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1 :
A client in a children's mental health behavioral center says, "l got five tickets today!" The nurse knows giving tickets to children for good behavior and not giving them for poor behavior is which type of therapy?

Individual psychotherapy

Reality Therapy

Cognitive Therapy

Behavioral therapy

Hint : 🎟️Think about which therapy focuses on actions and reinforcement rather than thoughts or emotions

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2 :
The interdisciplinary team is planning care for a client with bipolar disorder that had some psychological tests completed. The nurse recognizes which discipline of the team will interpret the results of those tests and participate in the design of therapies for the client?

Psychiatric Nurse

Psychiatrist

Recreation Therapist

Psychologist

Hint : 📑This team member focuses on test data and therapy planning, not medication or nursing care

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3 :
When preparing for the first clinical experience at a children's residential facility, the nursing instructor meets with the students to discuss their feelings, beliefs, and attitudes surrounding clients with a history of abuse and self- harm. The primary reason for discussing personal beliefs is to:

determine if the clients can relate to the students during their time together.

guide the students to practice self-awareness so there is no interference with the clients care.

assign the most compatible clients and students together to ensure a good assignment.

assess the appropriateness of the setting for implementing nursing skills.

Hint : 🪞It’s about understanding yourself before you care for someone else

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4 :
A nurse Is preparing to care for a client with dysfunctions in the lobe of the brain labeled as "A". The nurse would expect to observe abnormal assessment findings with the following:

smell, hearing, memory, and emotional expression.

organization of thought, body movement memories, emotions, and moral behavior.

language generation, and visual interpretation.

taste, touch, and spatial orientation.

Hint : 🧭This lobe controls what makes you think, plan, move, and act with judgment

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5 :
A client is being seen in the mental health clinic. The client has been on a conventional, first-generation antipsychotic for 8 months and is now exhibiting tongue protrusion, lip smacking, and rapid eye blinking. A nurse would document this chronic syndrome as:

Akathisia

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Dystonia

Tardive dyskinesia

Hint : 👄Look for the option that describes involuntary facial movements developing after long-term medication use

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6 :
A client being discharged appears angry with the nurse when the nurse attempts to review discharge instructions with the client. The nurse can assist the client in this stage of the nurse-client relationship with which therapeutic response?

'We have to go over these instructions before you can go. Please try to listen."

"You should be able to regulate your feelings better by now. Why are you angry?"

"I can sense you are angry. Tell me how you feel about being discharged today."

"Would you rather not be discharged today?"

Hint : 🧏Choose the response that validates emotion and invites the client to explore it further

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7 :
A nurse is completing an 8-hr 180 record for a client who consumed 4 oz juice, 6 oz tea, a 100 mL cup full of ice chips, an IV bolus of 150 mL, and 8 oz broth. The nurse should record how many mL of intake on the client's record? A calculator is activated within your exam. Enter numeric value only. Do not label.

Hint : 🧮Don’t forget how to count ice chips correctly in intake totals

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8 :
A student nurse is talking with a client. Which technique will best communicate to a client that the student is interested in listening?

Restate a feeling or thought the patient has expressed.

Make a judgment about the client's problem.

Say, "I understand what youre saying:

Ask a direct question, such as, *Did you feel angry?"

Hint : 🗣️Reflecting what the client says shows you're truly listening

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9 :
An adolescent client has just been found to have broken one of the unit rules. The nurse imposes the consequence of losing phone privileges. In this instance, the nurse is acting as the:

Parent Surrogate

Caregiver

Advocate

Teacher

Hint : 📘This role focuses on helping the client learn through consequences

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10 :
A nurse is caring for a client on a mental health unit. Nurses are encouraged to constantly be aware of the nonverbal communication of a client with mental illness primarily for which reason?

Psychiatric disorders generally affect a clients ability to communicate verbally

Clients are guarded with both verbal and nonverbal communication

Psychiatric disorders are more likely to affect thoughts than physical behaviors

Nonverbal communication provides additional client information that is acted out unconsciously

Hint : 🧍Focus on what clients may express without speaking

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11 :
A nursing instructor is teaching students about self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous. (A). Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?

