ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam f24 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is interviewing a client who is experiencing negative symptoms of psychosis about their family history of schizophrenia. In which of the following phases of the nursing process should this take place?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assessment involves gathering data, like family history, to inform diagnosis and care. Implementation executes interventions, evaluation assesses outcomes, and planning sets goals, all following assessment.
Question 2 of 5
The Psychiatrist calls Jake's father to obtain collateral information, pending Jake's discharge home. Jake's father reports Jake's mother died when he was 14 years old. Jake is unable to tell the nurse or Psychiatrist how old he was or the year she died. Which defense mechanism is being depicted?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Repression unconsciously blocks distressing memories, like Jake forgetting details of his mother’s death. Regression reverts to earlier behaviors, projection attributes feelings to others, and suppression consciously avoids thoughts, none matching Jake’s unconscious memory lapse.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is interviewing a client who is experiencing negative symptoms of psychosis about their family history of schizophrenia. In which of the following phases of the nursing process should this take place?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assessment involves gathering data, like family history, to inform diagnosis and care. Implementation executes interventions, evaluation assesses outcomes, and planning sets goals, all following assessment.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is talking with a client who has schizophrenia. Suddenly the client states, 'I'm frightened. Do you hear that? The voices are telling me to do terrible things.' Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asking what the voices say assesses potential risks (e.g., harm) while showing empathy, aiding safety planning. Denying voices dismisses the client’s reality, questioning causes may confuse, and commanding control is ineffective for hallucinations.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is providing education to a group of staff members about schizophrenia. Which of the following age groups should the nurse include as the age when schizophrenia is typically diagnosed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Schizophrenia onset typically occurs in young adulthood (16–30), aligning with symptom emergence. Preschool or school-age diagnoses are rare, and older adulthood onset is less common, as the disorder usually manifests earlier.