ATI PN Mental Health Chamberlain 2023 | Nurselytic

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Question 1 of 5

A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client who has a new prescription for a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid while taking an MAOI?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Aged cheese (
D) contains tyramine, risking hypertensive crisis with MAOIs. Shellfish (
A), milk (
B), and tuna (
C) are generally safe.

Question 2 of 5

A nurse in a community clinic is speaking to a parent who expresses concern for her adolescent son. Which of the following statements by the mother should indicate to the nurse that the adolescent is at risk for suicide?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: A coach’s suicide (
D) increases risk via exposure. Friends (
A), sleep (
B), and religion (
C) are protective or neutral.

Question 3 of 5

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a history of depression about a new prescription for fluoxetine. Which statement by the client indicates understanding of the teaching?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Sedation (
B) is a common fluoxetine side effect, showing understanding. Water (
A) isn’t specific, sex drive (
C) may decrease, and improvement takes weeks (
D).

Question 4 of 5

A nurse is assisting in a group therapy meeting and is sharing a humorous story unrelated to anyone in the group. When the group laughs at the story, a client who has schizophrenia jumps up and runs out while yelling 'You are all making fun of me!' Which of the following behaviors is this client displaying?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Ideas of reference (
A) involve misinterpreting events as personal. Grandeur (
B) is inflated self-worth, somatic (
C) bodily delusions, and erotomania (
D) romantic delusions.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has several new prescriptions for psychotropic medications. The client tells the nurse that she has always had trouble following a medication regimen. What should the nurse respond?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Exploring difficulties (
D) identifies barriers to tailor solutions. Effort (
A) dismisses, past (
B) and fine (
C) offer false reassurance.

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