A nurse is caring for a female client who has bulimia nervosa and reports frequent self-induced vomiting. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
ATI B21 Mental Health Proctored Exam
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ATI B21 Mental Health Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 35 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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A nurse is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder. The client says to the nurse, "I don't understand, they can't find anything medically wrong with me. I guess I
A nurse is caring for a client who states, "When I get in the car to drive to work in the morning, my hands go numb. It is to the point where I can't grip the steering wheel." Which of the following c
A nurse is caring for a school-age client in an outpatient clinic. The nurse should identify which of the client findings are manifestations of a factitious disorder? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is caring for a client who has an eating disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take during the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship?
A nurse is caring for a client who has factitious disorder. The client states, "I am so tired of living like this. Maybe I should just end it all." Which of the following actions should the nurse take
A nurse has been confronted about stealing and taking drugs from the narcotics cart in the med room. The nurse has been reported to the board of nursing in their state. What is the likely initial outc
A nurse is caring for a client. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as an indication of anorexia nervosa?
A nurse is caring for a client who reports frequent social use of alcohol. The client tells the nurse that they have been reprimanded at work for being late several times after they had been out late
A nurse is providing education about somatic symptom disorder to a client's family. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include in the education?
A nurse is observing a group therapy session. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as an indication of bulimia nervosa?
A nurse is weighing a client who was recently admitted into the eating disorder program. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse manager is reviewing a recent client report related to a staff nurse. Which of the following behaviors by a nurse at work might be red flags for a substance use disorder?
A nurse is caring for a client who has been brought into an emergency department of a large hospital. The client's family state that the client "took some kind of drugs." The client is dizzy, has rece
A staff nurse reports an observation of a coworker injecting themselves with a syringe in the bathroom. The coworker admits to stealing narcotics from the medication room. The staff nurse should take
A nurse is assisting to provide an in-service to a group of nurses on medications used to treat the progression of dementia. Which of the following medications should the nurse include in the teaching
A nurse is caring for a client who has binge-eating disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take during the termination phase of the nurse-client relationship?
A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of refeeding syndrome?
A nurse is assisting with providing an educational program about eating disorders to the local community. The nurse should include that which of the following groups has an increased risk for developi
A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take during the working phase of the nurse- client relationship?
A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted to the emergency department with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 mg/dL. Which of the following conclusions should the nurse make about the client's bloo
A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is caring for a client who has bulimia nervosa has a new prescription for a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate admini
A community health nurse is preparing an educational activity on Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following risk factors should the nurse include as the greatest risk for this disease?
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following client statements should the nurse expect?