"Self-help groups are run by members and do not have a formal leader."

"Providing education to members is the purpose of self-help groups."

"Self-help groups have professionals lead the formal groups."

"Confidentiality of the members is not an expectation with self-help groups."

Hint : 🔁Think about group dynamics that are based on mutual experience and shared leadership, not professionals

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12 :
The nurse is working with a client that is displaying psychotic behavior with poorly controlled emotions. The family of the client asks, What part of the brain controls emotions?"

The Parietal Lobe

The Endocrine System

The Limbic System

The Occipital Lobe

Hint : ❤️This brain system deals with feelings, memory, and motivation

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13 :
A nurse explains to the family of a patient who is mentally ill how the nurse-patient relationship differs from social relationships. which is the best explanation?

"The focus is on solving the patient’s problems. Problems are discussed by the nurse and patient, and solutions are given by the nurse."

"The focus of the relationship is socialization. Mutual needs are met, and feelings are openly shared."

"The focus is the creation of a partnership in which each member is concerned with the growth and satisfaction of the other."

"The focus is on the patient. Problems are discussed by the nurse and patient, but solutions are implemented by the patient:

Hint : 👤This relationship centers only on one person’s well-being and goal-setting

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14 :
Doctor's order: 350 mL Lactated Ringer's to infuse over 5 hours. What is the hourly rate?

Hint : ⏰Divide total volume by the number of hours prescribed

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15 :
During a session with a client, the client asks the nurse what the client should do about the client's "cheating" spouse. The nurse replies. 'You should divorce. You deserve better than that." The nurse used which nontherapeutic communication technique?

Giving Information

Verbalizing the implied

Giving Advice

Making Observations

Hint : 🗣️Avoid telling clients what to do or deciding for them in emotional or personal matters

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16 :
A nurse uses MaslowS hierarchy of needs to plan care for a client with psychosis. Which problem will receive priority?

Needs to be taught about medication action and side effects.

Refuses to eat or bathe.

Is reluctant to participate in unit social activities.

Reports feelings of alienation from family.

Hint : 🥣Start with what keeps the body alive and safe first before addressing higher-level needs

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17 :
A client asks the nurse how long it will take before the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant medication will be effective. Which reply is most accurate and therapeutic?

"It will probably take months for the medication to work. In the meantime, you should work on improving your attitude."

"If you believe it will work, then it will. You have to have faith!"

"You will have gradual Improvement in symptoms over the next two to three weeks, but you may not notice them for a while. It is important you keep taking the medication.

"This is a good medication! it will be effective within twenty minutes of the first dose."

Hint : 📅Focus on responses that set realistic expectations and reinforce the importance of sticking with the treatment

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18 :
A nurse is interviewing a client during admission to an alcohol treatment center. Which of the following approaches should the nurse take?

Otter sympathetic support.

Verbalize disapproval of the clients substance abuse.

Maintain a nonjudgmental attitude.

Avoid displaying an emotional response.

Hint : 🪞Think of the attitude that encourages honesty and therapeutic engagement without fear of being criticized

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19 :
A nurse and client are engaged in a discussion. The client says, "l feel really close to you. You are the only true friend I have." Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?

"Since ours is a professional relationship, let's explore other opportunities in your lite tor friendship.

'We are definitely not friends. This is strictly professional.

"It makes me feel good that you trust me so much: it is important for the work we are doing together."

"l am sure there are other people in your life who are your friends; besides, we just met."

Hint : 🚧Use responses that set limits professionally while showing respect for the client’s emotional needs

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20 :
The nurse Is preparing to give a medication to a client with depression. The order is for Desipramine 100 mg PO. The nurse has Desipramine 125 mg/5 ml available. How many mL will the nurse give? A calculator is activated within your exam.

Hint : 📐Use the ratio of what's needed to what's available and apply it to the given volume

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21 :
A nurse is caring for a young adult client following the sudden death of his wife. The client feels paralyzed in his ability to cope with work and family responsibilities. Which of the following type of crisis is the client experiencing?

