ATI LPN
ATI PN Mental Health Chamberlain 2023 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has bipolar disorder with mania. Which finding is the nurse's priority?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pacing day and night (
C) risks exhaustion and dehydration, a physical priority. Giving items (
A), hostility (
B), and flight of ideas (
D) are less immediate.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing auditory hallucinations. What should the nurse say first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Asking content (
C) assesses safety risks first. Acknowledging (
A) and frequency (
B) follow, and illness explanation (
D) may dismiss.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is sitting with a client who has schizophrenia. The client whispers to the nurse, 'I’m being kept in this prison against my will. Please try to get me out.' Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Reflecting feelings (
B) validates and opens dialogue. Help (
A) dismisses, why (
C) confronts, and breathing (
D) minimizes.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client who has a new prescription for a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid while taking an MAOI?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Aged cheese (
D) contains tyramine, risking hypertensive crisis with MAOIs. Shellfish (
A), milk (
B), and tuna (
C) are generally safe.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who is newly diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Protecting from self-harm (
D) is urgent due to BPD’s high risk. Violence (
A), reasons (
B), and feelings (
C) follow safety.