ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam f24 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The client asks, 'I am not sure why I need to have a relapse plan.' Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A relapse plan identifies early symptoms and actions to prevent worsening, supporting recovery. Coping strategies, housing needs, or hospitalization are partial or secondary aspects.
Question 2 of 5
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is working on an inpatient unit that uses a privilege system. The nurse understands that this intervention integrates which group of theories?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Privilege systems rely on behavioral theories, using reinforcement to shape behavior. Developmental theories address life stages, humanistic focus on growth, and cognitive on thoughts, not reward-based systems.
Question 3 of 5
The parents of a young adult diagnosed with schizophrenia are providing care for the client in their home. During a home visit, the parents state, 'it's been so difficult taking care of our child. We need a break. But our child needs constant supervision.' Which would be appropriate for the nurse to suggest?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Respite care offers temporary relief for caregivers while ensuring supervision, fitting the parents’ need. Inpatient care is for crises, outpatient programs don’t provide breaks, and partial hospitalization lacks full-time care.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia. Which of the following symptoms must be present for a client to be diagnosed with schizophrenia? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: C,E,F
Rationale: Disorganized behavior, hallucinations, and lack of emotional expression (affective flattening) are DSM-5 criteria. Impaired relationships and avolition are secondary, and antisocial personality is a separate condition.
Question 5 of 5
While working with an older client, a nurse begins to think of the client as a grandparent and responds to the client as a grandchild. The nurse is developing what type of emotional reaction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Countertransference occurs when the nurse projects personal feelings onto the client, here treating them as a grandparent. Empathy involves understanding feelings, transference is the client projecting onto the nurse, and modeling is demonstrating behaviors, none of which fit the scenario.