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ATI Mental Health Quiz Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client states to the nurse, 'I'm using my telepathic brain power to force the doctor to discharge me.' This is likely an example of which delusion?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Magical thinking involves believing one’s thoughts can control external events, like using telepathy to influence a discharge (
C). Grandeur (
A) involves exaggerated self-importance, persecution (
B) involves being targeted, and thought withdrawal (
D) involves thoughts being removed.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse would recognize that a client understands the provided education regarding risperidone when the client states which of the following
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dizziness from risperidone, often due to orthostatic hypotension, is managed by rising slowly (
C), showing client understanding. Severe headache with confusion (
A) requires medical attention, stopping medication abruptly (
B) risks withdrawal, and congestion (
D) is unrelated to risperidone’s common side effects.
Question 3 of 5
The client exhibits a flat affect, psychomotor retardation, and a depressed mood. The nurse attempts to engage the client in an interaction, but the client does not respond to the nurse. Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sitting quietly with the client (
A) offers supportive presence without pressure, respecting their depression-related withdrawal. Finding another person (
B), leaving (
C), or offering reading material (
D) may feel dismissive or neglectful.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is caring for a client who has paranoid schizophrenia and suddenly becomes angry and uncontrollably violent toward staff. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Haloperidol (
B), an antipsychotic, is used for acute agitation and violence in schizophrenia. Paroxetine (
A) is an antidepressant, lithium (
C) is for bipolar disorder, and propranolol (
D) is for anxiety or hypertension.
Question 5 of 5
A patient on the psychiatric unit took his first dose of chlorpromazine last night. The following morning, he approaches the nursing station complaining of severe spasms in his neck and back. The psych nurse informs the provider, and can expect an order for which medication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Severe spasms are likely extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) from chlorpromazine, a typical antipsychotic. Benztropine (
D), an anticholinergic, treats EPS. Olanzapine and fluphenazine (A,
C) are antipsychotics, and flumazenil (
B) is for benzodiazepine overdose, not EPS.