ATI RN
ATI Mental Health assessment Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking a tricyclic antidepressant. For which of the following findings should the nurse monitor as an adverse effect of tricyclic antidepressants?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Orthostatic hypotension is common with tricyclics.
Question 2 of 5
A charge nurse is providing education to a group of newly-licensed nurses about the rights of clients who are involuntarily admitted. Which of the following responses by a newly-licensed nurse indicates understanding of the teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Involuntarily admitted clients retain voting rights unaffected by their admission status.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has undergone electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of ECT?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Memory deficits are common post-ECT.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for an adult client who is receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder. The client is upset because his partner has refused to visit him in the treatment facility. Which of the following actions by the client should indicate to the nurse that the client is using regression as a defense mechanism?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Childish behaviors like stomping indicate regression.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the medical records of a group of clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse implement seizure precautions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Benzodiazepine withdrawal increases seizure risk.