ATI RN
Mental Health ATI RN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A young client tells the nurse that the client's spouse died 3 months ago and the client is feeling alone and vulnerable. Which statement indicates that the client's coping skills are adequate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Seeking a support group shows proactive coping addressing loneliness effectively. Overconfidence abandonment feelings or confusion suggest less adequate coping.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse cared for a terminally ill client for over a month and developed a therapeutic nurse-client relationship. After the client's death feelings of sadness sleeping poorly and feeling mildly depressed were experienced by the nurse. Which is the best action to improve the resolution of grief?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse’s symptoms suggest grief impacting well-being. Seeking therapy provides professional support to process emotions addressing potential dysfunctional grief. A leave may be excessive stress reduction is less targeted and informal forums may lack sufficient guidance.
Question 3 of 5
A client has just had an elective abortion to end an unintended pregnancy. Afterward the client cries because although they wanted to have children in future years this pregnancy was not well timed. Which type of grief is this client most likely to experience?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Anticipatory grief involves mourning a loss before it fully occurs fitting the client’s sadness over the aborted pregnancy they wanted later. Disenfranchised grief lacks social validation complicated grief is prolonged and absence of grief contradicts the client’s tears.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is completing a family assessment for a victim of intimate partner violence. Which characteristic of the abuser will the nurse identify when completing the assessment?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Abusers often display controlling behavior including possessiveness and neediness limiting the victim’s freedom. Remorse is less common high self-esteem is not universal and encouraging independence contradicts typical abuser behavior.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse in the emergency department is preparing to administer naloxone 0.4 mg IV bolus to a client who has opioid-induced respiratory depression. Available is naloxone injection 0.2 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 2 mL
Rationale: Amount to administer =
Total dose required (0.4 mg) ÷ Concentration (0.2 mg/mL) = 2 mL. The nurse should administer 2 mL of naloxone.