ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Assessment I Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is aggressive toward other clients and has been placed in wrist restraints. After obtaining a prescription for restraints from the provider, which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Requesting an evaluation within 12 hours ensures the client’s condition is reassessed, and restraint necessity is reviewed. Documentation is ongoing, prolonged restraint use is inappropriate, and debriefing is secondary.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who exhibits excessive attention-seeking behaviors, including acting flirtatious and seductive. The nurse should identify these behaviors as manifestations of which of the following personality disorders?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Histrionic personality disorder is marked by excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior. Individuals with this disorder often engage in inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behavior to draw attention, aligning with the described behaviors. Paranoid personality disorder involves distrust and suspicion, not attention-seeking. Narcissistic personality disorder focuses on grandiosity and admiration, not flirtatious behavior. Antisocial personality disorder involves disregard for others' rights, not flirtatious actions.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse in an urgent-care clinic is caring for a school-age child who has several visible bruises. The child's parent states, 'My partner got fired today and came home angry. I don't think this will happen again.' Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Expressing a desire to learn more and talk allows the nurse to assess the situation thoroughly and provide support. Agreeing it won’t happen again dismisses risk. Suggesting charges or calling police prematurely escalates without full context.
Question 4 of 5
A charge nurse is planning an in-service for newly licensed nurses on tort law in mental health care. Which of the following scenarios should the charge nurse provide as an example of an unintentional tort?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An unintentional tort, like negligence, occurs without intent to harm. Failing to clarify a prescription leading to a medication error is negligence. Posting private information, unauthorized restraints, and threats are intentional torts (breach of confidentiality, false imprisonment, and assault, respectively).
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is preparing to teach a client who has major depressive disorder and is scheduled to undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ECT is delivered through electrodes attached to the head, inducing a controlled seizure to alleviate severe depression symptoms. ECT is not contraindicated for psychotic symptoms or suicidal ideation; it’s often used in these cases. It is performed under general, not regional, anesthesia.