ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health Level 2 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assisting with the admission assessment for a client who is receiving treatment following a situational crisis. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Identifying if friends or family are available to help is important for support but not the immediate priority. Identifying the client's coping skills is important for long-term care but not the immediate priority. Determining if the client has thoughts of self-harm is crucial for immediate safety and is the priority. Asking the client to identify the cause of the crisis is important for understanding but not the immediate priority.
Question 2 of 5
A basic assumption of Freud's psychoanalytic theory is that:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Free association is the key to understanding is a technique in psychoanalysis but not a basic assumption of the theory. Sexuality does not relate to behavior is incorrect; Freud's theory emphasizes the role of sexuality in behavior. All human behavior is caused and can be explained is correct; Freud believed that all behavior is determined by unconscious motivations and can be understood through psychoanalysis. Human behavior is entirely unconscious is incorrect; Freud acknowledged conscious behavior but emphasized the unconscious.
Question 3 of 5
What would be the most appropriate action by the student nurse when the client asked the student nurse to keep it a secret that the client plans to kill a family member?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The student nurse must tell the client that he/she cannot keep that secret and report it to the instructor and/or staff member is correct; the student nurse has a duty to report any threats of harm to others. The student nurse must tell the client that he/she will keep the secret and then tell the instructor and/or staff is dishonest and unethical. The student must respect the client's privacy and not tell anyone is incorrect; the nurse has a duty to report threats to safety. The student nurse must tell the instructor and then ask the instructor to keep it a secret is incorrect; the instructor also has a duty to report threats to safety.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and is agitated. The client says, 'I have to go home and see my mother.' The nurse replies, 'You miss your mother.' Which of the following therapeutic techniques is the nurse using?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Guided imagery involves creating mental images to promote relaxation, not applicable here. Orientation to reality involves correcting misperceptions about time, place, and person, not used in this context. Remotivation involves stimulating a client's interest in the environment and is not applicable here. Validation acknowledges the client's feelings and emotions, supporting their sense of reality, which is correct.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is true regarding mental health?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill is incorrect; engaging in fantasies is a normal part of human cognition. It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill is incorrect; mental health is complex and multifaceted. Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable in other cultures is incorrect; cultural norms vary widely, and acceptability is not absolute. In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability accurately describes the holistic nature of mental health.