ATI Mental Health Nur20600 FInal Proctored Exam Practice Questions

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• The individual must need medications for the diagnosis to be of psychiatric origin.
• The individual must acknowledge that he or she is having difficulties in functioning.
• The individual must have difficulties in functioning that cause distress and/or impairment of some type.
• The individual must have physiological symptoms that match with behaviors that are impaired.

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• Stopping the client from performing the rituals.
• Allowing the client to perform the rituals.
• Encouraging the client to talk about the purpose of the rituals.
• Distracting the client from rituals with other activities.

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• "You may want to consider moving to a group home, since you will not be free of the troublesome symptoms."
• "While you may not be completely symptom-free, you should still see an increase in your quality of life by continuing with the treatment plan."
• "Why are you not seeing the value of this treatment plan for recovery?"
• "The medical model of recovery works to eliminate all symptoms. Maybe you should see a medical doctor."

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• "Those voices keep telling me that I need to get a knife and cut myself."
• "Can you hear those children singing in the room with us?"
• "I keep smelling feces in the room, and I can't get the odor out of my nose."
• "I keep tasting things that are foul like onions and garlic, but I don't eat those."

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• After the client has taken medication.
• When the client is performing a repetitive ritual.
• Just before the client goes to bed.
• When the client is experiencing low anxiety levels.

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• "You have nothing to be ashamed of."
• "Tell me what has happened since your last admission."
• "I really thought you would make it."
• "Why did you start drinking again?"

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• Separate personalities
• Mood swings and hostility
• Preoccupation with somatic symptoms
• Thought disturbances and hallucinations

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• Talking about the photos will encourage the client to live in the past.
• This can help the children to correctly identify old photographs.
• Viewing photos is a form of reminiscence therapy for the client.
• Sharing photos will encourage interaction with other clients.

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• "Our child will sleep longer and could oversleep in the morning."
• "Our child may have some side effects, like insomnia, loss of appetite, or weight loss."
• "Our child needs to take this medication once every 12 hours."
• "We'll be bringing our child in every week to get blood levels drawn."