ATI CAPSTONE MENTAL HEALTH FINAL
EXAM CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ 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"
⫸ depressed client tells "I am too tired and depressed to attend group
therapy today" - respond? Answer: "Attending group therapy, even if
you are tired, may help your depression"
EXAM CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ 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"
⫸ depressed client tells "I am too tired and depressed to attend group
therapy today" - respond? Answer: "Attending group therapy, even if
you are tired, may help your depression"
