ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health Exam V Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse in an outpatient behavioral facility is caring for a client who has a substance use disorder and a history of violence. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as being consistent with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)? (Select All that Apply.)
Correct Answer: A,C,D,E,F
Rationale: Divorce, neglect, domestic violence, incarceration, and verbal abuse are ACEs. Adequate food is not.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has been newly diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which of the following findings is true regarding this disorder?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Males are diagnosed earlier (teens to early 20s) than females (late 20s to 30s). Schizophrenia doesn’t inherently increase violence, and diagnosis is rare under 12.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted for a psychiatric evaluation after displaying aggressive behavior towards their partner and 2-year-old child. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as potentially contributing to aggression?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Childhood physical abuse can normalize aggression. Fishing, parental abuse history, and occasional drinking are less directly linked.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse in an outpatient behavioral facility is caring for a client who has a substance use disorder and a history of violence. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as being consistent with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)? (Select All that Apply.)
Correct Answer: A,C,D,E,F
Rationale: Divorce, neglect, domestic violence, incarceration, and verbal abuse are ACEs. Adequate food is not.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who describes extreme fear of having or acquiring a disease. The client is also exhibiting behaviors like repeated body checking. The nurse should identify that the client is exhibiting manifestations of which of the following disorders?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Illness anxiety involves excessive disease fear and checking without symptoms. Functional neurological involves deficits, somatic symptom involves distress from symptoms, and factitious involves faking.