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ATI Mental Health Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client on the adult psychiatric unit who is complaining that small children are playing on the floor his room. The care aide informs the nurse that the room is empty. How should the nurse therapeutically respond to the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Asking about the children (
C) engages the client gently, exploring potential hallucinations without confrontation. Personal anecdotes (
A), redirection (
B), or dismissal (
D) may minimize or invalidate the client’s perception.
Question 2 of 5
A patient states to the nurse, 'I have no idea what typical antipsychotics but now I've been asked to take them.' What symptoms should the nurse be prepared to discuss with the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Typical antipsychotics commonly cause anticholinergic effects like dry mouth and blurry vision (
B). Delirium and anxiety (
A), dysrhythmia and headache (
C), and diarrhea and flatus (
D) are less common or unrelated.
Question 3 of 5
After taking fluphenazine for several days, a client states to the nurse, 'For some reason I can't sit still restless all the time.' The nursing assessment of this client is likely to indicate which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Akathisia, a side effect of fluphenazine, causes restlessness and an inability to sit still (
C). Tardive dyskinesia (
A) involves late-onset repetitive movements, pseudoparkinsonism (
B) causes rigidity, and acute dystonia (
D) involves muscle spasms.
Question 4 of 5
A client states to the nurse, 'I'm using my telepathic brain power to force the doctor to discharge me.' This is likely an example of which delusion?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Magical thinking involves believing one’s thoughts can control external events, like using telepathy to influence a discharge (
C). Grandeur (
A) involves exaggerated self-importance, persecution (
B) involves being targeted, and thought withdrawal (
D) involves thoughts being removed.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client in an inpatient mental health unit. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect if the client is in the preassaultive stage of violence? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,D,E
Rationale: Defensive responses (
A), agitation (
D), and facial grimacing (E) indicate rising tension in the preassaultive stage. Lethargy (
B) suggests low energy, and disorientation (
C) is more related to cognitive issues.