ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2026 EXAMINERS LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A nurse working on an acute mental health unit is caring for a client who has PTSD.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
A) Difficulty concentrating on tasks
B) Obsessive need to talk about the traumatic event
C) Negative self-image
D) Recurring nightmares
E) Diminished reflees - ✔✔A, C, D
✔✔A nurse is involved in a serious and prolonged mass casualty incident in the
emergency department. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to help
prevent developing a trauma-related disorder? (Select all that apply)
A) Avoid thinking about the incident when it is over
B) Take breaks during the incident for food and water
C) Debrief with others following the incident
D) Hold emotions in check in the days following the incident
E) Take advantage of offered counseling - ✔✔B, C, E
✔✔A nurse is collecting an admission history for a client who has acute stress disorder
(ASD). Which of the following information should the nurse expect to collect?
A) The client remembers many details about the traumatic incident
, B) The client expresses heightened elation about what is happening
C) The client states he first noticed manifestations of the disorder 6 weeks after the
traumatic incident occurred
D) The client expresses a sense of unreality about the traumatic event - ✔✔D
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has derealization disorder. Which of the following
findings should the nurse identify as an indication of derealization?
A) The client explains that her body seems to be floating above the ground
B) The client has the idea that someone is trying to kill her and steal her money
C) The client states that the furniture in the room seems to be small and far away
D) The client cannot recall anything that happened during the past 2 weeks - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse in an acute mental health facility is planning care for a client who has
dissociative fugue. Which of the following interventions should the nurse add to the plan
of care?
A) Teach the client to recognize how stress brings on a personality change in the client
B) Repeatedly present the client with information about past events
C) Make decisions for the client regarding routine daily activities
D) Work with the client on grounding techniques - ✔✔D
✔✔A nurse working in an acute mental health facility is caring for a 35-year-old female
client who has manifestations of depression. The client lives at home with her partner
and two young children. She currently smokes and has a history of chronic asthma.
Which of the following factors put the client at risk for depression? (Select all that apply)
A) Age
B) Gender
C) History of chronic asthma
D) Smoking
E) Being married - ✔✔A, B, C, E
✔✔A nurse working on an acute mental health unit is admitting a client who has major
depressive disorder and comorbid anxiety disorder. Which of the following actions is the
nurse's priority?
A) Placing the client on one-to-one observation
B) Assisting the client to perform ADLs
C) Encouraging the client to participate in counseling'
D) Teaching the client about medication adverse effects - ✔✔A
✔✔A nurse working in an outpatient clinic is providing teaching to a client who has a
new diagnosis of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Which of the following
statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching?
A) I can expect my problems with PMDD to be worst when I'm menstruating
B) I will use light therapy 30 min a day to prevent further recurrences of PMDD
C) I am aware that my PMDD causes me to have rapid mood swings
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A nurse working on an acute mental health unit is caring for a client who has PTSD.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
A) Difficulty concentrating on tasks
B) Obsessive need to talk about the traumatic event
C) Negative self-image
D) Recurring nightmares
E) Diminished reflees - ✔✔A, C, D
✔✔A nurse is involved in a serious and prolonged mass casualty incident in the
emergency department. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to help
prevent developing a trauma-related disorder? (Select all that apply)
A) Avoid thinking about the incident when it is over
B) Take breaks during the incident for food and water
C) Debrief with others following the incident
D) Hold emotions in check in the days following the incident
E) Take advantage of offered counseling - ✔✔B, C, E
✔✔A nurse is collecting an admission history for a client who has acute stress disorder
(ASD). Which of the following information should the nurse expect to collect?
A) The client remembers many details about the traumatic incident
, B) The client expresses heightened elation about what is happening
C) The client states he first noticed manifestations of the disorder 6 weeks after the
traumatic incident occurred
D) The client expresses a sense of unreality about the traumatic event - ✔✔D
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has derealization disorder. Which of the following
findings should the nurse identify as an indication of derealization?
A) The client explains that her body seems to be floating above the ground
B) The client has the idea that someone is trying to kill her and steal her money
C) The client states that the furniture in the room seems to be small and far away
D) The client cannot recall anything that happened during the past 2 weeks - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse in an acute mental health facility is planning care for a client who has
dissociative fugue. Which of the following interventions should the nurse add to the plan
of care?
A) Teach the client to recognize how stress brings on a personality change in the client
B) Repeatedly present the client with information about past events
C) Make decisions for the client regarding routine daily activities
D) Work with the client on grounding techniques - ✔✔D
✔✔A nurse working in an acute mental health facility is caring for a 35-year-old female
client who has manifestations of depression. The client lives at home with her partner
and two young children. She currently smokes and has a history of chronic asthma.
Which of the following factors put the client at risk for depression? (Select all that apply)
A) Age
B) Gender
C) History of chronic asthma
D) Smoking
E) Being married - ✔✔A, B, C, E
✔✔A nurse working on an acute mental health unit is admitting a client who has major
depressive disorder and comorbid anxiety disorder. Which of the following actions is the
nurse's priority?
A) Placing the client on one-to-one observation
B) Assisting the client to perform ADLs
C) Encouraging the client to participate in counseling'
D) Teaching the client about medication adverse effects - ✔✔A
✔✔A nurse working in an outpatient clinic is providing teaching to a client who has a
new diagnosis of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Which of the following
statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching?
A) I can expect my problems with PMDD to be worst when I'm menstruating
B) I will use light therapy 30 min a day to prevent further recurrences of PMDD
C) I am aware that my PMDD causes me to have rapid mood swings
