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MENTAL HEALTH ATI PROCTORED
EXAM/ ATI MENTAL HEALTH REAL EXAM
RATIONALS GRADED A (NEW)2023
1. A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at night. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse give the client when using thought stopping technique?
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks.
d. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night.
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use disorder. Which
of the following actions indicate 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 withdrawl.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
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b. Administer an anti-anxiety medication to the client
c. Put the client in seclusion
d. Set limits on the client's behavior
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8. Dosage Calculation Question.
9. A nurse is caring for a client who was involuntarily committed and is scheduled to receive
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The client refuses the treatment and will not discuss why with
the health care team. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Ask the clients family to encourage the client to receive ECT
b. Inform the client that ECT does not require a consent.
c. Document the client's refusal of the treatment in the medical record.
d. Tell the client he cannot refuse the treatment because he was involuntarily
committed.
10. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports feeling sad, worthless,
and hopeless 9 months after the death of her son. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
a. Request a mental health consult for the client.
b. Ask the client if she has thought about harming herself.
c. Encourage the client to attend a grief support group.
d. Discuss the clients coping skills.
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder and has been engaging
in self-mutilation. The nurse should encourage the client to participate in which of the following
groups.
a. Dual diagnosis treatment group
b. Dialectical treatment group
c. Desensitization therapy
d. Co-dependents support group.
12. The nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has
schizophrenia. The nurse should plan to initiate the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale to
monitor for adverse effects of which of the following medications.?
a. Amantadine
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Benztropine
d. Haloperidol
13. A nurse is counseling a client following the death of a clients partner 8 months ago. Which of
the following client statements indicates maladaptive grieving?
a. I am so sorry for the times I was angry with my partner.
b. I find myself thinking about my partner often.
c. I still don't feel up to returning to work.
d. I like looking at his personal items in the closet.
14. A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the following
outcomes should the nurse include in the treatment plan?
a. The client will report a decrease in hallucinations.
b. The client will communicate needs
c. The client will verbalize improved mood
d. The client will attend to personal hygiene.
15. A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed massage therapy to treat panic disorder. The
client states "I can't stand to be touched by another person." Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
a. Why don’t you like to be touched by others
b. Don’t worry about it. Your anxiety will lessen once the massage begins.
c. I will tell your provider you would like a treatment other than a massage.
d. I will request that the massage therapist wear gloves during your treatment.
lOM oA R c P S D| 19 50 098 6
MENTAL HEALTH ATI PROCTORED
EXAM/ ATI MENTAL HEALTH REAL EXAM
RATIONALS GRADED A (NEW)2023
1. A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at night. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse give the client when using thought stopping technique?
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks.
d. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night.
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use disorder. Which
of the following actions indicate 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 withdrawl.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
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b. Administer an anti-anxiety medication to the client
c. Put the client in seclusion
d. Set limits on the client's behavior
, lOM oA R c P S D| 19 50 098 6
8. Dosage Calculation Question.
9. A nurse is caring for a client who was involuntarily committed and is scheduled to receive
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The client refuses the treatment and will not discuss why with
the health care team. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Ask the clients family to encourage the client to receive ECT
b. Inform the client that ECT does not require a consent.
c. Document the client's refusal of the treatment in the medical record.
d. Tell the client he cannot refuse the treatment because he was involuntarily
committed.
10. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports feeling sad, worthless,
and hopeless 9 months after the death of her son. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
a. Request a mental health consult for the client.
b. Ask the client if she has thought about harming herself.
c. Encourage the client to attend a grief support group.
d. Discuss the clients coping skills.
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder and has been engaging
in self-mutilation. The nurse should encourage the client to participate in which of the following
groups.
a. Dual diagnosis treatment group
b. Dialectical treatment group
c. Desensitization therapy
d. Co-dependents support group.
12. The nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has
schizophrenia. The nurse should plan to initiate the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale to
monitor for adverse effects of which of the following medications.?
a. Amantadine
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Benztropine
d. Haloperidol
13. A nurse is counseling a client following the death of a clients partner 8 months ago. Which of
the following client statements indicates maladaptive grieving?
a. I am so sorry for the times I was angry with my partner.
b. I find myself thinking about my partner often.
c. I still don't feel up to returning to work.
d. I like looking at his personal items in the closet.
14. A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the following
outcomes should the nurse include in the treatment plan?
a. The client will report a decrease in hallucinations.
b. The client will communicate needs
c. The client will verbalize improved mood
d. The client will attend to personal hygiene.
15. A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed massage therapy to treat panic disorder. The
client states "I can't stand to be touched by another person." Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
a. Why don’t you like to be touched by others
b. Don’t worry about it. Your anxiety will lessen once the massage begins.
c. I will tell your provider you would like a treatment other than a massage.
d. I will request that the massage therapist wear gloves during your treatment.
