ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Assessment Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a newly admitted client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A structured schedule helps reduce anxiety and manage OCD symptoms by providing predictability. Detailed explanations may overwhelm, stimulating environments increase anxiety, and strict ritual limits may initially heighten distress.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who reports using cocaine 1 hour ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cocaine, a stimulant, can cause hyperthermia or fever due to increased metabolic activity. It suppresses appetite (not polyphagia), causes tachycardia (not bradycardia), and does not typically cause oliguria.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is administering an antidepressant medication to a client. The nurse should understand that which of the following is the major difference between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: TCAs can be lethal in overdose due to cardiotoxic effects, unlike SSRIs, which have a lower toxicity risk. SSRIs are not necessarily more effective, are less sedating, and TCAs have more cardiovascular effects.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who exhibits excessive attention-seeking behaviors, including acting flirtatious and seductive. The nurse should identify these behaviors as manifestations of which of the following personality disorders?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Histrionic personality disorder involves excessive attention-seeking and provocative behaviors, like flirtatiousness. Paranoid involves distrust, narcissistic involves grandiosity, and antisocial involves disregard for others.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is discussing discipline techniques with the parent of a preschooler. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of time-out as a form of discipline?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Using a kitchen timer ensures a consistent, predictable time-out duration, reinforcing the discipline technique. Ten minutes is too long, rooms create negative associations, and vague statements lack specificity.