ATI RN
ATI nur 222a Mental Health Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is participating in a hospital committee to discuss the rationing of care and resources during a pandemic. Which of the following behaviors should the nurse identify as important in providing ethical and empathetic nursing care?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Transparency ensures informed patients, collaboration optimizes team care, and consistency builds trust, all critical for ethical and empathetic care in a crisis. Other options miss key elements like collaboration or empathy.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is providing care for a client who has recently returned from active combat and lost a close friend during combat. Which statement by the client indicates that they are experiencing traumatic grief?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Survivor guilt, like wishing they had died instead, is a key sign of traumatic grief. Social withdrawal suggests depression, suppressed emotions reflect societal pressure, and flashbacks indicate PTSD, not specifically grief.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has been subjected to abuse and neglect since early childhood. This is an example of which type of trauma?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Chronic trauma involves repeated, prolonged exposure to events like abuse and neglect. Vicarious trauma affects professionals, acute trauma is a single event, and historical trauma spans generations.
Question 4 of 5
A school nurse receives a telephone call from a parent who suspects their child has coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2). Which of the following instructions should the nurse give as secondary prevention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Testing identifies the illness early, a secondary prevention measure to limit spread and guide treatment. Hospitalization is tertiary, immunization and masks are primary prevention.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a patient who reports a recent increase in stressors. Which of the following concepts should the nurse use to develop necessary context to both understand and deliver nursing care for this patient?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Adaptive vs. maladaptive frameworks help assess how the patient copes with stress, guiding effective care. Moral, justificatory, or evaluative concepts don’t provide the same practical context.