ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam f24 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The client has been wearing the same clothes for the past week and appears unkempt and unbathed. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to the client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Offering a bath with a choice promotes hygiene and autonomy respectfully. Confronting, forcing, or ignoring hygiene issues risks defensiveness, coercion, or neglect, all less therapeutic.
Question 2 of 5
A nursing instructor is describing the impact of technology and electronic health records on psychiatric-mental health care. What would the instructor identify as a major challenge associated with technology?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Electronic records risk breaches, making confidentiality a key challenge. Technology reduces fragmentation, supports education, and clarifies standards, but privacy protection is paramount.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia and has been on long-term treatment with chlorpromazine. He notes the client is experiencing some involuntary movements of the tongue and face. The nurse should suspect the client has developed which of the following adverse effects?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tardive dyskinesia, marked by involuntary facial and tongue movements, is a known long-term effect of chlorpromazine. Dystonia causes acute contractions, parkinsonism mimics Parkinson’s symptoms, and akathisia causes restlessness, none fitting the description.
Question 4 of 5
A woman comes into the Emergency Department in a severe state of anxiety following a car accident. The appropriate nursing intervention is to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Remaining with the client provides immediate comfort and safety, stabilizing severe anxiety post-trauma. Quiet rooms reduce stimuli, breathing requires focus, and talking may overwhelm initially.
Question 5 of 5
When applying the biopsychosocial model to a client with a mental health problem, the nurse addresses which psychological domain?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Feelings are central to the psychological domain, guiding emotional care. Cultural groups and family functioning are social, and sleep patterns are biological, not psychological.