ATI RN
ATI N200 Mental Health Exam 2 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client with anorexia nervosa. Which laboratory finding should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hypokalemia is common in anorexia nervosa due to malnutrition and purging.
Choice B may occur in liver disease not typical in anorexia.
Choice C is unlikely as hypoglycemia is more common.
Choice D is incorrect as anemia is more likely.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse has recently set limits for a client with borderline personality disorder. The client yells at the nurse "You used to care about me. I thought you were wonderful. Now I can see that I was mistaken. You are hateful." This outburst can be assessed as:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Splitting viewing the nurse as all good or all bad is typical in borderline personality disorder.
Choice A (denial) involves rejecting reality.
Choice B is a developmental process.
Choice C involves opposite feelings not the described shift.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client about sertraline for depression. Which side effect should the nurse emphasize?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All listed side effects (weight gain dry mouth nausea) are common with sertraline and should be discussed to ensure adherence and monitoring.
Choices A B and C are individually correct but incomplete.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is calculating the dose of haloperidol for a client. The prescription is 5 mg IM
Correct Answer: 0.5
Rationale: Calculation: 5 mg ÷ 10 mg/mL = 0.5 mL. The nurse should administer 0.5 mL.
Question 5 of 5
A psychiatrist prescribes a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) for a client. When teaching the client about food interactions with the medication which foods will the nurse caution the client to avoid?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pepperoni pizza and red wine are high in tyramine which can cause hypertensive crisis with MAOIs.
Choices A B and D do not contain significant tyramine and are safe.