ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam III Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following is a strategy to reduce nursing burnout?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Proper nutrition, physical activity, and self-care help nurses maintain physical and mental well-being, reducing burnout risk. Extra shifts, isolation, and neglecting self-care increase stress and exhaustion.
Question 2 of 5
A supervisor observes inconsistency in the psychiatric-mental health nurse's behavior toward a patient; the nurse is unreasonably concerned, overly kind, or irrationally hostile. The most appropriate explanation is that the nurse is displaying:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Countertransference occurs when a nurse projects personal emotions onto a client, leading to overinvolvement or negative reactions, affecting professional boundaries. Cultural humility, transference, and competency do not explain these erratic behaviors.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse notes that a colleague seems exhausted, discouraged, distracted, and expresses dissatisfaction with being a nurse. The nurse should identify these as manifestations of which of the following conditions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by chronic workplace stress, with symptoms like fatigue, cynicism, and dissatisfaction. Dementia, TBI, and bipolar disorder do not align with these work-related symptoms.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia. The client's family member asks why the provider will not prescribe a medication to calm the client down. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sedating medications increase fall risk due to drowsiness and impaired coordination, a key concern in dementia patients. Other risks are less relevant.
Question 5 of 5
During what phase of the nurse-client relationship does the mutual level of trust and comfort occur? The patient is more accepting of the nurse's intervention and sees the nurse as a source of aid.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The working phase is when trust is fully developed, and the client actively engages in care, accepting interventions. Other phases are earlier or focus on closure.