ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health Level 2 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client shows no facial expression when engaging in a game with peers during an outing in the park. The nurse uses which of the following terms when documenting the client's affect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Restricted affect indicates a limited range of emotions but not a complete lack of expression. Broad affect indicates a wide range of emotional expressions, which is not the case here. Blunt affect indicates a severe reduction in the intensity of emotional expression, but some expression is still present. Flat affect indicates a complete lack of emotional expression, which matches the client's behavior.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is working with a client who has quit several jobs and no longer sends financial support to his two children living with their mother. This behavior is in conflict with the nurse's values concerning responsible parenting. When discussing family roles with the client, the nurse shows positive regard through which statement?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Can the children's mother get by for a while until you get better?' is dismissive of the client's responsibility and does not show positive regard. 'How is not working right now affecting you?' shows empathy and concern for the client's well-being without passing judgment, reflecting positive regard. 'You need to somehow support your children.' is directive and judgmental, not reflecting positive regard. 'How do you expect your kids to be provided for?' is confrontational and does not demonstrate positive regard.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following statements about nonverbal communication skills is accurate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A nurse should only assess one type of communication when talking to a client is incorrect; effective communication involves assessing both verbal and nonverbal cues. Verbal communication is the most important because it's what the patient says is incorrect; nonverbal communication can often provide more information about a client's feelings and attitudes. Nonverbal communication is not important when dealing with mental health illness is incorrect; it is crucial in mental health as it can convey emotions clients may not express verbally. Nonverbal communication is the behavior that accompanies verbal content such as body language, eye contact, facial expression, tone of voice, speed and hesitations in speech, grunts and groans, and distance from the speakers accurately describes the components of nonverbal communication.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assisting with the admission assessment for a client who is receiving treatment following a situational crisis. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Identifying if friends or family are available to help is important for support but not the immediate priority. Identifying the client's coping skills is important for long-term care but not the immediate priority. Determining if the client has thoughts of self-harm is crucial for immediate safety and is the priority. Asking the client to identify the cause of the crisis is important for understanding but not the immediate priority.
Question 5 of 5
A basic assumption of Freud's psychoanalytic theory is that:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Free association is the key to understanding is a technique in psychoanalysis but not a basic assumption of the theory. Sexuality does not relate to behavior is incorrect; Freud's theory emphasizes the role of sexuality in behavior. All human behavior is caused and can be explained is correct; Freud believed that all behavior is determined by unconscious motivations and can be understood through psychoanalysis. Human behavior is entirely unconscious is incorrect; Freud acknowledged conscious behavior but emphasized the unconscious.