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ATI LPM Mental Health Quiz Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with Alzheimer's disease has difficulty with bathing and dressing activities. This is an example of which type of loss?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Physical loss involves losing a body part or function, not the ability to perform tasks. Functional loss is the reduced ability to perform daily activities like bathing and dressing, common in Alzheimer’s due to cognitive and motor decline. Affective loss is emotional, and conative loss relates to motivation, neither fitting this scenario.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a group of older adult clients. Which of the following client findings indicates delirium?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Changing preferences isn’t delirium-specific. Suspecting poison suggests delusion, not necessarily delirium. Confusion about recent events, like family visits, indicates delirium’s hallmark disorientation. Requesting blankets in a warm room may reflect sensory issues, not delirium directly.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has depression and states that she is too tired to get out of bed or dress. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Threatening to withhold meals is coercive. Enforcing rules dismisses the client’s fatigue. Offering help supports the client’s engagement without pressure, addressing depression’s lethargy. Encouraging rest may reinforce withdrawal, worsening depression.
Question 4 of 5
A young adult moves to a new town and is unable to establish relationships because of geographical distance to other towns and a sparsely populated community. This young adult is at greatest risk for which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Mental illness is broad and less immediate. Geographical and sparse population factors directly lead to social isolation, the primary risk here. Substance abuse or depression could follow, but isolation is the most direct consequence of the situation.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has an anxiety disorder and who has begun to hyperventilate, wring her hands, and is pacing the floor continually. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Reassuring presence stabilizes the client emotionally, addressing immediate distress. A quiet room helps but follows reassurance. Asking about triggers is secondary to calming the client. Medication may be needed, but support comes first.