ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Nursing 12601 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is completing an 8-hr 180 record for a client who consumed 4 oz juice, 6 oz tea, a 100 mL cup full of ice chips, an IV bolus of 150 mL, and 8 oz broth. The nurse should record how many mL of intake on the client's record?
Correct Answer: 782
Rationale:
Total intake: 4 oz juice (118.28 mL) + 6 oz tea (177.42 mL) + 100 mL ice chips + 150 mL IV bolus + 8 oz broth (236.56 mL) = 782.26 mL, rounded to 782 mL.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is preparing to give a medication to a client with depression. The order is for Desipramine 100 mg PO. The nurse has Desipramine 125 mg/5 ml available. How many mL will the nurse give?
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale: Desipramine concentration = 125 mg / 5 mL = 25 mg/mL. Dose = 100 mg / 25 mg/mL = 4 mL.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is mindful of maintaining relationships with clients that are therapeutic. Which characteristics would be most important for the nurse to foster? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,E
Rationale: Client focus (
B) ensures care prioritizes the client’s needs, and boundaries (E) maintain professionalism. Advice (
A) risks autonomy, friendship (
C) blurs roles, and frequent personal sharing (
D) shifts focus from the client.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health setting. During the working phase of a therapeutic relationship, which action by the nurse would best help the client to explore problems?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Encouraging clarification of feelings and behaviors fosters insight and exploration, key in the working phase. Solutions (
A) come later, self-help groups (
C) are external, and coping comparisons (
D) are evaluative, not exploratory.
Question 5 of 5
Nurses are encouraged to constantly be aware of the nonverbal communication of a client with mental illness primarily for which reason?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nonverbal communication, such as body language and facial expressions, conveys unconscious emotional states and needs, offering critical insights into a client’s condition. Verbal communication may be affected (
A), but nonverbal cues are broader. Guardedness (
B) is not universal, and thoughts vs. behaviors (
C) oversimplifies the issue.