ATI RN Mental Health Proctored Exam Review 2025: Study Guide & Verified Answers

2025 ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM R
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stBatementsBbyBtheBnewlyBlicensedBnurseBindicatesBanBunderstandingBofBtheBteaching?B(SelectBallBthatBappl
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-ToBassessBlanguageBability,BIBshouldBinstructBtheBclientBtoBwriteBaBsentence."


ABnurseBisBplanningBcareBforBaBclientBwhoBhasBaBmentalBhealthBdisorder.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsB
shBouldBtheBnurseBincludeBasBaBpsychobiologicalBintervention?B-BcorrectBanswer-
MonitorBtheBclientBforBadverseBeffectsBofBtheBmedications.


ABnurseBinBanBoutpatientBmentalBhealthBclinicBisBpreparingBtoBconductBanBinitialBclientBinterview.BWhenBc
onBductingBtheBinterview,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBidentifyBasBtheBpriority?B-
correctBanswer-IdentifyBtheBclient'sBperceptionBofBherBmentalBhealthBstatus.


ABnurseBisBtoldBduringBchangeBofBshiftBreportBthatBaBclientBisBstuporous.BWhenBassessingBtheBclient,Bwhich
BoB fBtheBfollowingBfindingsBshouldBtheBnurseBexpect?B-BcorrectBanswer-

TheBclientBarousesBbrieflyBinBresponseBtoBaBsternalBrub.


ABnurseBisBplanningBaBpeerBgroupBdiscussionBaboutBtheZDSM-
5.BWhichBofBtheZfollowingBinformationBisBappropriateBtoBincludeBinBtheBdiscussion?B(SelectBallBthatBapply)
B-BcorrectBanswer-TheBDSM-5BestablishesBdiagnosticBcriteriaBforBindividualBmentalBhealthBdisorders.



-TheBDSM-5BassistsBnursesBinBplanningBcareBforBclient'sBwhoBhaveBmentalBhealthBdisorders.
-TheBDSM-5BindicatesBexpectedBassessmentBfindingsBofBmentalBhealthBdisorders.


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yBthatBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBclientsBrequiresBaBtemporaryBemergencyBadmission?B-BcorrectBanswer-
ABclientBwhoBhasBborderlineBpersonalityBdisorderBandBassaultedBaBhomelessBmanBwithBaBmetalBrod

,ABnurseBdecidesBtoBputBaBclientBwhoBhasBaBpsychoticBdisorderBinBseclusionBovernightBbecauseBtheBunitBisB
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staffed,BandBtheBclientBfrequentlyBfightsBwithBotherBclients.BTheBnurse'sBactionsBareBanBexampleBofBwhichB
ofBtheBfollowingBtorts?B-BcorrectBanswer-FalseBimprisonment


ABclientBtellsBaBnurse,B"Don'tBtellBanyoneBbutBIBhidBaBsharpBknifeZunderBmyBmattressBinBorderBtoBprotectZm
yBselfBfromBmyBroommate,BwhoBisBalwaysByellingBatBmeBandBthreateningBme."BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBact
ionB sBshouldBtheBnurseBtake?B-BcorrectBanswer-
ReportBtheBincidentBtoBtheBhealthBcareBteam,BbutB doBnotBinformBtheBclientBofBtheBintentionBtoBdoBso.


ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBisBinBmechanicalBrestraints.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBshould
ZtBheBnurseZincludeBinZtheBdocumentation?B(SelectBallBthatZapply)B-BcorrectBanswer--

ClientB wasBofferedB8BozBofBwaterBeveryBhr."
-ClientBshoutedBobscenitiesBatBassistiveBpersonnel."
-ClientBreceivedBchlorpromazineB 15BmgBbyBmouthBatB1000.


ABnurseBhearsBaBnewlyBlicensedBnurseBdiscussingBaBclient'sBhallucinationsBinBtheBhallwayBwithBanotherBnurs
e.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtakeBfirst?B-BcorrectBanswer-
BTellBtheBnurseZtoBstopZdiscussingBtheBbehavior




ABnurseBisBcaringBforBtheBparentsBofBaBchildBwhoBhasBdemonstratedBchangesBinBbehaviorBandBmood.BWhen
BtBheBmotherBofBtheZchildBasksBtheBnurseBforBreassuranceBaboutBherBson'sBcondition,BwhichBofBtheBfollowin

gBreBsponsesBshouldBtheBnurseBmake?B-BcorrectBanswer-
IBunderstandByou'reBconcerned.BLet'sBdiscussBwhatBconcernsByouBspecifically."


ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBsmokesBandBhasBlungBcancer.BTheBclientBreports,B"I'mBcoughingBbecau
seB IBhaveBthatBcoldBthatBeveryoneBhasBbeenBgetting."BTheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthatBtheBclientBisBusingBw
hichBofBtheBfollowingBdefenseBmechanisms?B-BcorrectBanswer-Denial


ABnurseBisBprovidingBpreoperativeBteachingBforZaBclientBwhoBwasBjustBinformedBthatBsheBrequiresBemergen
cByBsurgery.BTheBclientBhasBaBrespiratoryBrateB30/minBandBsays,B"ThisBisBdifficultBtoBcomprehend.BIZfeelBsh
akyBandBnervous."BTheZnurseBshouldBidentifyBthatBtheBclientBisBexperiencingBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBlevels
BofBaBnxiety?B-BcorrectBanswer-Moderate




ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBisBexperiencingBmoderateBanxiety.BWhichZofBtheBfollowingBactionsBsho
uBldBtheBnurseBtakeZwhenBtryingBtoBgiveBnecessaryBinformationBtoBtheBclient?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)B-
correctBanswer--DiscussBpriorBuseBofBcopingBmechanismsBwithBtheBclient.

, -DemonstrateBaBcalmBmannerBwhileBusingBsimpleBandBclearBdirections.


ABnurseBisBtalkingBwithBaBclientBwhoBisBatZriskBforBsuicideBfollowingBtheZdeathBofBhisBspouse.BWhichBofBth
eBfollowingBstatementsBshouldBtheBnurseBmake?B-BcorrectBanswer--
LosingBsomeoneBcloseBtoByouBmustB beBveryBupsetting."


ABchargeBnurseBisBdiscussingBtheBcharacteristicsBofBaBnurse-
clientBrelationshipBwithBaBnewlyBlicensedBnurse.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBcharacteristicsBshouldBtheBnurseB
iBncludeBinBtheBdiscussion?B(SelectBallBthatBapply)B-BcorrectBanswer--ItBisBgoal-directed.
-BehavioralBchangeBisBencouraged.
-ABterminationBdateBisBestablished.


ABnurseBisBinBtheZworkingBphaseBofBaBtherapeuticBrelationshipBwithBaBclientBwhoBhasBmethamphetamineBu
seBdisorder.BWhichBofBtheZfollowingBactionsBindicatesBtransferenceBbehavior?B-BcorrectBanswer-
TheBclientBaccusesBtheBnursesBofBtellingZhimBwhatBtoBdoBjustBlikeBhisBex-girlfriend.


ABnurseBisBplanningBcareBforBtheBterminationZphaseBofBaBnurse-
clientBrelationship.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBplanBofBcare?B-
BcorrectBanswer-DiscussingBwaysBtoBuseBnewBbehaviors




ABnurseBisBorientingBaBnewBclientBtoBaBmentalBhealthZunit.BWhenBexplainingBtheBunit'sBcommunityBmeetings
,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingZstatementsBshouldBtheBnurseBmake?B-BcorrectBanswer-
BYouBandBtheZotherBclientsBwillBmeetZwithBstaffBtoBdiscussBcommonBproblems.




ABnurseBisBcaringBseveralBclientsBwhoBareZattendingBcommunity-
basedBmentalBhealthBprograms.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingZclientsBshouldBtheBnurseBplanBtoBvisitBfirst?B-
BcorrectBanswer-

ABclientBwhoBsaysBheBisBhearingBaBvoiceBthatBtellsBhimBheBisBnotBworthBlivingBanymore.


ABcommunityBmentalBhealthBnurseBisBplanningBcareZtoBaddressBtheBissueBofBdepressionBamongBolderBadultB
cBlientsBinBtheBcommunity.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBinterventionsBshouldBtheBnurseBplanBasBaBmethodBofBte
rtiaBryBprevention?B-BcorrectBanswer-
EstablishingBrehabilitationBprogramsBtoBdecreaseBtheBeffectsBofBdepression


ABnurseBisBworkingBinBaBcommunityBmentalBhealthBfacility.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBservicesBdoesBthisBty
peBofBprogramBprovide?B(SelectBallBthatBapply)B-BcorrectBanswer--EducationalBgroups
-MedicationBdispensingBprograms