ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Nursing 12601 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nursing instructor is reviewing the history of mental health nursing with students. What significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The 1950s saw psychotropic drugs like antipsychotics revolutionize mental health treatment, improving symptom management. Commitment changes (
A), community services (
B), and patient rights (
D) were less prominent then.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client with major depressive disorder in a residential facility who refuses to participate in therapies because their parent did not answer the phone when the client called the previous evening. The client told the nurse, 'I know they are mad at me.' The nurse asks the client, 'Are there other reasons you can think of that could have caused your parent not to answer the phone last evening?' In this statement, the nurse is using which type of therapy?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Rational Emotive Therapy challenges irrational beliefs, like assuming the parent’s anger, by exploring alternative explanations, as the nurse does. Cognitive Theory (
B) is broader, Reality Therapy (
C) focuses on responsibility, and Gestalt Therapy (
D) emphasizes present awareness.
Question 3 of 5
A nursing instructor is comparing homeless people without mental illness to homeless people with mental illness. Homeless people with mental illness:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mental illness can lead to behaviors resulting in legal issues, increasing jail time. Family contact (
A) is often reduced, employment barriers (
B) are greater, and shelter use (
D) is typically higher due to vulnerability.
Question 4 of 5
A new nurse tells a mentor, 'I want to convey to my clients that I am interested in them and that I want to listen to what they have to say.' Which behaviors are helpful in meeting the nurse's goal? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C
Rationale: Eye contact (
A) and open posture (
C) convey interest and approachability. Crossed legs (
B), desk barriers (
D), and hands in pockets (E) suggest disengagement or defensiveness.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is taking care of a client in a mental health facility. Which is the most important skill the nurse must bring to the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Empathy, understanding the client’s feelings, fosters trust and connection, essential for therapeutic relationships. Objectivity (
A), approachability (
B), and interest (
C) are important but secondary to empathy’s emotional depth.