Mental health PN ATI Retake 2026/2027
Proctored Exam with NGN 60 Questions
& Rationales.
Mood - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..provides information about the emotion that a client
is feeling.
Affect - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..an objective expression of mood, such as flat affect or
lack of facial expression.
Alert - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..client is responsive and able to fully respond by
opening her eyes and attending to a normal tone of voice and speech. She
answers questions spontaneously and appropriately
lethargic - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the client is able to open her eyes and respond but
is drowsy and falls asleep readily.
Stuporous - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..The client requires vigorous or painful stimuli
(pinching a tendon or rubbing the sternum) to elicit a brief response. She
might not be able to respond verbally.
Comatose - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the client is unconscious and does not respond to
painful stimuli
,decorticate rigidity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..flexion and internal rotation of upper
extremity joints and legs
decerebrate rigidity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..neck and elbow extension, with wrists
and fingers flexed
immediate memory - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the ability to hold something in mind
for just a few seconds
recent memory - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..-The ability to recall events of the past few
days
remote memory - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..very long-term recall, such as birth date,
mother's maiden name
Confabulation - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the act of filling in memory gaps
What does MMSE stand for? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..mini mental status exam
Glasgow Coma Scale - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..This examination is used to obtain
baseline data of a client's level of consciousness and for ongoing evaluation.
Eye, verbal, and motor response is checked and a number value based on
response is assigned. Highest possible value is 15, indicates awake and
responsive, a score of 8 or less indicates that the client is in a coma
, Mentally healthy children and adolescence.... - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..trust others,
view the world as safe, accurately interpret their environments. master
development tasks, and use appropriate coping skills
Things to look for when using the HEADSSS psychosocial interview to
evaluate risk factors in an adolescent. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Home environment,
(what are the relationships like at home)
education/employment, (how is their performance in school or work)
activities, (does the client participate in sports or other activities?)
drug and substance use,
sexuality,
suicide/depression, (is the client at risk for self harm?)
savagery (is the client exposed to abuse in the home or violence in his
neigborhood?)
What is the DSM-5? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, 5th edition
What is the DSM-5 used for? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..diagnostic tool used to identify
mental health diagnosis
What do nurses use the DSM-5 for? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..identify diagnosis and
diagnosis criteria to guide data collection, to identify nursing diagnoses, and
to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
Proctored Exam with NGN 60 Questions
& Rationales.
Mood - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..provides information about the emotion that a client
is feeling.
Affect - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..an objective expression of mood, such as flat affect or
lack of facial expression.
Alert - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..client is responsive and able to fully respond by
opening her eyes and attending to a normal tone of voice and speech. She
answers questions spontaneously and appropriately
lethargic - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the client is able to open her eyes and respond but
is drowsy and falls asleep readily.
Stuporous - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..The client requires vigorous or painful stimuli
(pinching a tendon or rubbing the sternum) to elicit a brief response. She
might not be able to respond verbally.
Comatose - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the client is unconscious and does not respond to
painful stimuli
,decorticate rigidity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..flexion and internal rotation of upper
extremity joints and legs
decerebrate rigidity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..neck and elbow extension, with wrists
and fingers flexed
immediate memory - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the ability to hold something in mind
for just a few seconds
recent memory - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..-The ability to recall events of the past few
days
remote memory - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..very long-term recall, such as birth date,
mother's maiden name
Confabulation - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the act of filling in memory gaps
What does MMSE stand for? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..mini mental status exam
Glasgow Coma Scale - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..This examination is used to obtain
baseline data of a client's level of consciousness and for ongoing evaluation.
Eye, verbal, and motor response is checked and a number value based on
response is assigned. Highest possible value is 15, indicates awake and
responsive, a score of 8 or less indicates that the client is in a coma
, Mentally healthy children and adolescence.... - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..trust others,
view the world as safe, accurately interpret their environments. master
development tasks, and use appropriate coping skills
Things to look for when using the HEADSSS psychosocial interview to
evaluate risk factors in an adolescent. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Home environment,
(what are the relationships like at home)
education/employment, (how is their performance in school or work)
activities, (does the client participate in sports or other activities?)
drug and substance use,
sexuality,
suicide/depression, (is the client at risk for self harm?)
savagery (is the client exposed to abuse in the home or violence in his
neigborhood?)
What is the DSM-5? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, 5th edition
What is the DSM-5 used for? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..diagnostic tool used to identify
mental health diagnosis
What do nurses use the DSM-5 for? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..identify diagnosis and
diagnosis criteria to guide data collection, to identify nursing diagnoses, and
to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
