ATI COMPREHENSIVE LATEST EXAM
WITH 150 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who professes a deep and everlasting love for his
girlfriend one day, and the next day refuses to speak to her or allow her to visit. The nurse
recognizes this client behavior which of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Repression
B) Splitting
C) Sublimation
D) Undoing - ANSWER-D) Undoing
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
A) Muscle aches and chills
B) Fatigue and depression
, C) Anxiety and diaphoresis
D) Arrhythmia and respiratory depression - ANSWER-C) Anxiety and diaphoresis
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client who has obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD). Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Discuss alternative coping strategies with the client.
B) Identify precipitating factors for ritualistic behaviors.
C) Instruct the client on relaxation techniques for use when anxiety increases.
D) Provide a structured activity schedule for the client. - ANSWER-B) Identify precipitating
factors for ritualistic behaviors.
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and generalized anxiety
disorder. The client has a prescription for alprazolam 0.25 mg PO every 8 hr PRN anxiety. For
which of the following client statements should the nurse consider administering alprazolam?
A) The clients states, "I see purple bugs crawling on the wall."
B) The client tells the nurse that he is too tired to attend the group meeting.
C) The client tells the nurse he is a government agent.
D) The client states, "My heart is pounding out of my chest." - ANSWER-D) The client states,
"My heart is pounding out of my chest.”
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who reports drinking three to four glasses of
wine each night and taking 3,000 mg of acetaminophen daily. Which of the following laboratory
values is the priority for the nurse to assess?
A) Amylase
B) Creatinine
C) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
D) Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - ANSWER-C) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
WITH 150 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who professes a deep and everlasting love for his
girlfriend one day, and the next day refuses to speak to her or allow her to visit. The nurse
recognizes this client behavior which of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Repression
B) Splitting
C) Sublimation
D) Undoing - ANSWER-D) Undoing
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
A) Muscle aches and chills
B) Fatigue and depression
, C) Anxiety and diaphoresis
D) Arrhythmia and respiratory depression - ANSWER-C) Anxiety and diaphoresis
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client who has obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD). Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Discuss alternative coping strategies with the client.
B) Identify precipitating factors for ritualistic behaviors.
C) Instruct the client on relaxation techniques for use when anxiety increases.
D) Provide a structured activity schedule for the client. - ANSWER-B) Identify precipitating
factors for ritualistic behaviors.
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and generalized anxiety
disorder. The client has a prescription for alprazolam 0.25 mg PO every 8 hr PRN anxiety. For
which of the following client statements should the nurse consider administering alprazolam?
A) The clients states, "I see purple bugs crawling on the wall."
B) The client tells the nurse that he is too tired to attend the group meeting.
C) The client tells the nurse he is a government agent.
D) The client states, "My heart is pounding out of my chest." - ANSWER-D) The client states,
"My heart is pounding out of my chest.”
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who reports drinking three to four glasses of
wine each night and taking 3,000 mg of acetaminophen daily. Which of the following laboratory
values is the priority for the nurse to assess?
A) Amylase
B) Creatinine
C) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
D) Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - ANSWER-C) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