Situational

Adventitious

Maturational

Developmental

Hint : ⚡Look for the type of crisis triggered by an abrupt life change not tied to age or development

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22 :
A 4-year-old child grabs toys from siblings, saying. "l want that toy now!" The siblings cry, and the child's parent becomes upset with the behavior. Using the Freudian theory, a nurse can interpret the child's behavior as a product of impulses originating in the:

ego

superego

preconscious

Hint : 🍼Think about the part of the mind that demands pleasure without thinking of rules or others

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23 :
A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency room exhibiting impulsive behaviors of rage and anger. Dysfunction in which brain structure contributes to this behavior?

Cerebellum

Basal Ganglia

Spinal Cord

Hypothalamus

Hint : 🌡️This structure regulates both body states and intense emotional expressions like rage

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24 :
The client says, "My marriage is just great. My spouse and I usually agree on everything." The nurse observes the clients foot moving continuously as the client twirls a shirt button. What type of communication is the client presenting?

Abstract message

Concrete message

Incongruent message

Congruent Message

Hint : 👁️Look for inconsistencies between what is said and what is shown physically.

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25 :
The nurse is caring for a client that has a diagnosis of alcohol dependence and has come to the Emergency Department with symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. An order is written for lorazepam 3 mg IV. The pharmacy only has the injectable form of lorazepam in a concentration of 2 mg/mL. Each vial contains 1mL. How many vials does the nurse need to retrieve from the med room to prepare the ordered dose? A calculator is activated within your exam.

Hint : 📐Check both concentration and volume per vial to determine how many are needed.

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26 :
A nurse caring for clients in a residential mental health facility is explaining to a new nurse what the goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Construction Act was. What was the goal of this?

To deinstitutionalize state hospitals.

To provide funds to build hospitals with psychiatric units.

To ensure clients' rights for the mentally ill.

To treat people with mental illness in a humane fashion.

Hint : 🏠Think about the movement from long-term hospital stays to community-based care.

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27 :
A nursing instructor is comparing homeless people without mental illness to homeless people with mental illness.

Homeless people with mental illness:

have more contact with family members.

face fewer barriers to employment.

spend more time in jail.

Hint : ⚖️Consider who is more likely to face legal trouble due to unmanaged symptoms.

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28 :
A client presents to the emergency department with a flat affect and disheveled appearance. The nurse objectively can see that the client has experienced an adventitious crisis. Which are examples of adventitious crises? Select all that apply.

Natural disasters

Death of a loved one

Leaving home for the first time

Loss of a job

Violent crimes

Hint : 🚨Focus on sudden, external events that are traumatic and outside everyday life.

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29 :
The parent of a child client holds the child close during the initial assessment. Which distance zone is the parent exhibiting with the child?

Public

Intimate

Social

Personal

Hint : 👶Think about the space used when holding someone very close or physically comforting them.

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30 :
The nurse is mindful of maintaining relationships with clients that are therapeutic. Which characteristics would be most important for the nurse to foster Select all that apply.

Offering sound advice to the client

Maintaining a client focus at all times

Becoming close friends with the client

Sharing about personal experiences often

Establishing boundaries for both the nurse and client

Hint : 🧭Stick to choices that preserve professionalism and prioritize the client’s growth, not the nurse’s personal input.

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31 :
A nurse is caring for a client with major depressive disorder in a residential facility who refuses to participate in therapies because their parent did not answer the phone when the client called the previous evening. The client told the nurse. "l know they are mad at me." The nurse asks the client, "Are there other reasons you can think of that could have caused your parent not to answer the phone last evening?" In this statement, the nurse is using which type of therapy?

Rational Emotive Therapy

Cognitive Theory

Reality Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Hint : 🧠Choose the therapy that works on changing thought patterns to change feelings and behaviors.

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32 :
A nurse caring for clients in an outpatient mental health unit is explaining the mental health continuum to a group of nursing students. Which are true regarding mental health and mental illness? Select all that apply

Behavior viewed as acceptable in one culture is acceptable in all cultures.

