2023 NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE
EXAM ATI MENTAL HEALTH B WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
1. A nurse is caring for a school-aged child
who has conduct disorder and is being
physically aggressive toward other children
in the unit. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Place the child in seclusion
b. Use therapeutic hold technique
c. Apply wrist restraints
d. Administer risperidone -answera. Place
the child in seclusion
,2• A nurse is caring for a client who has a
new diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. Which of
the following diagnosis procedures should
the nurse anticipate the provider should
describe during the medical evaluation?
a. Chest x-ray
b. ECG
c. Coagulation studies
d. Liver function test -answerb. ECG
3. A nurse is caring for a client who exhibits
excessive compliance, passivity, and self-
denial. The nurse should recognize that
these findings are associated with which of
the following personality disorders?
a. Dependent
b. Paranoid
c. Borderline
d. Histrionic -answera. Dependent
,4. A nurse is caring for a client who is
involuntarily admitted for major depressive
disorder and refuses to take prescribed
antianxiety medication. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Inform the client that he does not have the
right to refuse medication
b. Administer the medication to the client
via IM injection
c. Offer the client the medication at the next
scheduled dose time
d. Implement consequences until the client
take the medication -answerc. Offer the
client the medication at the next scheduled
dose time
5. A nurse is caring for a client in the
emergency department who states she was
beaten and sexually assaultby her partner.
After a rapid assessment, which of the
, following actions should the nurse plan to
take next?
a. Conduct a pregnancy test
b. Requests mental health consultation for
the client
c. Provide a trained advocate to stay with the
clientd.
d. Offer prophylactic medication to prevent
STI's -answerd. Offer prophylactic
medication to prevent STI's
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has
major depressive disorder. After discussing
the treatment with his partner, the client
verbally agrees to electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT) but will not sign the consent form.
Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Request that the client's partner sign the
consent formb.
b. Cancel the scheduled ECT procedure
EXAM ATI MENTAL HEALTH B WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
1. A nurse is caring for a school-aged child
who has conduct disorder and is being
physically aggressive toward other children
in the unit. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Place the child in seclusion
b. Use therapeutic hold technique
c. Apply wrist restraints
d. Administer risperidone -answera. Place
the child in seclusion
,2• A nurse is caring for a client who has a
new diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. Which of
the following diagnosis procedures should
the nurse anticipate the provider should
describe during the medical evaluation?
a. Chest x-ray
b. ECG
c. Coagulation studies
d. Liver function test -answerb. ECG
3. A nurse is caring for a client who exhibits
excessive compliance, passivity, and self-
denial. The nurse should recognize that
these findings are associated with which of
the following personality disorders?
a. Dependent
b. Paranoid
c. Borderline
d. Histrionic -answera. Dependent
,4. A nurse is caring for a client who is
involuntarily admitted for major depressive
disorder and refuses to take prescribed
antianxiety medication. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Inform the client that he does not have the
right to refuse medication
b. Administer the medication to the client
via IM injection
c. Offer the client the medication at the next
scheduled dose time
d. Implement consequences until the client
take the medication -answerc. Offer the
client the medication at the next scheduled
dose time
5. A nurse is caring for a client in the
emergency department who states she was
beaten and sexually assaultby her partner.
After a rapid assessment, which of the
, following actions should the nurse plan to
take next?
a. Conduct a pregnancy test
b. Requests mental health consultation for
the client
c. Provide a trained advocate to stay with the
clientd.
d. Offer prophylactic medication to prevent
STI's -answerd. Offer prophylactic
medication to prevent STI's
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has
major depressive disorder. After discussing
the treatment with his partner, the client
verbally agrees to electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT) but will not sign the consent form.
Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Request that the client's partner sign the
consent formb.
b. Cancel the scheduled ECT procedure
