ATI RN
ATI RN Mental Health 2023 III Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is interviewing a client who reports ongoing feelings of depression after the death of his sibling 9 months ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Explaining grief’s variability normalizes prolonged depression. Solitude isolates, avoidance stifles, and cautioning anger invalidates.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a client who is being aggressive toward other clients. Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Asking about intent assesses immediate safety risk, the priority in aggression. Other options are secondary, focusing on long-term coping.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is visiting with the partner of a client who recently died. The partner expresses guilt that they did not do more for their partner. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Acknowledging difficulty validates guilt empathetically. Counseling is premature, personal sharing shifts focus, and dismissal invalidates.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is performing screening assessments for active older adult clients at a community clinic. Which of the following tests should the nurse include in the screening?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: GDS screens depression in active seniors. CAGE is for alcohol, Denver for kids, pain scale for dementia.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client following a physical assault. The client states, I don't remember what happened to me. The nurse should recognize that the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Repression blocks traumatic memory post-assault. Rationalization justifies, displacement shifts, denial rejects reality.