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ATI Mental Health Nursing 12601 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nursing instructor is teaching students about self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous. Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Self-help groups like AA are peer-led, with members running meetings without formal leaders, making A correct. Education (
B) is secondary to support, professionals don’t lead (
C), and confidentiality is expected (
D).
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency room exhibiting impulsive behaviors of rage and anger. Dysfunction in which brain structure contributes to this behavior?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The hypothalamus regulates emotions and autonomic responses; its dysfunction can lead to impulsive rage and anger. The cerebellum coordinates movement, basal ganglia influence motor control and emotions (but less directly), and the spinal cord handles sensory/motor signals, not emotions.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is mindful of maintaining relationships with clients that are therapeutic. Which characteristics would be most important for the nurse to foster? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,E
Rationale: Client focus (
B) ensures care prioritizes the client’s needs, and boundaries (E) maintain professionalism. Advice (
A) risks autonomy, friendship (
C) blurs roles, and frequent personal sharing (
D) shifts focus from the client.
Question 4 of 5
The interdisciplinary team is planning care for a client with bipolar disorder that had some psychological tests completed. The nurse recognizes which discipline of the team will interpret the results of those tests and participate in the design of therapies for the client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Psychologists are trained to administer and interpret psychological tests and design psychotherapeutic interventions based on those results. Psychiatric nurses provide direct care and may collaborate, but test interpretation is not their primary role. Psychiatrists focus on medical management and diagnosis, not test interpretation. Recreation therapists use activities for therapeutic purposes, not psychological testing.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client that has a diagnosis of alcohol dependence and has come to the Emergency Department with symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. An order is written for lorazepam 3 mg IV. The pharmacy only has the injectable form of lorazepam in a concentration of 2 mg/mL. Each vial contains 1 mL. How many vials does the nurse need to retrieve from the med room to prepare the ordered dose?
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: Dose = 3 mg / 2 mg/mL = 1.5 mL. Since each vial is 1 mL, 2 vials are needed to provide at least 1.5 mL.