ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam f24 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
When providing care to a client diagnosed with a mental disorder, the client asks the nurse, 'Does mental illness run in your family?' Which response by the nurse would be nontherapeutic?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Disclosing personal family history shifts focus from the client, blurring boundaries and reducing therapeutic focus. Other responses educate, redirect, or validate, keeping the client central.
Question 2 of 5
A woman comes into the Emergency Department in a severe state of anxiety following a car accident. The appropriate nursing intervention is to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse’s presence offers reassurance and safety, critical for acute anxiety. Quiet rooms help later, breathing techniques need calm focus, and discussing feelings may escalate distress initially.
Question 3 of 5
A newly licensed nurse is applying prescribed wrist restraints on a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Quick-release ties ensure safety by allowing rapid removal if needed. Checking every 2 hours (not 4), securing to the bed frame (not side rail), and fitting two fingers (not four) are standard.
Question 4 of 5
Jaden is admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit. During her time on the unit, Jaden is expected to get up at a certain time, attend breakfast at a certain time, and arrive for her medications at the correct time. What form of therapy is incorporated into this unit?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Milieu therapy uses structured routines (e.g., set times for waking, eating, medications) to foster stability and recovery. Cognitive therapy addresses thoughts, family therapy involves relatives, and ECT is a medical procedure.
Question 5 of 5
A woman comes into the Emergency Department in a severe state of anxiety following a car accident. The appropriate nursing intervention is to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Remaining with the client provides immediate comfort and safety, stabilizing severe anxiety post-trauma. Quiet rooms reduce stimuli, breathing requires focus, and talking may overwhelm initially.