ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health 2023 III Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client who reports a recent suicide attempt. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Discussing feelings encourages exploration of emotions leading to the attempt, aiding assessment, unlike blame, assumption, or minimization in other options.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has depression and reports only sleeping a few hours each night. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client to promote sleep?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Limiting caffeine, a stimulant, to two daily servings promotes sleep by reducing interference with rest, unlike alcohol, naps, or late meals, which disrupt sleep patterns.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who reports drinking alcoholic beverages daily but has not consumed alcohol in the last 24 hr. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of alcohol withdrawal?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hypertension is a common alcohol withdrawal symptom due to autonomic nervous system activation, unlike bradycardia, drowsiness, or double vision, which are not typical.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer disulfiram 375 mg PO once daily. Available is disulfiram 250 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 1.5
Rationale: Dose (375 mg) / Tablet strength (250 mg) = 1.5 tablets, rounded to the nearest tenth.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Explaining response prevention, a key OCD therapy, establishes a treatment foundation after initial assessment, prior to medication or secondary interventions like relaxation.