(NGN) ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED 2019 AND 2023
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(NGN) ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED 2023 EXAM
A nurse is discussing the home care of a client who has advanced
Alzheimer’s disease with the client’s partner, who is planning to go out
of town for several days. Which of the following resources should the
nurse recommend to the caregiver?
A. Respite care
B. Partial hospitalization
C. Adult day care program
D. Geropsychiatric unit – ANSWER- A. Respite care
Rationale: Respite care programs allow the client to stay in a nursing
facility for a set number of days, allowing the caregivers to go on
vacation or have some time to themselves.
A nurse is assessing a school-aged child who has conduct disorder.
Which of the following characteristics should the nurse expect the child
to demonstrate?
A. Feelings of remorse
B. Extended periods of depression
C. Deficits in intellectual functioning
D. Aggression toward animals – ANSWER- D. Aggression toward
animals
Rationale: The nurse should identify that aggression toward people and
animals is an expected characteristic of a child who has conduct
disorder.
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing
psychosis. The nurse should identify that which of the following
findings indicates a potential psychiatric emergency?
A. The client is exhibiting echolalia
B. The client reports command hallucinations
C. The client reports loss of motivation
D. The client is exhibiting blunted affect – ANSWER- B. The client
reports command hallucinations
Rationale: The nurse should identify that command hallucinations can
indicate a potential psychiatric emergency for a client who has
schizophrenia. Command hallucinations can direct the client to harm
themselves or others.
A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder.
Which of the following goals is the priority when planning care for this
client?
A. The client will take prescribed medications as scheduled
B. The client will express feelings of frustration
C. The client will refrain from self-mutilation
D. The client will participate in group therapy – ANSWER- C. The client
will refrain from self-mutilation
Rationale: The greatest risk to the client is injury to self and others.
Therefore, the priority goal is for the client to refrain from selfmutilation.
A client who has a diagnosis of depression is attending group therapy.
During the group meeting, the nurse asks each member to identify one
goal for the day. When it is the client’s turn, they do not respond. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take before repeating the
request to the client?
A. Allow the client time to formulate an answer
B. Prompt the client to give a response
C. Move on to the next client
D. Offer the client a suggestion for a goal – ANSWER- A. Allow the
client time to formulate an answer
Rationale: Slowed response time is common in clients who have
depression. The nurse should allow the client to comprehend and
formulate an answer to the question.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings
should the nurse report?
A. A client who is taking clozapine and has a WBC count of 7,500/mm3
B. A client who is taking lamotrigine and has developed a rash
C. A client who taking valproate and has a platelet count of
150,000/mm3
D. A client who taking lithium and has a lithium level of 1.2,Wq/L –
ANSWER- B. A client who is taking lamotrigine and has developed a
rash.
Rationale: Lamotrigine is an anticonvulsant medication that is used as a
mood stabilizer. The nurse should identify a rash is a potentially lifethreatening adverse effect of the medication and report this finding
immediately.
A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The nurse
overhears another staff member make derogatory comments to the
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Confront the staff member
B. Encourage the client to report the incident
C. Document the incident in the client’s health record
D. Report the occurrence to the charge nurse – ANSWER- D. Report the
occurrence to the charge nurse
Rationale: It is the charge nurse and the nurse manager’s responsibility
to confront the staff member about the derogatory comments made to the
client.
A nurse is preparing to administer chlorpromazine 0.55 mg/kg PO to an
adolescent who weighs 110 lb. Available is chlopromazine syrup 10
mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do
not use a trailing zero.) – ANSWER- 14mL
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings
is the nurse required to report?
A. A client who has bipolar disorder and tested positive for genital
herpes simplex virus reports having multiple sexual partners