ATI RN
ATI 133 Mental Health Final Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A school nurse is speaking to the mother of a 16-year-old male adolescent. The mother has concerns about her son. Which of the following statements by the mother should indicate to the nurse that the adolescent is at risk for suicide?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Recent family suicide increases risk through emotional impact and potential contagion.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is providing teaching to a client about hypothyroidism. Which of the following potentially fatal conditions associated with hypothyroidism will the nurse include?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Myxedema coma is a life-threatening complication of untreated hypothyroidism causing severe symptoms like hypothermia and altered mental status.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is planning care for a client who has hyperthyroidism and is receiving radioactive iodine (radioiodine). Which of the following statements by the nurse regarding special precautions is appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Separate bathroom use minimizes radiation exposure to others from radioiodine in bodily fluids.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client and suspects the client is experiencing DIC. Which of the following physical findings should the nurse anticipate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Epistaxis reflects DIC’s bleeding tendency from consumed clotting factors and platelets.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is admitting a client with a history of alcohol use disorder. The nurse is aware that which of the following are potential physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Rationale: Seizures tachycardia hallucinations and tremors are common in alcohol withdrawal.