ATI LPN
ATI Mental Health PM 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing auditory hallucinations. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asking what the voices say helps assess content and risk (e.g., command hallucinations), guiding intervention, unlike dismissing or ignoring, which may increase distress.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. The nurse is assessing the client during a follow-up visit. Which of the following findings indicate a therapeutic response to the treatment plan? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,C,E
Rationale: Normal potassium, ECG, and increased BMI indicate improved nutrition and heart health, key signs of therapeutic response in anorexia nervosa.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer clozapine 300 mg PO daily to a client who has schizophrenia. The amount available is clozapine 200 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 1.5
Rationale: Desired dose (300 mg) divided by tablet strength (200 mg) equals 1.5 tablets, rounded to the nearest tenth.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing auditory hallucinations. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asking what the voices say helps assess content and risk (e.g., command hallucinations), guiding intervention, unlike dismissing or ignoring, which may increase distress.
Extract:
A nurse in a mental health facility is assessing a client.
• The client has a medical history of major depressive disorder for 20 years, anxiety
disorder, suicide ideation during teenage years, and psychotherapy for the past 10 years
with a therapist.
• The client's mother committed suicide when the client was 25 years of age, and the
father died of heart disease 10 years ago.
• The client has a history of alcohol misuse, attended in-patient rehabilitation 4 years ago
with no alcohol use since that time.
• The nurse notes indicate good physical health with no reported morbidities
Question 5 of 5
For each client assessment finding, specify if the finding is a potential risk for suicide or a protective factor against suicide
Correct Answer:
Rationale: Mental health support, good physical health, and support systems protect; family suicide history and lethal means increase risk; past alcohol misuse mitigated by abstinence.