ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health Exam II Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has borderline personality disorder. The client reports being a single parent caring for two toddlers. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Offering information about a support group provides the client with resources to manage stress and improve parenting skills, which is appropriate without evidence of abuse or neglect. Notifying child protective services requires evidence of harm, suggesting relatives take the children is premature, and exposing toddlers to a psychiatric unit may be distressing.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is preparing to interview a client and is reviewing therapeutic communication techniques. Which of the following should the nurse include in the interview to invite the client to clarify feelings?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Stating ‘you feel like you have support’ invites emotional reflection, fostering therapeutic dialogue. Other options focus on resources, treatment steps, or coping skills, not feelings.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following phases of Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) reflects a nurse's ability to successfully perform duties during a prolonged period of stress lasting weeks to months without any indication of observable impairment?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The resistance phase allows sustained performance under prolonged stress without impairment. Exhaustion leads to burnout, alarm is short-term, and adaptive phase isn’t part of GAS.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse on an inpatient mental health unit is assisting with the care of a client who is experiencing panic level anxiety. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Depersonalization, feeling detached from reality, is typical in panic-level anxiety. Voice tremors, shakiness, and poor concentration occur in milder anxiety states.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is hyperactive pacing down the hallway and exhibiting poor concentration during group therapy. When collecting data the nurse should identify that which of the following is characteristic of the client's manifestations?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hyperactivity, pacing, and poor concentration are hallmarks of mania, reflecting elevated mood and energy. Depression involves low energy, delusions are false beliefs, and hallucinations are sensory distortions.