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2021 ATI PN Proctored Exam with Answers (21 Solved Questions) - Page 1 preview image1/ 15ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH 2019 WITH NGN 100% CORRECTWITH RATIONALES GRADE A1.a nurse is caring for a groupof clients. For which of thefollowing situations shouldthe nurse complete an inci-dent report?2.a nurse is caring for a groupof clients. Which of the fol-lowing findings is the nurserequired to report?3.A nurse is caring for a clientwho has borderline person-ality disorder. Which of thefollowing goals is the prior-ity when planning care forthis client?4.A nurse is discussing thehome care of a client whohas advanced Alzheimer'sdisease with the client'spartner, who is planning togo out of town for severaldays. Which of the follow-ing resources should thenurse recommend to thecaregiver?a client was administered one-half of the pre-scribed dose of medicationRationale:An incident report is a recording ofany occurrence that does not meet the stan-dard of care. The nurse should report medica-tion errors using the facility's incident or occur-rence form.A client who has borderline personality disor-der threatened to harm their roommate.Rationale:Manifestationsofborderlineperson-alitydisorderincludedisturbedinterpersonalrelationshipsaccompaniedbythreatsandoth-er-directedviolence.Whileitisimportantforthenursetomaintaintheclient'sconfidentiality,onoccasions when another individual's life mightbe in danger, the nurse is required by law toreport it to authorities.The client will refrain from self-mutilation.Greatest risk to the client is injury to self andothersRationale:The greatest risk to the client is in-juryto self and others. Therefore, the prioritygoalisfortheclienttorefrainfromself-mutila-tion.Respite CareRationale: Respite care programs allow theclienttostayinanursingfacilityforasetnum-ber of days, allowing the caregivers to go onvacationorhavesometimetothemselves.5.
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2021 ATI PN Proctored Exam with Answers (21 Solved Questions) - Page 3 preview image2/ 15A nurse is caring for an old-er adult client who has de-mentia and has wanderedinto the day room look-ing for their deceased part-ner. Which of the followingactions should the nursetake?6.A nurse is admitting aclient who has schizophre-nia to an acute care set-ting. When the nurse ques-tions the client regardingtheir admission, the clientstates, "I'm red, in the head,and I'm going to bed!" Thenurse should document theclient's speech pattern aswhich of the following?7.A nurse is assessing aclient who has schizophre-nia. Which of the followingfindings should the nursedocument as a negativesymptom of this disorder?8.A nurse is delegatingclient care tasks to alicensed practical nurse(LPN) and an assistive per-sonnel.Which of the follow-ing tasks should the nurseassign to the LPN?Talk with the client about activities they enjoyedwith their partner.Rationale:Talkingabout positive experiencescan help distract the client from their disorien-tation.Clang associationRationale:Thenurseshoulddocumentthattheclient'sspeechusesclangassociations,whichoften rhyme or contain a string of words thatcanhave asimilar sound.AnhedoniaRationale:Negative symptoms of schizophre-niaaffectaperson'sabilitytointeractwithoth-ersandarelessdominantthanpositivesymp-toms.Thesesymptomsdevelopovertime.Ex-amples of negative symptoms include flat af-fect, anergia (lack of energy), anhedonia (in-ability to enjoy otherwise pleasurable activi-ties),and thoughtblocking.Change the dressings of a client who hasborderline personality disorder and superficialself-inflicted wounds.Rationale:Aclientwhohasborderlineperson-ality disorder is at risk for self-mutilation, suchas cutting, self-inflicted wounds, scratching, orpicking at wounds. It is within the LPN's scopeofpracticetochangethedressing,cleansethe
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2021 ATI PN Proctored Exam with Answers (21 Solved Questions) - Page 4 preview image3/ 159.A nurse is assessing aschool-age child who hasconduct disorder. Which ofthe following characteris-tics should the nurse ex-pect the child to demon-strate?10. A nurse in a mental healthclinic is planning care fora client who has a newprescription for olanzap-ine. Which of the followinginterventions should thenurse identify as the prior-ity?11. A nurse is caring for aclient who has a historyof substance use disorderand was involuntarily ad-mitted to a mental healthfacility. When the nurse at-tempts to administer orallorazepam, the client refus-es to take the medicationand becomes physically ag-gressive. Which of the fol-lowing actions should thenurse take?12. A nurse is caring for a clientwho has schizophrenia andis experiencing psychosis.The nurse should identi-fythatwhichofthefol-lowing findings indicates awound, and collect data regarding the healingof the wound.Aggression toward animals.Rationale:The nurse should identify that ag-gressiontowardpeopleandanimalsisanex-pected characteristic of a child who has con-ductdisorder.Instruct the client to avoid driving during initialtherapy.Rationale:The greatest risk to this client isinjury resulting from drowsiness or dizziness.Therefore,thenurse'spriorityinterventionistoinstructtheclienttoavoidactivitiesthatrequiremental alertness during initial medication ther-apy.Do not administer the lorazepamRationale:Clientswhoareinafacilityduetoaninvoluntarilyadmissionretaintherighttorefusetreatment.Therefore,thenurseshouldholdthemedication and document the client's refusal.The client reports command hallucinations.Rationale: The nurse should identify that com-mand hallucinations can indicate a potentialpsychiatric emergency for a client who hasschizophrenia. Command hallucinations candirect the client to harm themselves or others.
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2021 ATI PN Proctored Exam with Answers (21 Solved Questions) - Page 5 preview image4/ 15potential psychiatric emer-gency?13. A nurse is assessing aclient who has borderlinepersonality disorder. Whichof the following findingsshould the nurse expect?14. While observing groupEmotional labilityRationale:Emotional lability is the rapid tran-sition from one emotion to another and is aprimary featureofborderlinepersonalitydis-order. Clients who have borderline personalitydisorder react to situations with emotional re-sponsesthatareoutofproportiontothecir-cumstances.The client needs excessive external input totherapy, a nurse recognizesmake everyday decisions.that a client is behaving ina way suggestive of depen-dent personality disorder.Which of the following be-haviors is consistent withthis condition?15. A home health nurse isassessing an older adultclient whose sibling is theprimary caregiver. Whichof the following findingsshould the nurse identify asa possible indicator of ne-glect?16. A nurse is establishinga therapeutic relationshipwith a client who has an-tisocial personality disor-der. Which of the followingstrategies should the nurseuse when communicatingwith this client?Rationale:Clientswhohavedependentper-sonality disorder need excessive input fromotherstomakeeverydaydecisions.Inappropriate dressRationale:Clothingthatissoiledorclothingthatis not appropriate for weather conditions is apossibleindicator of neglect.Set realistic limits on the client's behaviorRationale: Clients who have antisocial person-ality disorder can seem to be in control of theirbehavior, but are manipulative and impulsiveand can suddenly become aggressive and as-saultive. The nurse should establish clear limitson specific aggressive and demanding behav-iors.17.17.
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