ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse in a hospital is caring for a client who has agoraphobia. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the goals of treatment?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gradual exposure to feared situations is a common treatment for agoraphobia. Sitting on a park bench for a few minutes each day represents a reasonable and incremental goal showing understanding of the treatment approach. Other options are too ambitious or counterproductive.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer clonazepam 5 mg PO in 3 equally divided doses every 8 hr for a client who has seizures. The amount available is clonazepam 0.5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: Solution:
Total daily dose: 1.5 mg. Number of doses per day: 3. Dose per administration: 1.5 mg / 3 = 0.5 mg. Available tablet strength: 0.5 mg.
Therefore the nurse should administer 1 tablet per dose.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is reviewing medications for a newly admitted client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing mania. Which of the following client prescriptions should the nurse realize is expected to reduce the client's mania?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Carbamazepine is a mood stabilizer commonly used to treat mania in clients with bipolar disorder helping to reduce the severity of manic episodes. Lorazepam fluvastatin and propranolol do not target mania specifically.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and is constantly picking up after others in the day room. The nurse should recognize that the client uses this behavior to do which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The compulsive behavior in OCD is often used as a coping mechanism to reduce anxiety. The client is attempting to neutralize or manage obsessive thoughts by performing these repetitive actions. Other options do not reflect the primary motivation.
Question 5 of 5
A client who has bipolar disorder states,I feel like Superman. I can do anything. I can fly home today and then become a U.S. Senator. Which of the following findings is this client exhibiting?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Grandiosity is an inflated sense of self-importance and unrealistic beliefs in one's abilities as demonstrated by the client's statement about being able to fly and become a U.S. Senator. Reality testing involves distinguishing reality derealization involves feeling the world is unreal and flight of ideas involves rapid topic shifts none of which fit the client's statement.