MENTAL HEALTH NURSING- ATI
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (FULLY
COVERED EDITION)
A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an
understanding of the teaching? (select all that apply.)
A. "to assess cognitive ability,i should ask the client to count backward by sevens."
B. "to assess affect, i should observe the client's facial expression."
C. "to assess language ability, i should instruct the client to write a sentence."
D. "to assess remote memory, i should have the client repeat a list of objects."
E. "to assess the client's abstract thinking, i should ask the client to identify our
most recent presidents." - ANS -A. "to assess cognitive ability,i should ask the
client to count backward by sevens."
,B. "to assess affect, i should observe the client's facial expression."
C. "to assess language ability, i should instruct the client to write a sentence."
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of
the following actions should the nurse include as a psychobiological intervention?
A. assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B. teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C. assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of medications. - ANS -D. Monitor the
client for adverse effects of medications.
(Not C bc assessing for comorbid health conditions is health promotion and
maintenance, rather than a psychobiological, intervention)
,A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial
client interview. When conducting the interview, which of the following actions
should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. coordinate holistic care with social services.
B. identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
c. include the client's family in the interview.
D. teach the client about her current mental health disorder. - ANS -B. identify the
client's perception of her mental health status.
A nurse is told during change-of-shift report that a client is stuporous. When
assessing the client,which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. the client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
B. the client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
, c. the client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D. the client is alert but disoriented to time and place. - ANS -a. the client arouses
briefly in response to a sternal rub.
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DsM-5). Which of the following
information is appropriate to include in the discussion? (select all that apply.)
a. the DsM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders.
B. the DsM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders.
c. the DsM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental
health disorders.
D. the DsM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health
disorders.
e. the DsM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disorders. -
ANS -B. the DsM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health
disorders.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (FULLY
COVERED EDITION)
A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an
understanding of the teaching? (select all that apply.)
A. "to assess cognitive ability,i should ask the client to count backward by sevens."
B. "to assess affect, i should observe the client's facial expression."
C. "to assess language ability, i should instruct the client to write a sentence."
D. "to assess remote memory, i should have the client repeat a list of objects."
E. "to assess the client's abstract thinking, i should ask the client to identify our
most recent presidents." - ANS -A. "to assess cognitive ability,i should ask the
client to count backward by sevens."
,B. "to assess affect, i should observe the client's facial expression."
C. "to assess language ability, i should instruct the client to write a sentence."
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of
the following actions should the nurse include as a psychobiological intervention?
A. assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B. teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C. assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of medications. - ANS -D. Monitor the
client for adverse effects of medications.
(Not C bc assessing for comorbid health conditions is health promotion and
maintenance, rather than a psychobiological, intervention)
,A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial
client interview. When conducting the interview, which of the following actions
should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. coordinate holistic care with social services.
B. identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
c. include the client's family in the interview.
D. teach the client about her current mental health disorder. - ANS -B. identify the
client's perception of her mental health status.
A nurse is told during change-of-shift report that a client is stuporous. When
assessing the client,which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. the client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
B. the client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
, c. the client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D. the client is alert but disoriented to time and place. - ANS -a. the client arouses
briefly in response to a sternal rub.
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DsM-5). Which of the following
information is appropriate to include in the discussion? (select all that apply.)
a. the DsM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders.
B. the DsM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders.
c. the DsM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental
health disorders.
D. the DsM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health
disorders.
e. the DsM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disorders. -
ANS -B. the DsM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health
disorders.
