ATI RN
ATI Mental Health assessment Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is planning to teach a client who is taking lithium. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching as adverse effects of therapeutic lithium level?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Weight gain and dry mouth are common at therapeutic lithium levels.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse on a mental health unit is planning a group therapy session about assertiveness training. For which of the following clients should the nurse recommend the training?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Assertiveness training aids communication in somatic symptom disorder.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assessing an older adult client's ability to make a successful role transition to widowhood following the death of her partner. Which of the following factors should the nurse include in the assessment? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: B,C,D,,E
Rationale: Support groups health status family support and spiritual involvement aid coping with widowhood unlike advance directives.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is preparing to teach a client who has major depressive disorder and is scheduled to undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ECT uses electrodes on the head for delivery.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is providing teaching to the caretakers of a client who has Alzheimer's disease with mild cognitive decline. The client is beginning to experience sleep disturbances. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Consistent wake times regulate sleep in Alzheimer's.