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ATI Mental Health Practice Questions Code Questions
Question 1 of 5
A group of nursing students is reviewing information about stress and coping in children. The students demonstrate a need for additional study when they identify which of the following as a stressful experience for a child?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D: Social support. Children benefit from social support as it helps them cope with stress. The death of a pet, chronic illness, and racial discrimination are all recognized as stressful experiences for children. Social support, on the other hand, is not a stressor but rather a protective factor that can help children navigate stressful situations. Thus, the nursing students need additional study to understand the importance of social support in helping children cope with stress effectively.
Question 2 of 5
When responding to the patient in question 7, the intervention that takes priority is to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: Arrange shelter. Priority is to address the immediate physical needs of the patient first. Providing shelter ensures safety and basic human needs are met. This intervention takes precedence over other options. A: Reducing anxiety is important but not the priority. C: Contacting family is not urgent for immediate safety. D: Hospitalization is a last resort and should only be considered if there is imminent danger to the patient's life.
Question 3 of 5
Two staff nurses applied for a charge nurse position. After the promotion was announced, the nurse who was not promoted said, "The nurse manager had a headache the day I was interviewe" Which defense mechanism is evident?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C: Projection. This defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable feelings or traits to others. In this scenario, the nurse is projecting her disappointment onto the nurse manager by suggesting that the manager's headache influenced the decision. This allows the nurse to avoid taking responsibility for not getting the promotion.
A: Introjection involves internalizing external beliefs or values, which is not evident in this scenario.
B: Conversion involves converting psychological distress into physical symptoms, which is not relevant to the situation.
D: Splitting involves viewing people as all good or all bad, which is not demonstrated in this case.
Question 4 of 5
When engaged in a nontherapeutic relationship, which of the following would the nurse identify as occurring first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A because in a nontherapeutic relationship, the first step would be the nurse failing to recognize the patient as a person with a need. This sets the foundation for the relationship to be unhelpful and potentially harmful. B, C, and D are incorrect as they are consequences or outcomes of a nontherapeutic relationship, not the initial cause. The nurse-patient relationship starts with the nurse acknowledging the patient's needs to establish trust and promote therapeutic communication.
Question 5 of 5
A client with major depression visits the mental health clinic and tells the nurse that he has recently started using marijuana quite frequently. The nurse determines that the manifestation of the client's co-occurring disorder reflects which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: Primary mental illness with subsequent substance use. In this scenario, the client's major depression is the primary mental illness, and the use of marijuana is a secondary behavior or coping mechanism. The client is using marijuana as a way to self-medicate or alleviate symptoms of depression. It is important to address the underlying mental health issue (major depression) as the primary concern.
Choice B is incorrect because it suggests that substance abuse is the primary disorder with subsequent psychopathologic consequences, which is not the case in this scenario.
Choice C is incorrect as it implies that both major depression and substance use are primary diagnoses, which is not the most accurate interpretation of the situation presented.
Choice D is incorrect because it suggests a common cause for both conditions, which is not supported by the information provided.