonstrates the teaching has been effective?
I expect that my father will no longer be confused when he is discharged.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a manic episode. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Encourage the client to rest each hour
A nurse is leading a medication education group for several clients. A
client who is sometimes violent becomes angry and begins yelling at others
in the group. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA
Move others away from the client.
Offer the client a PRN dose of lorazepam.
Ask the client open ended questions about the behavior.
