ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Nursing 12601 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client is being seen in the mental health clinic. The client has been on a conventional, first-generation antipsychotic for 8 months and is now exhibiting tongue protrusion, lip smacking, and rapid eye blinking. A nurse would document this chronic syndrome as:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tardive dyskinesia is a chronic side effect of long-term first-generation antipsychotic use, characterized by involuntary movements like tongue protrusion, lip smacking, and rapid eye blinking. Akathisia involves restlessness, neuroleptic malignant syndrome presents with fever and rigidity, and dystonia causes sustained muscle contractions, not matching the symptoms described.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health setting. During the working phase of a therapeutic relationship, which action by the nurse would best help the client to explore problems?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Encouraging clarification of feelings and behaviors fosters insight and exploration, key in the working phase. Solutions (
A) come later, self-help groups (
C) are external, and coping comparisons (
D) are evaluative, not exploratory.
Question 3 of 5
A student nurse is talking with a client. Which technique will best communicate to a client that the student is interested in listening?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Restating a client’s feeling or thought demonstrates active listening and empathy, encouraging further communication. Judging the client’s problem (
B) is non-therapeutic, saying 'I understand' (
C) can seem superficial, and direct questions (
D) may not convey genuine interest without active listening.
Question 4 of 5
A 4-year-old child grabs toys from siblings, saying, 'I want that toy now!' The siblings cry, and the child's parent becomes upset with the behavior. Using the Freudian theory, a nurse can interpret the child's behavior as a product of impulses originating in the:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In Freudian theory, the id drives immediate gratification-seeking impulses, like the child’s toy-grabbing behavior. The ego mediates reality, the superego enforces morals, and the preconscious stores accessible memories, none matching the impulsive action.
Question 5 of 5
A nursing instructor is reviewing the history of mental health nursing with students. What significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The 1950s saw psychotropic drugs like antipsychotics revolutionize mental health treatment, improving symptom management. Commitment changes (
A), community services (
B), and patient rights (
D) were less prominent then.