ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM

ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM

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• A female client with a history of drinking who was admitted 8 hours ago after receiving

treatment for minor abrasions occurred from a fall at home. The nurse determines the client's blood alcohol level (BAL) was not analyzed on administration action should the nurse take?• Askclientaboutalcoholquantity,frequency,andtimeoflastdrink

• A male client is admitted to the psychiatric inpatient unit with a bandaged flesh wound

after attempting to shoot himself. he is recently divorced one year ago, lost his job four months ago, and suffered a break up of his current relationship last week. What is the most likely source of this client's current feelings of depression?• a sense of loss

• What is the most important goal for a client diagnosed with major depression who has

been receiving an antidepressant medication for two weeks?• notattempt tocommit suicide

• A male adult comes to the mental health clinic and walks back and forth in front of the

office door but does not enter the office. He then walks around a chair that is in the hallway several timesbefore sitting down inthe chair. Whataction should the nurse take first • observe the client in the chair

• A male client in the mental health unit is guarded and vaguely answers the nurse's

questions. He isolates to his room and sometimes opens the door to peek into the hall.Which problem can the nurse anticipate?• delusions of persecution

• A male client who is seen in the mental health clinic monthly reports feeling very

stressedandnervous and further describes becoming angry increasingly more often during the last month. What action should the nurse take first?• asktheclient toidentify problems that haveoccurred during the lastmonth

• A young woman is preparing to be discharged from the psychiatric unit. Which nursing

intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this phase of the nurse client relationship? ( • exploretheclient'sfeelingsrelatedtodischarge

• A female high school teacher who was a child of alcoholic parents seeks counseling at

the community health clinic because of depression over a student who was killed by a

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