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ATI Mental Health Exam N200 Group 2 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder is prescribed haloperidol 50 mg oral BID,"benztropine 1 mg oral prn and zolpidem 10 mg oral hs. Which client behavior would warrant the nurse to administer benztropine?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Muscle rigidity and stiffness indicate extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) which benztropine treats. Other symptoms are not EPS-related.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with a conversion disorder. What actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Discuss alternative coping strategies with the client. Teaching healthier coping mechanisms addresses the psychological distress underlying conversion disorder symptoms.
Question 3 of 5
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder states,"My psychiatrist is out to get me. I'm sad that the voice is telling me to stop the psychiatrist." What symptom is the client exhibiting, and what is the nurse's legal responsibility related to this symptom?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Command hallucinations; warn the psychiatrist. The client’s voices directing harm indicate a command hallucination requiring the nurse to warn the potential victim due to duty to protect.
Question 4 of 5
A client diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disorder has impairments of memory and judgement and is incapable of performing activities of daily living. Which nursing intervention should take priority?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Assist the client with bathing and toileting. This intervention addresses the client's immediate and essential needs. Ensuring basic hygiene and toileting are crucial for maintaining the client's health dignity and comfort. Assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs) is a priority for clients who are unable to perform these tasks independently. Design a bulletin board to represent the current season. While this can help with orientation and provide a sense of time and place it is not as critical as addressing the client's basic physical needs. Present evidence of objective reality to improve cognition. Reality orientation can be beneficial but it is not a priority intervention compared to meeting the client's immediate physical needs. Label the door to the client's room with name and number. This helps with orientation and independence but is less critical than ensuring the client's hygiene and toileting needs are met.
Question 5 of 5
A client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia says to the student nurse,"The mazurkas are coming. The mazurkas are coming." The client's use of the word "mazurka" is most likely a/an
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: neologism. "Mazurka" is a made-up word in this context characteristic of neologisms in schizophrenia. Loose associations involve disconnected thoughts dyslexia affects reading and flight of ideas involves rapid topic shifts.