Many ever-changing components and interrelated factors influence a persons' mental health.

Mental illness often causes impaired functioning.

Mental health and mental illness are easy to define.

Mental health is evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability.

Hint : 📘Focus on accurate traits and influences of both mental health and illness—avoid absolutes or oversimplifications.

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33 :
A nursing student is learning about the various types of treatment settings for clients with mental health disorders. Which client is suitable for psychiatric transitional care services?

Adult homeless woman with acute mania engaging in unsate behaviors

Adolescent with conduct disorder who took an overdose of a benzodiazepine

Paralyzed veteran experiencing increased respiratory problems and infections

Adult male being discharged from the hospital with chronic symptoms of schizophrenia

Hint : 🧳This setting supports stable clients transitioning from inpatient care to independent community living.

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34 :
The geriatric psychiatry nurse understands that the DSM-5-TR describes all mental disorders with specific criteria. Which are the purposes of the DSM-5-TR? Select all that apply (Select All that Apply.)

To provide the practitioner with standards ot care for all clients.

To present defining characteristics or symptoms that differentiate specific diagnoses.

To provide a standardized nomenclature and language for all mental health professionals.

To provide standards for hospital and community-based institutions.

To assist in identifying the underlying causes of a disorder

Hint : 📖Think of this manual as a classification tool, not a treatment guide.

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35 :
A nurse is planning to discharge a client from an inpatient mental health facility. A clientS ability to remain in the community is closely related to what?

Living environment

Taking meals at the food bank

Participation in social events

Supporting neighborhood watch programs

Hint : 🛏️Think of what offers long-term safety and structure, not just day-to-day help.

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36 :
A nurse is analyzing a client's diagnosis list and medication list. Which medication class can be effectively in treating manic episodes with bipolar disorder?

Antidepressant Drugs

Mood-Stabilizing Drugs

Antipsychotic Drugs

Anxiolytics

Hint : 🔄Think of the drug class that manages highs and lows by evening out emotional extremes.

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37 :
A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of depression. A decrease in which of the following neurotransmitters has been implicated in depression?

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and acetyicholine

Glutamate and histamine

Norepinephrine and serotonin

Serotonin and acetylcholine

Hint : 🧬Focus on the brain chemicals targeted by most antidepressants.

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38 :
A new nurse tells a mentor, "l want to convey to my clients that I am interested in them and that I want to listen to what they have to say." Which behaviors are helpful in meeting the nurse's goal? Select all that apply.

Maintaining good eye contact if acceptable with the client

Crossing their legs when speaking with the client

Assuming an open body posture with arms unfolded

Facing the client while sitting behind a desk

Keeping their hands inside their pockets with speaking with their client

Hint : 🧍Choose body language that signals openness and full attention.

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39 :
A client who has continuously experienced severe symptoms of schizoaffective disorder for the past 17 years is experiencing an acute psychotic episode. Which level of care is most appropriate for this client at this time?

Inpatient hospital treatment

Partial hospitalization

Residential treatment

Clubhouse

Hint : 🚑Choose the setting that provides immediate, round-the-clock care for psychiatric emergencies.

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40 :
When reviewing the history of mental health care in the United States, a psychiatric-mental health nurse reads about advocating for the moral treatment of the mentally ill and opening of state hospitals. The nurse would attribute this concept of care as the idea supported by:

Sigmund Freud

Dorothea Dix

Hildegard Peplau

Linda Richards

Hint : 📢Think of the historical figure who fought for better facilities and humane care for the mentally ill.

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41 :
An advanced practice nurse determines that a group of clients would benefit from opportunities to practice appropriate social behaviors and learn about basic living skills together. Which of the following interventions would the advanced practice nurse suggest?

Cognitive therapy

Reality therapy

Dialectical behavioral therapy

Milieu therapy

Hint : 🏡This therapy turns the environment itself into part of the treatment.

