ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam N200 Group 2 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client is diagnosed with Trichotillomania. The client has relieved the anxiety over the years by doing what type of behavior?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pulling out their hair is the defining characteristic of Trichotillomania a disorder where individuals repetitively pull out their hair to cope with anxiety. Pretending to be sick (malingering) aphanie (loss of touch sensation) and amnesia (memory loss) are unrelated to this condition.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing an alert and independent older client for the risk of malnutrition. What item is most appropriate to assess?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tell me what you eat in a typical day. This directly assesses dietary intake providing a comprehensive view of nutritional status. Other options assess access or specific factors but are less direct.
Question 3 of 5
A client who has schizophrenia is talking to the nurse and states
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: What are the voices telling you to do? This response validates the client's experience and allows the nurse to assess the severity and potential safety risks of the hallucinations. Denying the voices exploring causes immediately or instructing the client to confront the voices are less effective.
Question 4 of 5
The client hears the word "match." The client replies,A match. I like matches. They are the light of the world. God will light the world. Let your light shine. Which communication pattern does the nurse identify?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Loose association involves thoughts that are not logically connected. The client's response drifts from "match" to unrelated religious themes fitting this pattern. Clang association relies on sound word salad lacks coherence and ideas of reference involve personal misinterpretations of external events.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse understands that which medication has been used with some success in clients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa along with depression?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: fluoxetine an SSRI has been used successfully to treat anorexia nervosa with comorbid depression by stabilizing mood and reducing obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Sibutramine is withdrawn carbamazepine is for seizures/bipolar and diazepam is for anxiety not suitable for this condition.