ATI RN
Mental Health ATI RN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse in the emergency department is preparing to administer naloxone 0.4 mg IV bolus to a client who has opioid-induced respiratory depression. Available is naloxone injection 0.2 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 2 mL
Rationale: Amount to administer =
Total dose required (0.4 mg) ÷ Concentration (0.2 mg/mL) = 2 mL. The nurse should administer 2 mL of naloxone.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is completing a family assessment for a victim of intimate partner violence. Which characteristic of the abuser will the nurse identify when completing the assessment?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Abusers often display controlling behavior including possessiveness and neediness limiting the victim’s freedom. Remorse is less common high self-esteem is not universal and encouraging independence contradicts typical abuser behavior.
Question 3 of 5
A client has just had an elective abortion to end an unintended pregnancy. Afterward the client cries because although they wanted to have children in future years this pregnancy was not well timed. Which type of grief is this client most likely to experience?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Anticipatory grief involves mourning a loss before it fully occurs fitting the client’s sadness over the aborted pregnancy they wanted later. Disenfranchised grief lacks social validation complicated grief is prolonged and absence of grief contradicts the client’s tears.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who has been a victim of abuse since childhood. Which action(s) by the nurse is important so that the client feels safe secure and in control of their own body?
Correct Answer: A , D, E
Rationale: Asking permission respects autonomy monitoring anxiety adjusts care and security enhances safety. Independent care may be impractical and constant dual nurses may feel intrusive.
Question 5 of 5
The client with terminal lung cancer says to the nurse 'I really want to see my first grandchild born before I die. Is that too much to ask?' Which stage of grieving will the nurse document the client is experiencing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The client’s desire to live for a specific event reflects bargaining negotiating with fate to delay death. Anger acceptance and depression do not fit this expression.