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42 :
A college student decides to go to a party the night before a major exam instead of studying. After receiving a low score on the exam, the student tells a fellow student, "l have to work too much and don't have time to study." Which defense mechanism is the student using?

Rationalization

Denial

Regression

Suppresion

Hint : 🧾Look for the choice where someone explains away their mistake instead of accepting it.

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43 :
A calculator is activated within your exam. Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero. Enter numeric value only.
Ordered: haloperidol (Haldol) 1 mg
Available: haloperidol (Haldol) 5 mg/mL
Administer:

Hint : 📐Divide the dose ordered by how much drug is in each mL to find volume needed.

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44 :
A nurse is taking care of a client in a mental health facility. Which is the most important skill the nurse must bring to the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?

Objectivity

Approachability

Interest

Empathy

Hint : 💗This skill involves feeling with, not just for, someone.

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45 :
A nurse is talking to the parents of a pediatric client about mental healthcare. The nurse explains that the factor having influence on the current trend in treatment settings is the fact in recent years:

funding for community programs has been inadequate.

community programs have been fully developed to meet treatment needs.

state hospitals have expanded to meet the demand.

laws have enabled more people to be committed to treatment.

Hint : 🤔Think about what limits even the best-designed treatment programs from reaching clients.

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46 :
A nurse is providing care to a client using assertive community treatment (ACT). Which of the following is accurate about this type of treatment?

The staff care for the client using a high staff-to-client ratio.

The staff care for the client in an acute care setting.

The client comes to a facility for day treatment programs and goes home at night.

The client receives services in the community or home where they live.

Hint : 🚪This model meets clients where they live, not where the care is based.

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47 :
A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health setting. During the working phase of a therapeutic relationship, which action by the nurse would best help the client to explore problems?

Identifying possible solutions for the clients problems

Encouraging the client to clarity feelings and behavior

Referring the client to a self-help group

Comparing past and present coping strategies

Hint : 🔎Think about what helps the client understand themselves better before solving anything.

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48 :
A nursing instructor is reviewing the history of mental health nursing with students. What significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s?

legislation dramatically changed civil commitment procedures

community support services were established

psychotropic drugs became available for use

the Patient's Bill of Rights was enacted

Hint : 🧪Think of what breakthrough allowed many long-term patients to return to community life.

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49 :
A nurse is taking care of a client who is taking an antipsychotic medication. Assessment findings reveal a stooped posture, shuffling gait with small steps, and tremor.

Based on the nursing assessment, the client is most likely experiencing select option A... due to the antipsychotic drug select option B....

Hint : 🧬Think of the side effect that mimics a neurological disorder and the drug action that disrupts dopamine.

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ATI Mental Health Nursing 12601 Exam

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1 : A client in a children's mental health behavioral center says, "l got five tickets today!" The nurse knows giving tickets to children for good behavior and not giving them for poor behavior is which type of therapy?

2 : The interdisciplinary team is planning care for a client with bipolar disorder that had some psychological tests completed. The nurse recognizes which discipline of the team will interpret the results of those tests and participate in the design of therapies for the client?

4 : A nurse Is preparing to care for a client with dysfunctions in the lobe of the brain labeled as "A". The nurse would expect to observe abnormal assessment findings with the following:

5 : A client is being seen in the mental health clinic. The client has been on a conventional, first-generation antipsychotic for 8 months and is now exhibiting tongue protrusion, lip smacking, and rapid eye blinking. A nurse would document this chronic syndrome as:

6 : A client being discharged appears angry with the nurse when the nurse attempts to review discharge instructions with the client. The nurse can assist the client in this stage of the nurse-client relationship with which therapeutic response?

8 : A student nurse is talking with a client. Which technique will best communicate to a client that the student is interested in listening?

9 : An adolescent client has just been found to have broken one of the unit rules. The nurse imposes the consequence of losing phone privileges. In this instance, the nurse is acting as the:

10 : A nurse is caring for a client on a mental health unit. Nurses are encouraged to constantly be aware of the nonverbal communication of a client with mental illness primarily for which reason?

