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ATI Mental Health Exam N200 Group 2 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client tells the nurse,I feel bad because my mother does not want me to return home after I leave the hospital. Which nursing response is therapeutic?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: You feel that your mother does not want you to come back home? This response uses reflection a therapeutic communication technique to encourage the client to express and explore their feelings further. The other options either dismiss the client's feelings provide unsolicited advice or make assumptions which are less therapeutic.
Question 2 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.
Question 3 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 4 of 5
A client,who is newly admitted with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,washes their hands ritualistically before any activity. They arrive late to meals and does not have time to finish eating. The appropriate nursing action would be to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: allow the client to continue as is but provide them access to the kitchen. This respects autonomy while allowing gradual exposure therapy to reduce ritual time avoiding abrupt confrontation.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse recognizes that a function of the Mental Status Exam is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: a method of organizing clinical observations. The MSE assesses cognitive and emotional states structuring observations of mood thought processes and orientation.