ATI RN
ATI Psychiatric Exam 1 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is providing education to a group of staff members about schizophrenia. Which of the following age groups should the nurse include as the age when schizophrenia is typically diagnosed?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Schizophrenia is typically diagnosed in young adulthood, usually in the late teens to early twenties, although it can also occur later in life. Symptoms often emerge during this period of development, characterized by disturbances in thinking, perception, emotions, and behavior. Preschoolers, school-age children, and older adults are less likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia due to developmental and physiological factors.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is presenting an in-service about the cycle of violence to nursing staff. The nurse should include that which of the following occurs during phase 1 of the cycle of violence?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Phase 1 of the cycle of violence, the tension-building phase, is characterized by escalating arguments and conflicts, increasing tension in the relationship. Physical harm occurs in phase 2 (acute phase), promises to change occur in phase 3 (honeymoon phase), and law enforcement involvement is not specific to phase 1.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is planning care for a client who has been brought to the inpatient mental health unit by law enforcement officers after becoming aggressive in a local bar. The nurse should identify that this finding is consistent with which of the following disorders?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Antisocial personality disorder (ASP
D) is characterized by a disregard for others’ rights, impulsivity, and aggressive behavior, which aligns with the client’s aggression in a public setting. Narcissistic, borderline, and histrionic personality disorders involve grandiosity, self-directed aggression, or attention-seeking behaviors, respectively, which are less consistent with the described aggression.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reviewing factors that determine a client's health risk with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following factors should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Vulnerable populations, such as those with low socioeconomic status or chronic health conditions, have increased susceptibility to health risks due to factors like limited healthcare access and social determinants of health. This is a key factor in determining health risk. Variability in stressor effects, older adult sensitivity, and resilience are relevant but not as directly tied to health risk determination.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who states, 'When I get in the car to drive to work in the morning, my hands go numb. It is to the point where I can't grip the steering wheel.' Which of the following conditions is the client likely experiencing?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Functional neurological symptom disorder (FNS
D) involves neurological symptoms, like hand numbness, not explained by medical conditions but linked to psychological distress. Factitious disorder involves feigning symptoms, dissociative amnesia involves memory loss, and depersonalization/derealization involves detachment, none of which match the somatic symptoms described.