ATI Mental Health CMS questions with verified answers
A community mental health nurse is planning strategies to address substances
use by adolescents. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan as
a method of primary prevention?
A. Offer substance use treatment options for adolescents from low-income
households.
B. Encourage the use of random testing for substance use for adolescents
participating in extracurricular activities.
C. Educate high school teachers about how to detect the manifestations of
substance use.
D. Provide a presentation at area high schools on resisting peer pressure for
substance use. Ans✓✓✓ D
A nurse asks an older adult client, "Did you have any visitors yesterday?" The
client responds, "Yes, several members of my church choir came to se me." The
nurse knows that only the client's daughter visited the day before. Which of the
following cognitive impairments is the client demonstrating?
A. Perseveration (repetition of phrases)
B. Confabulation (filling gaps in memory by fabrication)
C. Apraxia (loss of purposeful movement)
D. Agnosia (loss of sensory ability to recognize objects) Ans✓✓✓ B
A nurse at a college campus health clinic is caring for a client who reports
manifestations of bulimia nervosa. The client tells the nurse, "I know my eating
binges and vomiting are not normal, but I cannot control it." Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
,A. "Why do you think you are experiencing these behaviors of binges and
vomiting?"
B. "Are other students in your dorm also experiencing this behavior?"
C. "You are feeling helpless about changing this behavior?"
D. "You know you must stop because you are endangering your health."
Ans✓✓✓ C
A nurse at an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who has acute
mania due to bipolar disorder. At 0300, the client runs to the nurse's station and
demands to see the provider immediately. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
A. "Your request is unreasonable. We cannot call your provider at 3:00 in the
morning."
B. "If you can calm down for 5 minutes then I will call your provider for you."
C. "Calm down, go back to your room, and come back in 15 minutes and we'll talk
about how you're feeling."
D. "You must be very upset about something to want to see your provider in the
middle of the night." Ans✓✓✓ D
A nurse enters a client's room and observes that the client is agitated and pacing
rapidly. The client looks at the nurse and says, "Back off. Leave me alone." Which
of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "I demand that you calm down now. Your behavior is unacceptable."
B. "I will close the door to provide privacy, and you can tell me what is bothering
you."
, C. "I will give you space if you calm down. Tell me what is causing you to feel so
tense."
D. "I will leave you alone for a few minutes while you try to control yourself."
Ans✓✓✓ C
A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who has a history of mania.
Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing a relapse?
A. Weight gain
B. Ritualistic behavior
C. Anhedonia
D. Pressured speech Ans✓✓✓ D
A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and
states, "I no longer take my medication because I like the feeing of being manic."
Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of therapeutic
communication?
A. "You might feel good now, but what about when you get depressed?"
B. "Why do you think you like feeling manic?"
C. "You feel better when you don't take your medication?"
D. "What do you think your provider will say about you going off your
medication?" Ans✓✓✓ C
A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who states, "I think I might
have a problem with alcohol." Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
A community mental health nurse is planning strategies to address substances
use by adolescents. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan as
a method of primary prevention?
A. Offer substance use treatment options for adolescents from low-income
households.
B. Encourage the use of random testing for substance use for adolescents
participating in extracurricular activities.
C. Educate high school teachers about how to detect the manifestations of
substance use.
D. Provide a presentation at area high schools on resisting peer pressure for
substance use. Ans✓✓✓ D
A nurse asks an older adult client, "Did you have any visitors yesterday?" The
client responds, "Yes, several members of my church choir came to se me." The
nurse knows that only the client's daughter visited the day before. Which of the
following cognitive impairments is the client demonstrating?
A. Perseveration (repetition of phrases)
B. Confabulation (filling gaps in memory by fabrication)
C. Apraxia (loss of purposeful movement)
D. Agnosia (loss of sensory ability to recognize objects) Ans✓✓✓ B
A nurse at a college campus health clinic is caring for a client who reports
manifestations of bulimia nervosa. The client tells the nurse, "I know my eating
binges and vomiting are not normal, but I cannot control it." Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
,A. "Why do you think you are experiencing these behaviors of binges and
vomiting?"
B. "Are other students in your dorm also experiencing this behavior?"
C. "You are feeling helpless about changing this behavior?"
D. "You know you must stop because you are endangering your health."
Ans✓✓✓ C
A nurse at an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who has acute
mania due to bipolar disorder. At 0300, the client runs to the nurse's station and
demands to see the provider immediately. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make?
A. "Your request is unreasonable. We cannot call your provider at 3:00 in the
morning."
B. "If you can calm down for 5 minutes then I will call your provider for you."
C. "Calm down, go back to your room, and come back in 15 minutes and we'll talk
about how you're feeling."
D. "You must be very upset about something to want to see your provider in the
middle of the night." Ans✓✓✓ D
A nurse enters a client's room and observes that the client is agitated and pacing
rapidly. The client looks at the nurse and says, "Back off. Leave me alone." Which
of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "I demand that you calm down now. Your behavior is unacceptable."
B. "I will close the door to provide privacy, and you can tell me what is bothering
you."
, C. "I will give you space if you calm down. Tell me what is causing you to feel so
tense."
D. "I will leave you alone for a few minutes while you try to control yourself."
Ans✓✓✓ C
A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who has a history of mania.
Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing a relapse?
A. Weight gain
B. Ritualistic behavior
C. Anhedonia
D. Pressured speech Ans✓✓✓ D
A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and
states, "I no longer take my medication because I like the feeing of being manic."
Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of therapeutic
communication?
A. "You might feel good now, but what about when you get depressed?"
B. "Why do you think you like feeling manic?"
C. "You feel better when you don't take your medication?"
D. "What do you think your provider will say about you going off your
medication?" Ans✓✓✓ C
A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who states, "I think I might
have a problem with alcohol." Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
