ATI PN Mental Health

(Exam solutions, with updated complete resources for 2022 ATI Exams)

1.A nurse is collecting data from a client who is experiencing alcohol

Answer: Diaphoresis

withdrawal. Which of the manifestation should the nurse expect?

2. A nurse in a long-term care center is caring for an adult client who has Alzheimer’s disease and whose partner died several years ago. The client appears upset and asls the nurse when his partner will visit again. The nurse states,”It seems like you are feeling lonely. Let’s take a walk outside and talk.’ Which of the following communication strategies is the nurse using? Answer: Validation therapy

3. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has schizophrenia and a new prescription for chlorpromazine. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

Answer:” The voices you have been hearing should decrease.”

4. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has generalized anxiety disorder and is to start therapy with buspirone. Which of the following statementsshould the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the information?

Answer: “I should expect some improvement of my symptoms in about 10 days