ATI BIPOLAR DISORDER SCENARIO WITH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2025
1. Nurse .Ben .performs .Ms. .Chois .intial .mental .status .assessment..Which .of .the
following .categories .indicates .correct .nursing .assessment .findings?: .Thought
. Content
The .client .is .experiencing .a .manic .episode .with .grandiose .thinking, .racing .thoughts
. and .magical .thinking.
2. Nurse .Ben .continues .to .collect .information .related .to .ms. .Choi .episode .of
. manic .behavior..Which .of .the .following .responses .to .the .question .asked .by
. the .clients .mother, .Mrs. .Choi, .is .appropriate?: ."According .to .the .literature, .there
. is .strong .genetic .predisposition .for .bipolar .disorders."
Bipolar .disorders .have .a .strong .genetic .link..The .risk .for .the .development .of .bipolar
. disorder .may .be .5 .to .10 .times .higher .for .persons .who .have .a .relative .with .this
. disorder .compared .to .those .who .do .not.
3. Ms. .Choi .Behaves .seductively .towards .Nurse .Ben..Which .of .the .following
. responses .by .Ben .is .appropriate?: ."It .is .the .expectation .on .this .unit .that .there
is . no .inappropriate .physical .contact. .I .need .you .to .stop."
.
The .nurse .is .providing .information .about .unit .expectations .and .is .giving .clear
. instructions .for .the .client .to .stop .the .inappropriate .behavior.
4. Nurse .Ben .is .preparing .to .administer .Olanzapine .(Zyprexa) .to .Ms.Choi .who
. is .in .the .early .phase .of .acute .mania..Which .of .the .following .are .expected
. outcomes .of .the .medication .(select .all .that .apply): .Promote .sedation,
1 ./ .4
, . decrease . agitation, .and .prevent .mania .relapse.
A .client .who .recieves .olanzapine .can .experience .sedation, .decreased .agitation .and
. fewer .mania .relapses. .Common .side .effects .of .olanzapine .includes .an .increase .of
. premenstrual .syndrome .symptoms .and .weight .gain.
5. Nurse .Ben .is .preparing .to .administer .olanzapine .(Zyprexa) .10mg .IM .to
. Ms.Choi, .who .has .acute .mania..The .nruse .should .reconstitute .the .medication
. with .2.1 .mL .of .sterile .water .to .yeild .5mg/ .mL. .How .many .mL .should .Ben
. administer? .(round .to .the .nearest .whole .number): .2mL
10mg .x .2mL ./ .5mg .= .20 ./ .10 .= .2mL
6. Nurse .Ben .is .attempting .to .administer .the .Olanzapine .IM .to .susan, .but .she
. forcefully .refuses .it. .Which .of .the .following .actions .should .Ben .take?: .Explain
. the .benefits .of .the .injection.
The .client .has .the .right .to .refuse .treatment .because .her .admission .to .the .mental
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1. Nurse .Ben .performs .Ms. .Chois .intial .mental .status .assessment..Which .of .the
following .categories .indicates .correct .nursing .assessment .findings?: .Thought
. Content
The .client .is .experiencing .a .manic .episode .with .grandiose .thinking, .racing .thoughts
. and .magical .thinking.
2. Nurse .Ben .continues .to .collect .information .related .to .ms. .Choi .episode .of
. manic .behavior..Which .of .the .following .responses .to .the .question .asked .by
. the .clients .mother, .Mrs. .Choi, .is .appropriate?: ."According .to .the .literature, .there
. is .strong .genetic .predisposition .for .bipolar .disorders."
Bipolar .disorders .have .a .strong .genetic .link..The .risk .for .the .development .of .bipolar
. disorder .may .be .5 .to .10 .times .higher .for .persons .who .have .a .relative .with .this
. disorder .compared .to .those .who .do .not.
3. Ms. .Choi .Behaves .seductively .towards .Nurse .Ben..Which .of .the .following
. responses .by .Ben .is .appropriate?: ."It .is .the .expectation .on .this .unit .that .there
is . no .inappropriate .physical .contact. .I .need .you .to .stop."
.
The .nurse .is .providing .information .about .unit .expectations .and .is .giving .clear
. instructions .for .the .client .to .stop .the .inappropriate .behavior.
4. Nurse .Ben .is .preparing .to .administer .Olanzapine .(Zyprexa) .to .Ms.Choi .who
. is .in .the .early .phase .of .acute .mania..Which .of .the .following .are .expected
. outcomes .of .the .medication .(select .all .that .apply): .Promote .sedation,
1 ./ .4
, . decrease . agitation, .and .prevent .mania .relapse.
A .client .who .recieves .olanzapine .can .experience .sedation, .decreased .agitation .and
. fewer .mania .relapses. .Common .side .effects .of .olanzapine .includes .an .increase .of
. premenstrual .syndrome .symptoms .and .weight .gain.
5. Nurse .Ben .is .preparing .to .administer .olanzapine .(Zyprexa) .10mg .IM .to
. Ms.Choi, .who .has .acute .mania..The .nruse .should .reconstitute .the .medication
. with .2.1 .mL .of .sterile .water .to .yeild .5mg/ .mL. .How .many .mL .should .Ben
. administer? .(round .to .the .nearest .whole .number): .2mL
10mg .x .2mL ./ .5mg .= .20 ./ .10 .= .2mL
6. Nurse .Ben .is .attempting .to .administer .the .Olanzapine .IM .to .susan, .but .she
. forcefully .refuses .it. .Which .of .the .following .actions .should .Ben .take?: .Explain
. the .benefits .of .the .injection.
The .client .has .the .right .to .refuse .treatment .because .her .admission .to .the .mental
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