ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health Exam II Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has paranoid personality disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Suspiciousness defines paranoid personality disorder, causing distrustful behavior. Reassurance needs, grandiosity, and lack of remorse align with other disorders.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is assisting with planning care for a client who has been brought to the inpatient mental health unit by law enforcement officers after becoming aggressive in a local bar. The nurse should identify that this finding is consistent with which of the following disorders?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Antisocial personality disorder involves impulsivity and aggression, often leading to legal issues. Histrionic seeks attention, borderline shows emotional instability, and narcissistic displays arrogance, not physical aggression.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has paranoid personality disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Suspiciousness defines paranoid personality disorder, causing distrustful behavior. Reassurance needs, grandiosity, and lack of remorse align with other disorders.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following phases of Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) reflects a nurse's ability to successfully perform duties during a prolonged period of stress lasting weeks to months without any indication of observable impairment?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The resistance phase allows sustained performance under prolonged stress without impairment. Exhaustion leads to burnout, alarm is short-term, and adaptive phase isn’t part of GAS.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about avoiding foods with tyramine. The client states "Thank you for all of this information but it's just not for me. I eat what I want when I want it." Which of the following stages of change is the client demonstrating?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The client’s dismissal reflects precontemplation, showing no intent to change. Preparation and contemplation involve planning or considering change, and action involves active steps.