ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health Exam V Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is discussing schizophrenia spectrum disorders with a client. The client states "My friend says that before I started hearing voices I stopped hanging out with them. Why is that?" Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Social withdrawal is a prodromal sign of schizophrenia, educating the client appropriately. Blaming, uncertainty, or introversion focus miss the mark.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is weighing a client who was recently admitted into the eating disorder program. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Predicting weight engages clients therapeutically. Demanding object removal is confrontational, fluid monitoring isn’t routine, and daily post-meal weighing increases anxiety.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is discussing schizophrenia spectrum disorders with a client. The client states "My friend says that before I started hearing voices I stopped hanging out with them. Why is that?" Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Social withdrawal is a prodromal sign of schizophrenia, educating the client appropriately. Blaming, uncertainty, or introversion focus miss the mark.
Question 4 of 5
A newly licensed nurse asks the charge nurse about functional neurological symptom disorder. Which of the following responses should the charge nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Symptoms worsen with stress and are involuntary, unlike conscious control, multiple personalities, or depersonalization.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is providing care to a client is who is recovering from an episode of dissociative amnesia. The nurse should expect the client to exhibit which of the following manifestations?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Guilt is common post-dissociative amnesia due to memory gaps. Anhedonia, hallucinations, and delusions are linked to other disorders.