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ATI Engage Mental Health RN:
Foundations of Mental Health
Nursing - Client & Mental Health
Team Member Safety: Legal & Ethical
Considerations 2025 Questions &
Correct Answers
A charge nurse on a mental health unit is discussing the concept of client
competency with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following
information should the charge nurse include? - ANSA client is considered
mentally competent until deemed incompetent by a judge in a legal
hearing.
The nurse should include that clients are considered to be competent until
following a hearing and a decision by a judge.
A newly hired nurse confides in another nurse that desperate trying to be
hopeful, they feel very depressed. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - ANSSuggest the newly hired nurse contact a mental health
professional.
When a fellow nurse or client confides that they are experiencing
manifestations of burnout, depression, or another mental health concern, it
is appropriate to encourage them to seek professional mental health care.
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A nurse encourage each client in a group session to speak and be heard.
The nurse should identify that this is an example of which of the following
ethical principles? - ANSJustice.
The nurse should identify that this is an example of justice. Justice involves
caring for all clients equally and with the same level of fairness.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
experienced abuse by an intimate partner and is scared to return home. To
which of the following interprofessional team members should the nurse
refer the client? - ANSSocial worker.
The nurse should refer the client to a social worker. Social workers provide
client support and advocacy related to living situations.
A nurse is beginning a debrief with staff about a behavioral emergency that
resulted in physically restraining a client. The nurse should identify that
which of the following is the purpose of debriefing? - ANSTo improve the
quality of future responses.
The purpose of debriefing is to review what happened and determine what
should be done to improve the quality of future responses. Debriefing
provides staff and clients with the opportunity to discuss how the situation
evolved, their feelings, and to promote recovery for the client.
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ATI Engage Mental Health RN:
Foundations of Mental Health
Nursing - Client & Mental Health
Team Member Safety: Legal & Ethical
Considerations 2025 Questions &
Correct Answers
A charge nurse on a mental health unit is discussing the concept of client
competency with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following
information should the charge nurse include? - ANSA client is considered
mentally competent until deemed incompetent by a judge in a legal
hearing.
The nurse should include that clients are considered to be competent until
following a hearing and a decision by a judge.
A newly hired nurse confides in another nurse that desperate trying to be
hopeful, they feel very depressed. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - ANSSuggest the newly hired nurse contact a mental health
professional.
When a fellow nurse or client confides that they are experiencing
manifestations of burnout, depression, or another mental health concern, it
is appropriate to encourage them to seek professional mental health care.
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A nurse encourage each client in a group session to speak and be heard.
The nurse should identify that this is an example of which of the following
ethical principles? - ANSJustice.
The nurse should identify that this is an example of justice. Justice involves
caring for all clients equally and with the same level of fairness.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
experienced abuse by an intimate partner and is scared to return home. To
which of the following interprofessional team members should the nurse
refer the client? - ANSSocial worker.
The nurse should refer the client to a social worker. Social workers provide
client support and advocacy related to living situations.
A nurse is beginning a debrief with staff about a behavioral emergency that
resulted in physically restraining a client. The nurse should identify that
which of the following is the purpose of debriefing? - ANSTo improve the
quality of future responses.
The purpose of debriefing is to review what happened and determine what
should be done to improve the quality of future responses. Debriefing
provides staff and clients with the opportunity to discuss how the situation
evolved, their feelings, and to promote recovery for the client.
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