ATI LPN
ATI PN Mental Health Chamberlain 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has a prescription for lorazepam 0.5 mg. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Disorientation (
A) in older adults on lorazepam signals serious CNS depression, needing urgent reporting. Anxiety (
B), vision (
C), and anorexia (
D) are less critical.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is taking lithium. The client reports blurred vision and nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Blurred vision and nausea suggest lithium toxicity; withholding the dose (
D) prevents worsening. Rest (
A) doesn’t address toxicity, re-checking (
B) delays action, and administering (
C) risks harm.
Question 3 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.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol. The nurse observes that the client has developed a stooped posture and shuffling gait. The nurse should document these findings as which of the following extrapyramidal side effects of haloperidol?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pseudoparkinsonism (
A) mimics Parkinson’s with stooped posture and shuffling gait due to dopamine blockade. Dystonia (
B) causes muscle spasms, akathisia (
C) restlessness, and tardive dyskinesia (
D) involuntary movements.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following statements by the client demonstrates concrete thinking?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Concrete thinking (
A) shows rigid, literal views. Prophet (
B) is delusional, voices (
C) hallucinatory, and poison (
D) paranoid, not concrete.