11 : A nursing instructor is teaching students about self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous. (A). Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?

12 : The nurse is working with a client that is displaying psychotic behavior with poorly controlled emotions. The family of the client asks, What part of the brain controls emotions?"

13 : A nurse explains to the family of a patient who is mentally ill how the nurse-patient relationship differs from social relationships. which is the best explanation?

14 : Doctor's order: 350 mL Lactated Ringer's to infuse over 5 hours. What is the hourly rate?

15 : During a session with a client, the client asks the nurse what the client should do about the client's "cheating" spouse. The nurse replies. 'You should divorce. You deserve better than that." The nurse used which nontherapeutic communication technique?

16 : A nurse uses MaslowS hierarchy of needs to plan care for a client with psychosis. Which problem will receive priority?

17 : A client asks the nurse how long it will take before the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant medication will be effective. Which reply is most accurate and therapeutic?

18 : A nurse is interviewing a client during admission to an alcohol treatment center. Which of the following approaches should the nurse take?

19 : A nurse and client are engaged in a discussion. The client says, "l feel really close to you. You are the only true friend I have." Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?

20 : The nurse Is preparing to give a medication to a client with depression. The order is for Desipramine 100 mg PO. The nurse has Desipramine 125 mg/5 ml available. How many mL will the nurse give? A calculator is activated within your exam.

21 : A nurse is caring for a young adult client following the sudden death of his wife. The client feels paralyzed in his ability to cope with work and family responsibilities. Which of the following type of crisis is the client experiencing?

22 : A 4-year-old child grabs toys from siblings, saying. "l want that toy now!" The siblings cry, and the child's parent becomes upset with the behavior. Using the Freudian theory, a nurse can interpret the child's behavior as a product of impulses originating in the:

23 : A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency room exhibiting impulsive behaviors of rage and anger. Dysfunction in which brain structure contributes to this behavior?

24 : The client says, "My marriage is just great. My spouse and I usually agree on everything." The nurse observes the clients foot moving continuously as the client twirls a shirt button. What type of communication is the client presenting?

26 : A nurse caring for clients in a residential mental health facility is explaining to a new nurse what the goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Construction Act was. What was the goal of this?

27 : A nursing instructor is comparing homeless people without mental illness to homeless people with mental illness.

28 : A client presents to the emergency department with a flat affect and disheveled appearance. The nurse objectively can see that the client has experienced an adventitious crisis. Which are examples of adventitious crises? Select all that apply.

29 : The parent of a child client holds the child close during the initial assessment. Which distance zone is the parent exhibiting with the child?

30 : The nurse is mindful of maintaining relationships with clients that are therapeutic. Which characteristics would be most important for the nurse to foster Select all that apply.

32 : A nurse caring for clients in an outpatient mental health unit is explaining the mental health continuum to a group of nursing students. Which are true regarding mental health and mental illness? Select all that apply

33 : A nursing student is learning about the various types of treatment settings for clients with mental health disorders. Which client is suitable for psychiatric transitional care services?

34 : The geriatric psychiatry nurse understands that the DSM-5-TR describes all mental disorders with specific criteria. Which are the purposes of the DSM-5-TR? Select all that apply (Select All that Apply.)

35 : A nurse is planning to discharge a client from an inpatient mental health facility. A clientS ability to remain in the community is closely related to what?

36 : A nurse is analyzing a client's diagnosis list and medication list. Which medication class can be effectively in treating manic episodes with bipolar disorder?

37 : A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of depression. A decrease in which of the following neurotransmitters has been implicated in depression?

38 : A new nurse tells a mentor, "l want to convey to my clients that I am interested in them and that I want to listen to what they have to say." Which behaviors are helpful in meeting the nurse's goal? Select all that apply.

39 : A client who has continuously experienced severe symptoms of schizoaffective disorder for the past 17 years is experiencing an acute psychotic episode. Which level of care is most appropriate for this client at this time?

