NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
FINAL PAPER 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS FULL
SOLUTION
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for
substance use disorder. Which of the following actions indicates the
nurse is practicing the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to
pay for treatment.
b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning treatment.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse
effects for the client.
d. Being truthful with the client about the manifestations of
withdrawal.. Answer: c. Withholding the prescribed medication that
is causing adverse effects for the client.
◉ A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is
developmentally disabled. The client has been stealing belongings
from other clients. Which of the following techniques should the
nurse use?
a. Crisis intervention to decrease anxiety.
,b. Aversion therapy to provide distraction
c. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
d. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior.. Answer: c.
Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Ask the client to discuss precipitating events
b. Speaks to the client in a high-pitched voice.
c. Place the client in seclusion
d. Have the client breathe into a paper bag.. Answer: d. Have the
client breathe into a paper bag.
◉ The nurse is caring for a client following a physical assault. The
client states "I don't remember what happened to me." The nurse
should recognize that the client is using which of the following
defense mechanisms?
a. Repression
b. Displacement
c. Rationalization
d. Denial. Answer: a. Repression
, ◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of
the following findings require immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. +2 edema of the lower extremities
b. BUN 21 mg dL
c. Lanugo covering the body
d. Blood pH 7.60. Answer: d. Blood pH 7.60
◉ A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The client
is agitated and threatens to harm herself and others. Which of the
following is the priority intervention?
a. Place the client in restraints
b. Administer an anti-anxiety medication to the client
c. Put the client in seclusion
d. Set limits on the client's behavior. Answer: d. Set limits on the
client's behavior
◉ Dosage Calculation: A nurse is preparing to administer
Haloperidol 7mg IM to a client who is severely agitated. Available is
Haloperidol injection 5mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer?. Answer: 1.4 mL
FINAL PAPER 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS FULL
SOLUTION
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for
substance use disorder. Which of the following actions indicates the
nurse is practicing the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to
pay for treatment.
b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning treatment.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse
effects for the client.
d. Being truthful with the client about the manifestations of
withdrawal.. Answer: c. Withholding the prescribed medication that
is causing adverse effects for the client.
◉ A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is
developmentally disabled. The client has been stealing belongings
from other clients. Which of the following techniques should the
nurse use?
a. Crisis intervention to decrease anxiety.
,b. Aversion therapy to provide distraction
c. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
d. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior.. Answer: c.
Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Ask the client to discuss precipitating events
b. Speaks to the client in a high-pitched voice.
c. Place the client in seclusion
d. Have the client breathe into a paper bag.. Answer: d. Have the
client breathe into a paper bag.
◉ The nurse is caring for a client following a physical assault. The
client states "I don't remember what happened to me." The nurse
should recognize that the client is using which of the following
defense mechanisms?
a. Repression
b. Displacement
c. Rationalization
d. Denial. Answer: a. Repression
, ◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of
the following findings require immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. +2 edema of the lower extremities
b. BUN 21 mg dL
c. Lanugo covering the body
d. Blood pH 7.60. Answer: d. Blood pH 7.60
◉ A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility. The client
is agitated and threatens to harm herself and others. Which of the
following is the priority intervention?
a. Place the client in restraints
b. Administer an anti-anxiety medication to the client
c. Put the client in seclusion
d. Set limits on the client's behavior. Answer: d. Set limits on the
client's behavior
◉ Dosage Calculation: A nurse is preparing to administer
Haloperidol 7mg IM to a client who is severely agitated. Available is
Haloperidol injection 5mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer?. Answer: 1.4 mL
