ATI RN
ATI nur 222a Mental Health Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is terminally ill. The nurse should recognize that the client and their family might be experiencing which of the following types of grief?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Anticipatory grief occurs before a death, as with terminal illness, affecting both patient and family. Complicated grief is prolonged, disenfranchised grief is unacknowledged, and traumatic grief follows sudden loss.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a child whose guardians report that the child consistently cannot speak during class and other social situations. Which of the following anxiety disorders should the nurse identify that the child is experiencing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Selective mutism involves inability to speak in specific social settings despite normal language ability, matching the child’s symptoms. Agoraphobia, generalized anxiety, and separation anxiety have different core features.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with acute stress disorder. Which of the following client statements aligns with this diagnosis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Acute stress disorder occurs within a month of trauma, with symptoms like nightmares, as in the recent car crash. Chronic flashbacks suggest PTSD, long-term phobia isn’t ASD, and childhood conflict lacks a specific trauma.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a 9-year-old child who mimics shooting a gun with their hand whenever someone enters the room or tries to interact with them. This is an example of which manifestation of post-traumatic stress disorder?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Post-traumatic play involves reenacting trauma, like mimicking shooting, common in children with PTSD. 'Men formation' isn’t a recognized term, depersonalization involves detachment, and time skewing alters time perception.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is providing care to a patient who is experiencing excessive anxiety and worry in response to various situations, and is unable to control their worry. Which of the following conditions should the nurse identify these symptoms as indicative of?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Generalized anxiety disorder involves excessive, uncontrollable worry across situations. Panic disorder features sudden attacks, agoraphobia involves fear of inescapable places, and separation anxiety centers on detachment fears.