ATI RN
ATI Mental Health assessment Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who tells the nurse about their intentions to harm an ex-partner. Which of the following actions is a legal duty of the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The duty to warn requires notifying potential victims of credible threats based on legal precedents like the Tarasoff case.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who tells the nurse about their intentions to harm an ex-partner. Which of the following actions is a legal duty of the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The duty to warn requires notifying potential victims of credible threats based on legal precedents like the Tarasoff case.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is planning to teach a client who is taking lithium. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching as adverse effects of therapeutic lithium level?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Weight gain and dry mouth are common at therapeutic lithium levels.
Question 4 of 5
A mental health nurse is providing preventive care for a group of clients in the community. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates a secondary prevention strategy?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Screening for depression is secondary prevention for early intervention.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who exhibits excessive attention-seeking behaviors,"including acting flirtatious and seductive. The nurse should identify these behaviors as manifestations of which of the following personality disorders?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Histrionic personality involves attention-seeking behaviors.