ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health 2023 II Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for multiple clients on a mental health unit. Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A client yelling obscenities and throwing clothes poses a more direct risk due to potential escalation to physical harm. This behavior requires immediate attention over anxiety, pacing, or verbal disruptions.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from an adult client in an outpatient mental health clinic. The nurse should identify which of the following events as a potential cause of a maturational crisis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A child leaving for college represents a maturational crisis, tied to normal developmental transitions that cause stress. Unlike situational crises like job loss or divorce, it reflects life stage changes.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: Cold extremities, tooth erosion, and lanugo are common in anorexia nervosa. Poor circulation causes cold extremities, vomiting erodes teeth, and lanugo grows to conserve heat due to fat loss, reflecting the disorder’s physical impact.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about a new prescription for haloperidol with a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Haloperidol can increase photosensitivity, causing the skin to be more sensitive to sunlight, potentially leading to sunburn. Patients should be advised to use sunscreen and wear protective clothing. This statement shows the client understands a key side effect.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer sertraline 50 mg PO once daily to a client who has depressive disorder. Available is sertraline oral solution 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 2.5
Rationale:
Step 1: (50 mg ÷ 20 mg/mL) × 1 mL = 2.5 mL. The nurse should administer 2.5 mL to deliver the prescribed 50 mg dose, calculated based on the concentration of the available solution.