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ATI RN Mental Health Proctored Exam NGN Version 11 With Answers (24 Solved Questions)

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    VERSION 11 Psychotic Disorders: Initial Plan of Care for a Client Who Has Schizophrenia (RN QSEN - Patient - centered Care, Active Learning Template - System Disorder, RM MH RN 10.0 Chp 15) • Provide a structured, safe environment (milieu) for the client to decrease anxiety and to distract the client from constant thinking about hallucinations

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    • Promote therapeutic communication to lower anxiety, decrease defensive patterns, and encourage partici pation in the milieu . • P rogram of assertive community treatment (PACT): Intensive case management and interprofessional team approach to assist clients with community ‑ living needs . Depressive Disorders: Priority Findings to Share with Treatment Team (RN QS EN - Teamwork and Collaboration, Active Learning Template - System Disorder, RM MH RN 10.0 Chp 13) • Suicide risk : Assess the client’s risk for suicide and implement appropriate safety precautions . • Self ‑ care: Monitor the client ’ s ability to perform activitie s of daily living and encourage independence as much as possible. • Communication : Make observations rather than asking direct questions, which can cause anxiety in the client. For example, the nurse might say, “I noticed that you attended the unit group mee ting today,” rather than asking, “Did you enjoy the group meeting Legal and Ethical Issues: Right to Refuse Treatment (RN QSEN - Patient - centered Care, Active Learning Template - Basic Concept, RM MH RN 10.0 Chp 2) • Freedom from harm related to physical o r pharmacological restraint, seclusion, and any physical or mental abuse or neglect • A psychiatric advance directive that includes the client ’ s treatment preferences if an involuntary admission is necessary • Provision of care with the least restrictive inter ventions necessary to meet the client’s needs without allowing him to be a threat to himself or others Sexual Assault: Communicating with a Client (RN QSEN - Safety , Active Learning Template - Basic Concept, RM MH RN 10.0 Chp 33) • Perform a self ‑ assessment. It is vital that the nurse who works with the client who has been sexually assaulted be empathetic, objective, and nonjudgmental. If the nurse feels emotional about the assault due to some event or person in his own past, it can be better to al low another nurse to care for the client. • Perform an initial and ongoing assessment of the client’s level of anxiety, coping mechanisms, and available support systems. The nurse should also assess for indications of emotional and/or physical trauma. • Provid e a private environment for an examination with a specially trained nurse ‑ advocate, if available. A sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) is a specially trained nurse who performs such examinations and collects forensic evidence .

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