ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH 2026
PSYCHIATRIC SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ typical characteristic of clients w anorexia?
Answer: relentless exercise
◉ eldery w alzheimer's has begun to strike out - awake and restless most
of the night - contact provider for med order. anticipated med?
Answer: lorazepam as needed
◉ question a benzo for tx of?
Answer: chronic pain syndrome
◉ male client admitted to psych hospital under court order w dx of
antisocial personality disorder - stealing a car and pushing it over a cliff
- which behaviors should the nurse expect?
Answer: little responsibility or concern for his current situation
◉ er following rape - may manifest PTSD - can be described as?
Answer: re-experiencing the fear and hopelessness of the original trauma
◉ counseling for GAD and buspirone to control extreme restlessness
and irritability - most common SE?
Answer: drowsiness
, ◉ caring for client admitted w ETOH detox - commonly used to
manage?
Answer: antianxiety agents
◉ client dx w Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome - expect to exhibit?
Answer: short-term memory loss and disorientation
◉ client tells nurse TV is a two way radio and states "voices are coming
from the tv...." - appropriate response?
Answer: "That must be very frightening"
◉ caring for client hospitalized w acute manic episode - priority nursing
intervention?
Answer: protect the client from impulsive behavior
◉ providing a teaching to a client who is taking disulfiram - avoid?
Answer: vanilla extract
◉ teaching about donepezil for alzheimer's - accurate statement?
Answer: "Aricept prolongs the time and functioning of the earlier stages
of the disease"
PSYCHIATRIC SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ typical characteristic of clients w anorexia?
Answer: relentless exercise
◉ eldery w alzheimer's has begun to strike out - awake and restless most
of the night - contact provider for med order. anticipated med?
Answer: lorazepam as needed
◉ question a benzo for tx of?
Answer: chronic pain syndrome
◉ male client admitted to psych hospital under court order w dx of
antisocial personality disorder - stealing a car and pushing it over a cliff
- which behaviors should the nurse expect?
Answer: little responsibility or concern for his current situation
◉ er following rape - may manifest PTSD - can be described as?
Answer: re-experiencing the fear and hopelessness of the original trauma
◉ counseling for GAD and buspirone to control extreme restlessness
and irritability - most common SE?
Answer: drowsiness
, ◉ caring for client admitted w ETOH detox - commonly used to
manage?
Answer: antianxiety agents
◉ client dx w Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome - expect to exhibit?
Answer: short-term memory loss and disorientation
◉ client tells nurse TV is a two way radio and states "voices are coming
from the tv...." - appropriate response?
Answer: "That must be very frightening"
◉ caring for client hospitalized w acute manic episode - priority nursing
intervention?
Answer: protect the client from impulsive behavior
◉ providing a teaching to a client who is taking disulfiram - avoid?
Answer: vanilla extract
◉ teaching about donepezil for alzheimer's - accurate statement?
Answer: "Aricept prolongs the time and functioning of the earlier stages
of the disease"
