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ATI Mental Health Nursing 12601 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is preparing to care for a client with dysfunctions in the lobe of the brain labeled as 'A'. The nurse would expect to observe abnormal assessment findings with the following:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The frontal lobe (assumed as 'A' based on context) is responsible for executive functions, including thought organization, movement planning, emotional regulation, and moral behavior. Dysfunction here leads to deficits in these areas. Smell and hearing are linked to temporal/olfactory regions, language to Broca’s area (partially frontal but not primary), visual interpretation to the occipital lobe, and taste/touch/spatial orientation to parietal regions.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is planning to discharge a client from an inpatient mental health facility. A client's ability to remain in the community is closely related to what?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A stable, supportive living environment is critical for community reintegration, impacting mental health management. Food bank use (
B), social events (
C), and neighborhood watch (
D) are less directly related.
Question 3 of 5
An adolescent client has just been found to have broken one of the unit rules. The nurse imposes the consequence of losing phone privileges. In this instance, the nurse is acting as the:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: By imposing consequences for rule-breaking, the nurse acts as a parent surrogate, providing structure and discipline similar to a parental role. Caregiver focuses on physical/emotional care, advocate on rights, and teacher on education, none of which fit as directly.
Question 4 of 5
Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic when a client expresses anger about being discharged?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Acknowledging the client’s anger and inviting them to express their feelings promotes therapeutic communication, fostering trust and understanding. Option A is dismissive, B is judgmental, and D assumes a preference without exploring the client’s emotions.
Question 5 of 5
During a session with a client, the client asks the nurse what the client should do about the client's 'cheating' spouse. The nurse replies, 'You should divorce. You deserve better than that.' The nurse used which nontherapeutic communication technique?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Giving advice, as in suggesting divorce, is nontherapeutic as it imposes the nurse’s opinion rather than exploring the client’s feelings. Agreeing (
A) involves affirming opinions, giving information (
B) provides facts, and verbalizing the implied (
C) articulates unspoken feelings, none of which apply.