ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health Exam V Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and has been taking a first generation medication for several years. The client is exhibiting jerking movements and twitching of the face and tongue. Which of the following is the client experiencing?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tardive dyskinesia involves chronic facial twitching from long-term antipsychotics. EPS is acute, temperature issues are unrelated, and NMS involves rigidity and fever.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who states "When I get in the car to drive to work in the morning my hands go numb. It is to the point where I can't grip the steering wheel." Which of the following conditions is the client likely experiencing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Functional neurological symptom disorder causes involuntary neurological symptoms like numbness from stress. Amnesia affects memory, depersonalization involves detachment, and factitious involves intentional symptoms.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who reports that they have been eliminating specific foods from their diet in order to "eat clean." The nurse should identify that this is an indication of which of the following conditions?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Orthorexia involves obsessive healthy eating, like eliminating foods to 'eat clean.' Pica involves non-food consumption, anorexia involves weight fear, and rumination involves regurgitation.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has psychosis and is prescribed chlorpromazine. The client reports feelings of restlessness. The nurse should identify that the client should be monitored for which of the following adverse effects?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Restlessness suggests akathisia, which can precede oculogyric crisis with chlorpromazine. Shuffling, suicidal thoughts, and tardive dyskinesia are less acute.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is in the prodromal phase?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Withdrawn behavior marks the prodromal phase. Incoherent speech, delusions, and hallucinations indicate active psychosis.