NGN ATI 2025 Mental Health Exam QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED
A+
A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who
has a borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the
priority for the nurse to incorporate into the plan of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts and feelings
d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury - ans -d.
implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury
A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is assessing a client who has
schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol. Which of the following clinical findings is
the nurse's priority?
a. High fever
b. Urinary hesitancy
c. Insomnia
d. Headache - ans -a. High fever
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a recent diagnosis of antisocial
personality disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse include in
the care plan?
a. The client recognizes the importance of others
b. The client conforms to social norms regarding clothing choices
c. The client reduces self-dramatization
d. The client treats others with respect - ans -d. The client treats others with
respect
A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted client who has anorexia nervosa.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. Negotiate with the client how much weight she should gain each week.
,b. Decrease the client's daily intake of fiber
c. Weight the client weekly for the first month
d. Notify the client about designated time for meals - ans -d. Notify the client
about designated time for meals
A client is fearful of driving and enters a behavioral therapy program to help him
overcome his anxiety. Using systematic desensitization, he is able to drive down a
familiar street without experience a panic attack. The nurse should recognize that
to continue positive results, the client should participate in which of the
following?
a. Therapist modeling
b. Positive reinforcement
c. Frequent practice
d. Biofeedback - ans -d. Biofeedback
A nurse in the emergency department is counseling a client who reports
experiencing intimate partner violence. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Request permission from the client to take photographs of the injuries
b. Offer to help the client escape from the partner the next time violence occurs
c. Determine what the client did to trigger the violent incident
d. Tell the client that staying with the partner shows a lack of judgment - ans -a.
Request permission from the client to take photographs of the injuries
A nurse is caring for a client who has prescription for phenelzine. The nurse
should instruct the client to avoid which of the following over-the- counter
medications?
a. Ranitidine
b. Pseudoephedrine
c. Ibuprofen
d. Docusate sodium - ans -b. Pseudoephedrine
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing active auditory hallucinations.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
, a. Avoid asking direct questions about the client's experience
b. Convey sympathy for the client's experience
c. Tell her client her experience is not real
d. Focus the client on reality-based activities - ans -d. Focus the client on reality-
based activities
A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the unit after receiving an
electroconvulsive therapy treatment. Which of the following assessments is the
nurse's priority?
a. First voiding
b. Short-term memory
c. Presence of gag reflex
d. Return of bowel sounds - ans -c. Presence of gag reflex
57) A nurse is talking to a client following a group therapy session. The client tells
the nurse that one of the other clients in the group made an inappropriate
comment. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a. "I think you should ignore the comment"
b. "You sound upset about today's session"
c. "Why do you think that he said that to you?"
d. "I agree that the comment was inappropriate" - ans -b. "You sound upset about
today's session"
A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Hypotension
b. Insomnia
c. Bradycardia
d. Diminished reflexes - ans -b. Insomnia
A nurse is teaching a client who has bipolar disorder and a new prescription for
lithium carbonate. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED
A+
A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who
has a borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the
priority for the nurse to incorporate into the plan of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts and feelings
d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury - ans -d.
implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury
A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is assessing a client who has
schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol. Which of the following clinical findings is
the nurse's priority?
a. High fever
b. Urinary hesitancy
c. Insomnia
d. Headache - ans -a. High fever
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a recent diagnosis of antisocial
personality disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse include in
the care plan?
a. The client recognizes the importance of others
b. The client conforms to social norms regarding clothing choices
c. The client reduces self-dramatization
d. The client treats others with respect - ans -d. The client treats others with
respect
A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted client who has anorexia nervosa.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. Negotiate with the client how much weight she should gain each week.
,b. Decrease the client's daily intake of fiber
c. Weight the client weekly for the first month
d. Notify the client about designated time for meals - ans -d. Notify the client
about designated time for meals
A client is fearful of driving and enters a behavioral therapy program to help him
overcome his anxiety. Using systematic desensitization, he is able to drive down a
familiar street without experience a panic attack. The nurse should recognize that
to continue positive results, the client should participate in which of the
following?
a. Therapist modeling
b. Positive reinforcement
c. Frequent practice
d. Biofeedback - ans -d. Biofeedback
A nurse in the emergency department is counseling a client who reports
experiencing intimate partner violence. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Request permission from the client to take photographs of the injuries
b. Offer to help the client escape from the partner the next time violence occurs
c. Determine what the client did to trigger the violent incident
d. Tell the client that staying with the partner shows a lack of judgment - ans -a.
Request permission from the client to take photographs of the injuries
A nurse is caring for a client who has prescription for phenelzine. The nurse
should instruct the client to avoid which of the following over-the- counter
medications?
a. Ranitidine
b. Pseudoephedrine
c. Ibuprofen
d. Docusate sodium - ans -b. Pseudoephedrine
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing active auditory hallucinations.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
, a. Avoid asking direct questions about the client's experience
b. Convey sympathy for the client's experience
c. Tell her client her experience is not real
d. Focus the client on reality-based activities - ans -d. Focus the client on reality-
based activities
A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the unit after receiving an
electroconvulsive therapy treatment. Which of the following assessments is the
nurse's priority?
a. First voiding
b. Short-term memory
c. Presence of gag reflex
d. Return of bowel sounds - ans -c. Presence of gag reflex
57) A nurse is talking to a client following a group therapy session. The client tells
the nurse that one of the other clients in the group made an inappropriate
comment. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a. "I think you should ignore the comment"
b. "You sound upset about today's session"
c. "Why do you think that he said that to you?"
d. "I agree that the comment was inappropriate" - ans -b. "You sound upset about
today's session"
A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Hypotension
b. Insomnia
c. Bradycardia
d. Diminished reflexes - ans -b. Insomnia
A nurse is teaching a client who has bipolar disorder and a new prescription for
lithium carbonate. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
