ATI RN
ATI Mental Health assessment Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A home health nurse is caring for a client who reports feeling tired and being unable to grocery shop. Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of therapeutic communication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Collaborative discussion empowers the client to address their needs.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is assessing an older adult client's ability to make a successful role transition to widowhood following the death of her partner. Which of the following factors should the nurse include in the assessment? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: B,C,D,,E
Rationale: Support groups health status family support and spiritual involvement aid coping with widowhood unlike advance directives.
Question 3 of 5
A mental health nurse is providing preventive care for a group of clients in the community. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates a secondary prevention strategy?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Screening for depression is secondary prevention for early intervention.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a newly admitted client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A structured schedule provides predictability reducing OCD-related anxiety.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the medical records of a group of clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse recommend a referral for assertive community treatment (ACT)?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ACT supports those with severe persistent mental illness like schizophrenia.