ATI MENTAL HEALTH 120 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027 || PSYCHIATRIC & MENTAL HEALTH NURSING ||
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY &
INTERVENTIONS || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
120 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for
risperidone. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. "You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity".
b. "You will experience weight loss while taking this medication."
c. "You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking this
medication."
d. "You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates." -
CORRECT ANSWER - "You should continue this medication if you develop
muscle rigidity".
A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide the
client with a quiet environment
,A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing
mania. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences. - CORRECT ANSWER - Reports eating
twice in the past two weeks.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the clients
plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - Thought stopping
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic
episode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the clients room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
,d. Administer methylphenidate - CORRECT ANSWER - Dim the lights in the
clients room
A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who witnessed the
suicide of a classmate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resources
c. Identify prior coping skills
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - c.
Identify prior coping skills
A nurse overhears a client saying,"Iam a spy, a spy for the FBI. I am an I, an eye
for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client's
statement as which of the following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Clang association
An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her daughter. The
daughter reports that her mother is not eating and seems uninterested in routine
activities. The daughter states "I'm so worried that my mother is depressed" which
of the following responses should the nurse make?
, a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldn't worry about this because depressive disorder is easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with depressive disorder as they age.
d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder.
Which of the following outcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real. - CORRECT ANSWER - b.
Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has obsessive-compulsive
disorder. The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at night. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse give the client when using thought
stopping technique? SATA
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks.
2026/2027 || PSYCHIATRIC & MENTAL HEALTH NURSING ||
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY &
INTERVENTIONS || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
120 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for
risperidone. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. "You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity".
b. "You will experience weight loss while taking this medication."
c. "You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking this
medication."
d. "You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates." -
CORRECT ANSWER - "You should continue this medication if you develop
muscle rigidity".
A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide the
client with a quiet environment
,A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing
mania. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences. - CORRECT ANSWER - Reports eating
twice in the past two weeks.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the clients
plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - Thought stopping
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic
episode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the clients room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
,d. Administer methylphenidate - CORRECT ANSWER - Dim the lights in the
clients room
A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who witnessed the
suicide of a classmate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resources
c. Identify prior coping skills
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - c.
Identify prior coping skills
A nurse overhears a client saying,"Iam a spy, a spy for the FBI. I am an I, an eye
for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client's
statement as which of the following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Clang association
An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her daughter. The
daughter reports that her mother is not eating and seems uninterested in routine
activities. The daughter states "I'm so worried that my mother is depressed" which
of the following responses should the nurse make?
, a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldn't worry about this because depressive disorder is easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with depressive disorder as they age.
d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder.
Which of the following outcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real. - CORRECT ANSWER - b.
Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has obsessive-compulsive
disorder. The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at night. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse give the client when using thought
stopping technique? SATA
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks.
