ATI CAPSTONE MENTAL HEALTH
PROCTORED EXAM 2026 FINAL
PAPER PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS ACCURATE A+
◉ A nurse at a college campus mental health counseling center is caring
for a student who just failed an examination. The student spends the
session berating the teacher and the course. The nurse should recognize
this behavior as which of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Conversion
B) Projection
C) Undoing
D) Regression
Answer: B) Projection
◉ A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
reports chest pain, headache, and shortness of breath. He continues to
state, "I don't know why my wife left me." The client receives a
diagnosis of anxiety. The nurse realizes the client's findings support
which level of anxiety?
A) Mild
B) Moderate
C) Severe
D) Panic
Answer: C) Severe
,◉ A nurse on the psychiatric unit is assessing a client who has moderate
anxiety disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
A) Rapid speech
B) Chills
C) Distorted perceptual field
D) Urinary frequency
Answer: D) Urinary frequency
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD) and is constantly picking up after others in
the day room. The nurse should recognize that the client uses this
behavior to do which of the following?
A) Limit the amount of time available to interact with others.
B) Focus attention on meaningful tasks.
C) Manipulate and control others' behaviors.
D) Decrease anxiety to a tolerable level.
Answer: D) Decrease anxiety to a tolerable level.
◉ A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who
jumps out of her chair and begins to shout angrily at the clients around
her. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Call for assistance to place the client in restraints.
B) Escort the client to an unlocked seclusion room.
C) Offer the client a PRN antianxiety medication.
, D) Speak to the client calmly, giving simple directions.
Answer: D) Speak to the client calmly, giving simple directions.
◉ A nurse is caring for an adolescent female who has an eating disorder.
The client is 162.6 cm (64 in) tall and weighs 38.56 kg (85 lb). Upon
assessment, which of the following manifestations should the nurse
expect? (Select all that apply.)
A) Amenorrhea
B) Verbalized desire to gain weight
C) Altered body image
D) Hyperactivity
E) Bradycardia
Answer: A) Amenorrhea
C) Altered body image
D) Hyperactivity
E) Bradycardia
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has generalized anxiety
disorder. Which of the following intervention should the nurse
implement to promote relaxation?
A) Assist the client in practicing meditation.
B) Recognize the client's spiritual preferences.
C) Encourage the client to identify his positive qualities.
D) Help the client to identify his previous accomplishments.
Answer: A) Assist the client in practicing meditation.
PROCTORED EXAM 2026 FINAL
PAPER PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS ACCURATE A+
◉ A nurse at a college campus mental health counseling center is caring
for a student who just failed an examination. The student spends the
session berating the teacher and the course. The nurse should recognize
this behavior as which of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Conversion
B) Projection
C) Undoing
D) Regression
Answer: B) Projection
◉ A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
reports chest pain, headache, and shortness of breath. He continues to
state, "I don't know why my wife left me." The client receives a
diagnosis of anxiety. The nurse realizes the client's findings support
which level of anxiety?
A) Mild
B) Moderate
C) Severe
D) Panic
Answer: C) Severe
,◉ A nurse on the psychiatric unit is assessing a client who has moderate
anxiety disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
A) Rapid speech
B) Chills
C) Distorted perceptual field
D) Urinary frequency
Answer: D) Urinary frequency
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD) and is constantly picking up after others in
the day room. The nurse should recognize that the client uses this
behavior to do which of the following?
A) Limit the amount of time available to interact with others.
B) Focus attention on meaningful tasks.
C) Manipulate and control others' behaviors.
D) Decrease anxiety to a tolerable level.
Answer: D) Decrease anxiety to a tolerable level.
◉ A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who
jumps out of her chair and begins to shout angrily at the clients around
her. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Call for assistance to place the client in restraints.
B) Escort the client to an unlocked seclusion room.
C) Offer the client a PRN antianxiety medication.
, D) Speak to the client calmly, giving simple directions.
Answer: D) Speak to the client calmly, giving simple directions.
◉ A nurse is caring for an adolescent female who has an eating disorder.
The client is 162.6 cm (64 in) tall and weighs 38.56 kg (85 lb). Upon
assessment, which of the following manifestations should the nurse
expect? (Select all that apply.)
A) Amenorrhea
B) Verbalized desire to gain weight
C) Altered body image
D) Hyperactivity
E) Bradycardia
Answer: A) Amenorrhea
C) Altered body image
D) Hyperactivity
E) Bradycardia
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has generalized anxiety
disorder. Which of the following intervention should the nurse
implement to promote relaxation?
A) Assist the client in practicing meditation.
B) Recognize the client's spiritual preferences.
C) Encourage the client to identify his positive qualities.
D) Help the client to identify his previous accomplishments.
Answer: A) Assist the client in practicing meditation.