40 : When reviewing the history of mental health care in the United States, a psychiatric-mental health nurse reads about advocating for the moral treatment of the mentally ill and opening of state hospitals. The nurse would attribute this concept of care as the idea supported by:

41 : An advanced practice nurse determines that a group of clients would benefit from opportunities to practice appropriate social behaviors and learn about basic living skills together. Which of the following interventions would the advanced practice nurse suggest?

42 : A college student decides to go to a party the night before a major exam instead of studying. After receiving a low score on the exam, the student tells a fellow student, "l have to work too much and don't have time to study." Which defense mechanism is the student using?

43 : A calculator is activated within your exam. Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero. Enter numeric value only. Ordered: haloperidol (Haldol) 1 mgAvailable: haloperidol (Haldol) 5 mg/mLAdminister:

44 : A nurse is taking care of a client in a mental health facility. Which is the most important skill the nurse must bring to the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?

45 : A nurse is talking to the parents of a pediatric client about mental healthcare. The nurse explains that the factor having influence on the current trend in treatment settings is the fact in recent years:

46 : A nurse is providing care to a client using assertive community treatment (ACT). Which of the following is accurate about this type of treatment?

47 : A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health setting. During the working phase of a therapeutic relationship, which action by the nurse would best help the client to explore problems?

48 : A nursing instructor is reviewing the history of mental health nursing with students. What significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s?

49 : A nurse is taking care of a client who is taking an antipsychotic medication. Assessment findings reveal a stooped posture, shuffling gait with small steps, and tremor.

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A client in a children's mental health behavioral center says, "l got five tickets today!" The nurse knows giving tickets to children for good behavior and not giving them for poor behavior is which type of therapy?

2 :
The interdisciplinary team is planning care for a client with bipolar disorder that had some psychological tests completed. The nurse recognizes which discipline of the team will interpret the results of those tests and participate in the design of therapies for the client?

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A nurse Is preparing to care for a client with dysfunctions in the lobe of the brain labeled as "A". The nurse would expect to observe abnormal assessment findings with the following:

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A client is being seen in the mental health clinic. The client has been on a conventional, first-generation antipsychotic for 8 months and is now exhibiting tongue protrusion, lip smacking, and rapid eye blinking. A nurse would document this chronic syndrome as:

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A client being discharged appears angry with the nurse when the nurse attempts to review discharge instructions with the client. The nurse can assist the client in this stage of the nurse-client relationship with which therapeutic response?

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A student nurse is talking with a client. Which technique will best communicate to a client that the student is interested in listening?

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An adolescent client has just been found to have broken one of the unit rules. The nurse imposes the consequence of losing phone privileges. In this instance, the nurse is acting as the:

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A nurse is caring for a client on a mental health unit. Nurses are encouraged to constantly be aware of the nonverbal communication of a client with mental illness primarily for which reason?

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A nursing instructor is teaching students about self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous. (A). Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?

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The nurse is working with a client that is displaying psychotic behavior with poorly controlled emotions. The family of the client asks, What part of the brain controls emotions?"

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A nurse explains to the family of a patient who is mentally ill how the nurse-patient relationship differs from social relationships. which is the best explanation?

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Doctor's order: 350 mL Lactated Ringer's to infuse over 5 hours. What is the hourly rate?

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During a session with a client, the client asks the nurse what the client should do about the client's "cheating" spouse. The nurse replies. 'You should divorce. You deserve better than that." The nurse used which nontherapeutic communication technique?

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A nurse uses MaslowS hierarchy of needs to plan care for a client with psychosis. Which problem will receive priority?

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A client asks the nurse how long it will take before the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant medication will be effective. Which reply is most accurate and therapeutic?

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A nurse is interviewing a client during admission to an alcohol treatment center. Which of the following approaches should the nurse take?

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A nurse and client are engaged in a discussion. The client says, "l feel really close to you. You are the only true friend I have." Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?

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The nurse Is preparing to give a medication to a client with depression. The order is for Desipramine 100 mg PO. The nurse has Desipramine 125 mg/5 ml available. How many mL will the nurse give? A calculator is activated within your exam.

