ATI RN
Population Specific Care Questions
Question 1 of 5
The psychiatric-mental health nurse knows that the patient's spouse clearly understands the adverse effects of lithium carbonate (Eskalith), when they say:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A new nurse asks, 'My elderly patient has Lewy body disease. What should I do about assessing for pain?' Select the best response from the nurse manager.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lewy body disease is a form of dementia. There are special scales to assess the presence and severity of pain in patients with dementia. The Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale evaluates breathing, negative vocalizations, body language, and consolability. A patient with dementia would be unable to use a visual analog scale. The family may be able to help the nurse gain perspective about the pain, but this strategy alone is inadequate. The other distracters are myths.
Question 3 of 5
A patient living in community housing for the elderly says, 'I dont go to the senior citizens club. They play cards and talk about the past because thats all they can do.' The nurse analyzes these remarks to represent:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
An adult diagnosed with a serious mental illness says, I do not need help with money management. I have excellent ideas about investments. This patient usually does not have money to buy groceries by the middle of the month. The nurse assesses the patient as demonstrating:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Serious mental illness is characterized as:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.