ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam f24 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
While working with an older client, a nurse begins to think of the client as a grandparent and responds to the client as a grandchild. The nurse is developing what type of emotional reaction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Countertransference occurs when the nurse projects personal feelings onto the client, here treating them as a grandparent. Empathy involves understanding feelings, transference is the client projecting onto the nurse, and modeling is demonstrating behaviors, none of which fit the scenario.
Question 2 of 5
After being scolded by his supervisor at work, a man comes home and punches several holes in his walls and yells at his significant other. Which of the following defense mechanisms does this scenario depict?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Displacement redirects emotions from the supervisor (source) to safer targets (walls, partner). Projection attributes feelings to others, denial rejects reality, and passive-aggression expresses hostility indirectly, none matching the overt redirection.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The client asks, 'I am not sure why I need to have a relapse plan.' Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A relapse plan identifies early symptoms and actions to prevent worsening, supporting recovery. Coping strategies, housing needs, or hospitalization are partial or secondary aspects.
Question 4 of 5
The parents of a young adult diagnosed with schizophrenia are providing care for the client in their home. During a home visit, the parents state, 'it's been so difficult taking care of our child. We need a break. But our child needs constant supervision.' Which would be appropriate for the nurse to suggest?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Respite care offers temporary relief for caregivers while ensuring supervision, fitting the parents’ need. Inpatient care is for crises, outpatient programs don’t provide breaks, and partial hospitalization lacks full-time care.
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 typically manifests in young adulthood (ages 16–30), when symptoms like hallucinations or delusions emerge. Preschool or school-age onset is rare, and older adulthood onset is uncommon, as symptoms usually appear earlier.