ATI LPN
ATI PN Mental Health Chamberlain 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and notices changes in the client’s behavior. Which of the following behaviors is the nurse’s priority to report to the provider?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Meaningless phrases (
A) indicate worsening psychosis, requiring urgent reporting. Refusal (
B), substance (
C), and energy (
D) are less immediate.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is sitting with a client who has schizophrenia. The client whispers to the nurse, 'I’m being kept in this prison against my will. Please try to get me out.' Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Reflecting feelings (
B) validates and opens dialogue. Help (
A) dismisses, why (
C) confronts, and breathing (
D) minimizes.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tardive dyskinesia (
D) is a serious, potentially irreversible haloperidol effect. Salivation (
A) is minor, serotonin syndrome (
B) rare, and bleeding (
C) unrelated.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is planning care for a client who is in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Consistent routines provide stability and predictability, reducing mania exacerbation. Stimulation (
B) worsens symptoms, seclusion (
C) isolates unnecessarily, and discouraging naps (
D) risks fatigue.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is making a home visit for a 16-year-old adolescent who attempted suicide. Which of the following behaviors should alert the nurse that the adolescent still has suicidal intent?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Giving away possessions (
D) signals suicidal intent. Peer preference (
A), silence (
B), and TV meals (
C) are less concerning.