PN Mental Health 2023

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This exam assesses your knowledge of mental health disorders, therapeutic communication, safety protocols, and appropriate nursing interventions in behavioral health settings.

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Q1: A nurse is assisting with the care of a client.

A. Role play responses to offensive behavior.

B. Use nonthreatening body language when addressing the client.

C. Provide structure and boundaries for the client.

D. Confront the clients aggressive behavior.

E. Teach behavior modification techniques.

F. Place the client in isolation.

G. Redirect the client to an appropriate activity.

H. Limit client privileges on the unit.

I. Touch the client's arm for reassurance.

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Q2: A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 4 mg 1M to a client who has schizophrenia. Available is haloperidol injection 5 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A. 0.8

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Q3: A nurse is caring for an adolescent who was recently sexually assaulted. Which of the following statements by the adolescent's guardian represents the presence of a positive support system?

A. “I will have to do all I can to monitor my child's relationships."

B. "l anticipate that my child will feel some self-blame."

C. "l should encourage my child to focus solely on the future."

D. "l can encourage my child to think about what they did that allowed this event to happen.”

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Q4: A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder and recently used manipulation to gain access to a restricted area. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A. “You know that manipulation is not the appropriate thing to do."

B. “Why are you not following your treatment plan?"

C. "l can request that your provider decrease the restriction."

D. “Let's discuss the consequences of your actions."

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Q5: A nurse is sitting with a client in the dayroom. The client jumps up and states. "There are snakes coming toward me!" Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A. “What do you usually do when this happens?"

B. “Would you like to play cards?"

C. “Let's move to a different room to avoid the snakes."

D. "l understand that you're seeing snakes, but I don't see any."

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Total Questions: 61 practice questions

Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)

Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams

Domain: Mental Health

Last Updated: Dec 09, 2025

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