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ATI Real Life Mental Health Schizophrenia Questions
Question 1 of 5
Maggie, a child in protective custody, is found to have an imaginary friend, Holly. Her foster family shares this information with the nurse. The nurse teaches the family members about children who have suffered trauma and knows her teaching was effective when the foster mother states:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Step-by-step rationale for choice C being correct:
1. Imaginary friends are common in children, especially those who have experienced trauma.
2. They serve as a coping mechanism for children to process their emotions and experiences.
3. The nurse's teaching aims to help the foster family understand this coping mechanism.
4. The foster mother's statement reflects understanding that imaginary friends are a way for Maggie to cope with her trauma.
Summary of why other choices are incorrect:
A. Calling imaginary friends abnormal is incorrect as they are a normal part of child development.
B. Describing imaginary friends as maladaptive behavior is incorrect as they can be a healthy coping mechanism.
D. Telling the child that imaginary friends are unacceptable can be harmful and dismissive of the child's emotions.
Question 2 of 5
The highest-priority goal of crisis intervention is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D: Patient safety. In crisis intervention, ensuring the safety of the individual in crisis is the highest priority. This includes preventing harm to themselves or others. Addressing anxiety (
A) is important, but not the primary goal. Identifying supports (
B) and teaching coping skills (
C) are also crucial, but ensuring immediate safety takes precedence. Patient safety is the foundation upon which effective crisis intervention is built, providing a sense of security and stability to address other needs.
Question 3 of 5
In managing the milieu for clients experiencing disorientation and fear, what would the nurse consider a priority?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D: client safety. In managing disoriented and fearful clients, ensuring client safety is a priority. This includes preventing harm, falls, and injury. Safety measures help to create a secure environment for the client. Educating the client and family (
A) is important but ensuring immediate safety takes precedence. Recreational activities (
B) and social skills (
C) are secondary to addressing the immediate safety needs of the client.
Question 4 of 5
A parent of a three-year-old child with ASD has called the local school district to inquire about resources available to support her child. The child's pediatrician referred the mother to the school district. What information can the school nurse share about the primary source of support at this age?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: "Your child may be eligible to attend a developmental preschool program." At the age of three, children with ASD can benefit from early intervention services provided by developmental preschool programs to support their learning and social skills development. These programs offer specialized support tailored to the child's needs.
Choice A is incorrect as early intervention programs are typically coordinated by the local school district, not the state directly.
Choice C is incorrect as children with ASD can receive services before kindergarten.
Choice D is incorrect as it is the responsibility of the school district to provide appropriate support services for children with disabilities.
Question 5 of 5
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following client actions would be considered most basic? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the most basic needs are physiological needs, safety needs, and then social needs.
Choice A addresses the need for safety by discussing the need for order and freedom from fear, making it the most basic.
Choices B, C, and D relate to higher-level needs such as belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization, respectively.
Choice B addresses the need for social connection,
Choice C relates to self-actualization, and
Choice D involves practicing assertiveness skills, which is related to esteem needs. Thus,
Choice A is the most basic according to Maslow's hierarchy.