ATI RN
ATI Psychiatric Exam 1 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse expect to observe?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Generalized anxiety disorder (GA
D) is characterized by excessive, persistent worry about various events or activities, often disproportionate to the actual situation. Avoidance is more typical of social anxiety disorder, flashbacks relate to PTSD, and compulsive behaviors are associated with OCD, not GAD.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing lack of sleep, lack of appetite, and difficulties with concentration. Which of the following types of dementia should the nurse expect this client to have?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Prion diseases, like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, cause rapid cognitive decline, sleep disturbances, appetite changes, and concentration difficulties due to neurodegenerative processes. Frontotemporal dementia, TBI, and HIV-related dementia present differently, with less emphasis on sleep and appetite changes.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who screams, 'I can read your minds!' The nurse should identify this finding as a manifestation of which of the following personality disorders?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Schizotypal personality disorder is characterized by eccentric behavior and odd beliefs, such as magical thinking (e.g., believing they can read minds). Antisocial personality disorder involves disregard for others, paranoid personality disorder involves pervasive distrust, and avoidant personality disorder involves social inhibition, none of which align with the described belief.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reviewing factors that determine a client's health risk with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following factors should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Vulnerable populations, such as those with low socioeconomic status or chronic health conditions, have increased susceptibility to health risks due to factors like limited healthcare access and social determinants of health. This is a key factor in determining health risk. Variability in stressor effects, older adult sensitivity, and resilience are relevant but not as directly tied to health risk determination.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with an opioid use disorder. They were a student in a local community college but were recently dismissed for failing their classes. Their previous diagnoses include anxiety, Crohn's disease, and chronic back pain due to a gymnastics injury in high school. Which of the following should the nurse identify as potential underlying reasons why the client might have started using opioids?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Opioids are commonly prescribed for pain management, and individuals with chronic pain conditions, like the client’s back pain from a gymnastics injury, are at increased risk for opioid use disorder if they misuse these medications. Additionally, opioids can have anxiolytic effects, potentially used to self-medicate anxiety, a known diagnosis in this client. Other options, like sleep promotion, parental influence, or hallucinations, are less directly supported by the scenario.