ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health Exam V Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assisting a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) with the care of a client who has experienced sexual assault. The nurse should identify which of the following as the role of the SANE?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The SANE ensures safety and provides care, not police evidence collection, legal advocacy, or mandatory reporting.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who frequently breaks their arms and other bones on purpose. The nurse understands that the client likely has which diagnosis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Factitious disorder involves intentional self-injury to gain medical attention. Illness anxiety focuses on disease fear, functional neurological involves involuntary symptoms, and amnesia affects memory.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is working with a client who is displaying disproportionate fear of having cancer. The nurse notes the client is seeking out medical care more frequently has high anxiety and believes they have cancer despite no medical evidence to support this. Which of the following disorders is the client likely experiencing?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Illness anxiety disorder involves excessive fear of illness without symptoms. Somatic symptom focuses on present symptoms, factitious involves faking, and functional neurological involves involuntary deficits.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client and notes a serum lithium level of 1.6 mEq/L. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect the client to report?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lithium toxicity at 1.6 mEq/L causes neurological symptoms like blurred vision and tremors. Fever, tardive dyskinesia, and GI issues are less specific.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is providing care to a client is who is recovering from an episode of dissociative amnesia. The nurse should expect the client to exhibit which of the following manifestations?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Guilt is common post-dissociative amnesia due to memory gaps. Anhedonia, hallucinations, and delusions are linked to other disorders.