ATI RN
Age Specific Care Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient is being discharged after spending six days in the hospital due to depression with suicidal ideation. The psychiatric-mental health nurse knows that an important outcome has been met when the patient states,:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A physically frail elderly patient with mild cognitive impairments needs services of a facility that can provide supervision and safety as well as recreation and social interaction. The family cares for this patient during the evening and night. Which type of facility should the nurse suggest to meet this patients needs?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A day care program provides recreation and social interaction as well as supervision in a safe environment. Nursing, medical, and rehabilitative care are usually not provided. Skilled nursing facilities go beyond meeting recreational and social needs by providing medical interventions and nursing and rehabilitation services on a 24-hour basis. Partial hospitalization provides acute psychiatric hospital programs. A group home is inappropriate and would not meet the patients needs.
Question 3 of 5
An elderly patient brings a bag of medications to the clinic. The nurse finds a bottle labeled Ativan and one labeled lorazepam, both of which are to be taken BID. There are also bottles labeled hydrochlorothiazide, Inderal, and rofecoxib, each to be taken once daily. Which conclusion is accurate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Lorazepam and Ativan are generic and trade names for the same drug (D), creating an accidental misuse situation with an excessive dose. The patient needs medication education and help with proper labeling; there is no evidence they cannot self-administer (C). Options A and B are not factually supported.
Question 4 of 5
An outpatient diagnosed with schizophrenia attends programming at a community mental health center. The patient says, I threw away the pills because they keep me from hearing God. Which response by the nurse would most likely to benefit this patient?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A patient living independently had command hallucinations to shout warnings to neighbors. After a short hospitalization, the patient was prohibited from returning to the apartment. The landlord said, 'You cause too much trouble.' What problem is the patient experiencing?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The inability to obtain shelter because of negative attitudes about mental illness is an example of stigma. Stigma is defined as damage to reputation, shame, and ridicule society places on mental illness. Data are not present to identify grief as a patient problem. Data do not suggest that the patient is actually homeless.