ATI Mental Health Nursing 12601 Proctored Exam Practice Questions

A client in a children's mental health behavioral center says, "I 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?

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?

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:

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:

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:

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?

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.

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

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:

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?