ATI RN · ATI Mental Health · ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam 2019 70 Questions

The nurse is in the orientation phase of the nurse-patient relationship with a patient diagnosed with a mental disorder. When interviewing the patient during this first encounter, which information would be most important for the nurse to obtain about the patient?

A 25-year-old client diagnosed with major depressive disorder remains in his room and avoids others. According to Erikson, what describes this client's developmental task assessment?

A nurse working in an emergency homeless shelter is interviewing a woman who has just arrived with her two small children. When assessing this client, the nurse would expect the woman to report which of the following as the reason for seeking shelter?

While caring for a client with anorexia nervosa, the nurse anticipates that the client would have difficulty making which of the following comments?

Mrs. Green is a patient on a psychiatric unit. At the time of her admission, her dog was killed when a car accidentally ran over it; in addition to that, she just found out that her mother has been diagnosed with colon cancer. This information would be addressed in which DSM-IV axis?