ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE 2019 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 70 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A

ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE 2019 ACTUAL EXAM

ALL 70 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETILED ANSWERS WITH

RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A

1. A nurse is caring for a school-aged child who has conduct disorder and is being

physically aggressive toward other children in the unit. Which of the following

actions should the nurse take first?

a. Place the child in seclusion

b. Use therapeutic hold technique

c. Apply wrist restraints

d. Administer risperidone - ANSWER- A. Place the child in seclusion

3. A nurse is caring for a client who exhibits excessive compliance, passivity, and

self-denial. The nurse should recognize that these findings are associated with

which of the following personality disorders?

a. Dependent

b. Paranoid

c. Borderline

d. Histrionic - ANSWER- A. Dependent

4. A nurse is caring for a client who is involuntarily admitted for major depressive

disorder and refuses to take prescribed antianxiety medication. Which of the

following actions should the nurse take?

a. Inform the client that he does not have the right to refuse medication

b. Administer the medication to the client via IM injection

c. Offer the client the medication at the next scheduled dose time

d. Implement consequences until the client take the medication - ANSWER- c.

Offer the client the medication at the next scheduled dose time

5. A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who states she was

beaten and sexually assault by her partner. After a rapid assessment, which of the

following actions should the nurse plan to take next?

a. Conduct a pregnancy test

b. Requests mental health consultation for the client

c. Provide a trained advocate to stay with the

prophylactic medication client.

d. offer prophylactic medication to prevent STIs - ANSWER- D. Offer

prophylactic medication to prevent STIs

6. A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder. After

discussing the treatment with

his partner, the client verbally agrees to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) but will

not sign the consent form. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

a. Request that the client's partner sign the consent

form

b. Cancel the schedule ECT procedure

c. Proceed with the preparation for ECT based on implied consent

d. Inform the client about the risks of refusing the ECT - ANSWER- B. Cancel the

schedule ECT procedure

7. A nurse is caring for a client who reports that he is angry with his partner

because she thinks he is just trying to gain attention. When the nurse attempts to

talk to the client, he becomes angry and tells her to leave. Which of the following

defense mechanisms is the client demonstrating?

a. Rationalization

b. Denial

c. Compensation

d. Displacement - ANSWER- d. Displacement

8. A nursing is advising an assistive personnel (AP) on the care of a client who has

major depressive disorder. The AP states that he is irritated by the client's

depression. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate?

a. Please don't take what the client said seriously when she is

depressed

b. It's important that the client feel safe verbalizing how she is feeling

c. Everybody feels that way about this client so don't worry about it

d. I'll change your assignment to someone who doesn't have depressive disorder -

ANSWER- b. It's important that the client feel safe verbalizing how she is feeling

9. A nurse is assessing a child in the emergency department. Which of the

following findings places the child at the greatest risk for physical abuse?

a. The child is 10years old

b. The child is homeschooled

c. The has no siblings

d. The child has cystic fibrosis - ANSWER- d. The child has cystic fibrosis

10. A nurse Is providing behavioral therapy for a client who has obsessivecompulsive disorder.The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at night.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client when using

thought stopping technique?

a. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night

b. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks

c. Ask a family member to check the lock for you at night

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