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ATI Mental Health Nursing 12601 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
When preparing for the first clinical experience at a children's residential facility, the nursing instructor meets with the students to discuss their feelings, beliefs, and attitudes surrounding clients with a history of abuse and self-harm. The primary reason for discussing personal beliefs is to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Discussing personal beliefs fosters self-awareness, helping students recognize biases that could interfere with providing empathetic, unbiased care to clients with abuse and self-harm histories. Relating to clients is secondary to care quality. Compatibility assignments are not the primary goal. Assessing the setting’s appropriateness is unrelated to personal beliefs.
Question 2 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.
Question 3 of 5
Ordered: haloperidol (Haldol) 1 mg. Available: haloperidol (Haldol) 5 mg/mL. Administer:
Correct Answer: 0.2
Rationale: Amount = 1 mg / 5 mg/mL = 0.2 mL.
Question 4 of 5
A college student decides to go to a party the night before a major exam instead of studying. After receiving a low score on the exam, the student tells a fellow student, 'I have to work too much and don't have time to study.' Which defense mechanism is the student using?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Rationalization involves justifying behavior with logical excuses, like blaming work for not studying. Denial (
B) rejects reality, regression (
C) reverts to immature behaviors, and suppression (
D) consciously ignores feelings.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is working with a client that is displaying psychotic behavior with poorly controlled emotions. The family of the client asks, 'What part of the brain controls emotions?'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The limbic system, including the amygdala and hypothalamus, regulates emotions like fear and aggression. The parietal lobe handles sensory processing, the endocrine system influences hormones, and the occipital lobe processes vision, none of which primarily control emotions.