ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam f24 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which client would a nurse determine to be the most likely candidate for involuntary commitment?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The elderly client’s acute distress and disruption indicate potential harm, warranting commitment. Therapy refusal, medication non-compliance, or homelessness alone don’t meet criteria.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol. The nurse should monitor for which of the following adverse effects of haloperidol?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Haloperidol commonly causes extrapyramidal symptoms (e.g., tremors, rigidity). Hiccups, salivation, and fever (except in rare NMS) aren’t typical side effects.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is interviewing a client who is experiencing negative symptoms of psychosis about their family history of schizophrenia. In which of the following phases of the nursing process should this take place?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assessment involves gathering data, like family history, to inform diagnosis and care. Implementation executes interventions, evaluation assesses outcomes, and planning sets goals, all following assessment.
Question 4 of 5
After experiencing increasing conflict in the home, a social worker calls and schedules a therapy meeting. A 24-year-old, his sister, his mother, and the mother's live-in boyfriend are asked to attend the therapy meeting. Who is the 'client' who will be treated during this session?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Family therapy treats the entire family as the client to address collective dynamics and conflicts, involving all members (24-year-old, sister, mother, boyfriend). Limiting to individuals ignores systemic issues.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is providing education to a group of staff members about schizophrenia. Which of the following age groups should the nurse include as the age when schizophrenia is typically diagnosed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Schizophrenia onset typically occurs in young adulthood (16–30), aligning with symptom emergence. Preschool or school-age diagnoses are rare, and older adulthood onset is less common, as the disorder usually manifests earlier.