ATI LPN Mental Health Level 2 Exam | Nurselytic

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Why do you think your father chose that time and place to yell at you?' might come across as blaming or accusatory. 'Well it sounds like your father has difficulty controlling his temper.' focuses on the father's behavior rather than the client's feelings, lacking empathy. 'You must have been embarrassed when your father yelled at you in the grocery store.' acknowledges and validates the client's feelings, demonstrating empathy. 'You really should find your own housing and get out of the situation with your father.' is advice-giving and lacks empathy.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill is incorrect; engaging in fantasies is a normal part of human cognition. It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill is incorrect; mental health is complex and multifaceted. Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable in other cultures is incorrect; cultural norms vary widely, and acceptability is not absolute. In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability accurately describes the holistic nature of mental health.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Harry Stack Sullivan was known for his work on interpersonal theory and the concept of the self-system. Hildegard Peplau was a nursing theorist known for her theory of interpersonal relations in nursing. Frederick Perls was the founder of Gestalt therapy, which focuses on personal responsibility and living in the present moment. Sigmund Freud developed the structural model of the psyche, which includes the id, ego, and superego.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Situational crisis arises from specific external events; going off to college could fit but is less specific. Unanticipated crisis refers to unexpected events, less fitting than maturational crisis. Adventitious crisis involves events like disasters, not applicable here. Maturational crisis occurs during developmental transitions like leaving home for college, making it the best fit.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The student nurse must tell the client that he/she cannot keep that secret and report it to the instructor and/or staff member is correct; the student nurse has a duty to report any threats of harm to others. The student nurse must tell the client that he/she will keep the secret and then tell the instructor and/or staff is dishonest and unethical. The student must respect the client's privacy and not tell anyone is incorrect; the nurse has a duty to report threats to safety. The student nurse must tell the instructor and then ask the instructor to keep it a secret is incorrect; the instructor also has a duty to report threats to safety.