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A nurse is caring for a young adult client following the sudden death of his wife. The client feels paralyzed in his ability to cope with work and family responsibilities. Which of the following type of crisis is the client experiencing?

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A 4-year-old child grabs toys from siblings, saying. "l want that toy now!" The siblings cry, and the child's parent becomes upset with the behavior. Using the Freudian theory, a nurse can interpret the child's behavior as a product of impulses originating in the:

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A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency room exhibiting impulsive behaviors of rage and anger. Dysfunction in which brain structure contributes to this behavior?

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The client says, "My marriage is just great. My spouse and I usually agree on everything." The nurse observes the clients foot moving continuously as the client twirls a shirt button. What type of communication is the client presenting?

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A nurse caring for clients in a residential mental health facility is explaining to a new nurse what the goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Construction Act was. What was the goal of this?

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A nursing instructor is comparing homeless people without mental illness to homeless people with mental illness.

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A client presents to the emergency department with a flat affect and disheveled appearance. The nurse objectively can see that the client has experienced an adventitious crisis. Which are examples of adventitious crises? Select all that apply.

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The parent of a child client holds the child close during the initial assessment. Which distance zone is the parent exhibiting with the child?

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The nurse is mindful of maintaining relationships with clients that are therapeutic. Which characteristics would be most important for the nurse to foster Select all that apply.

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A nurse caring for clients in an outpatient mental health unit is explaining the mental health continuum to a group of nursing students. Which are true regarding mental health and mental illness? Select all that apply

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A nursing student is learning about the various types of treatment settings for clients with mental health disorders. Which client is suitable for psychiatric transitional care services?

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The geriatric psychiatry nurse understands that the DSM-5-TR describes all mental disorders with specific criteria. Which are the purposes of the DSM-5-TR? Select all that apply (Select All that Apply.)

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A nurse is planning to discharge a client from an inpatient mental health facility. A clientS ability to remain in the community is closely related to what?

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A nurse is analyzing a client's diagnosis list and medication list. Which medication class can be effectively in treating manic episodes with bipolar disorder?

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A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of depression. A decrease in which of the following neurotransmitters has been implicated in depression?

38 :
A new nurse tells a mentor, "l want to convey to my clients that I am interested in them and that I want to listen to what they have to say." Which behaviors are helpful in meeting the nurse's goal? Select all that apply.

39 :
A client who has continuously experienced severe symptoms of schizoaffective disorder for the past 17 years is experiencing an acute psychotic episode. Which level of care is most appropriate for this client at this time?

40 :
When reviewing the history of mental health care in the United States, a psychiatric-mental health nurse reads about advocating for the moral treatment of the mentally ill and opening of state hospitals. The nurse would attribute this concept of care as the idea supported by:

41 :
An advanced practice nurse determines that a group of clients would benefit from opportunities to practice appropriate social behaviors and learn about basic living skills together. Which of the following interventions would the advanced practice nurse suggest?

42 :
A college student decides to go to a party the night before a major exam instead of studying. After receiving a low score on the exam, the student tells a fellow student, "l have to work too much and don't have time to study." Which defense mechanism is the student using?

43 :
A calculator is activated within your exam. Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero. Enter numeric value only.
Ordered: haloperidol (Haldol) 1 mg
Available: haloperidol (Haldol) 5 mg/mL
Administer:

44 :
A nurse is taking care of a client in a mental health facility. Which is the most important skill the nurse must bring to the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?

45 :
A nurse is talking to the parents of a pediatric client about mental healthcare. The nurse explains that the factor having influence on the current trend in treatment settings is the fact in recent years:

46 :
A nurse is providing care to a client using assertive community treatment (ACT). Which of the following is accurate about this type of treatment?

47 :
A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health setting. During the working phase of a therapeutic relationship, which action by the nurse would best help the client to explore problems?

48 :
A nursing instructor is reviewing the history of mental health nursing with students. What significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s?

49 :
A nurse is taking care of a client who is taking an antipsychotic medication. Assessment findings reveal a stooped posture, shuffling gait with small steps, and tremor.