ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam 3 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse in a mental health facility is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and is newly admitted to the unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take regarding the client's compulsive behaviors?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Clients with OCD often perform compulsive rituals to reduce anxiety. Planning time for rituals allows the nurse to balance the need to manage the behavior with the need to provide structure and care. Isolation strict limits or confrontation can increase anxiety and worsen compulsive behaviors.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 100 mcg PO daily. Available is levothyroxine 50 mcg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer daily? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: Solution: 50 mcg is to 1 tablet as 100 mcg is to x tablets. So 50 / 1 = 100 / x. Cross-multiplying: 50x = 100. Dividing both sides by 50: x = 2.
Therefore the nurse should administer 2 tablets daily.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is preparing to transfer a client from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Which assessment findings would delay the transfer of the client? (Select All that Apply.)
Correct Answer: B,C
Rationale: The absence of a gag reflex increases the risk of aspiration and a respiratory rate of 6 breaths per minute indicates respiratory depression both warranting delay in transfer. Cough normal urine output heart rate and capillary refill do not indicate complications requiring delay.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse on the psychiatric unit is assessing a client who has moderate anxiety disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Anxiety often leads to physical symptoms such as urinary frequency due to increased sympathetic nervous system activity. Chills are not typical rapid speech is more common in severe anxiety and distorted perceptual fields are seen in panic or severe anxiety not moderate anxiety.
Question 5 of 5
A symptom commonly associated with panic attacks?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A common symptom of panic attacks is the intense feeling of fear of impending doom which can overwhelm the individual during an attack. Obsessions are linked to OCD apathy to depression and fever to physical illness not panic attacks.