ATI PN Mental Health Psychosocial Proctored Exam Practice Questions

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• Walking away from the nurses’ station, heading to the hallway, and taking a tray from the meal cart.
• Expressing to the primary nurse, “I felt angry when you said I couldn’t have a second helping at lunch.”.
• Bursting into tears, leaving the community meeting, and sitting on a bed hugging a pillow and crying.
• Telling the medication nurse, “I am not going to take that, or any other, medication you try to give me.”.

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• Actively listen.
• Offer positive comments.
• Identify emotions.
• Explore options.

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• Both are recommended. Since your insurance covers both, that’s the best plan for you.
• The effects of medications will not last forever.
• You have reservations about going to therapy.
• Medications help your brain function better, but therapy aids in eliciting behavior change.

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• Confusion.
• Dementia.
• Delirium.
• Aggression.

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• Encourage the client to take naps during the day to make up for lost sleep.
• Have the client engage in physical exercise just before bedtime.
• Arrange for the client to receive 20 minutes of natural sunlight each day.
• Serve the client a glass of warm milk in the evening.
• Tell the client to take a warm bath before going to bed.

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• Hurting himself or others.
• Serious impairment in social and occupational functioning.
• Mild difficulty in focusing.
• Mild difficulty in handling social situations.

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• Listen actively.
• Offer positive comments.
• Identify emotions.
• Explore coping mechanisms.

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• Mild depression.
• Normal emotional state.
• Severe depression.
• Moderate depression.

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• Delirium.
• Confusion.
• Aggression.
• Dementia.

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• 71 to 90.
• 1 to 10.
• 91 to 100.
• 21 to 30.

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• Suicidal ideations.
• Medication history.
• Alcohol use.
• Anhedonia.