NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2025
PROCTORED
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 70 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)
client
has
/ALREADY
A nurse is planning
a borderline
who
overall strategiesGRADED A+
to address problems for a
personality disorder. Which of the following
priority foristhe
strategies thenurse to incorporate into the plan
of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with
theencourage
b. client the client to attend weekly support group
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts
meetings
and
d. implement
feelings measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury ( Correct
answers
d. implement
) measures to prevent intentional self-
inflicted injury
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety disorder.
Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to
take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet
b. Determine how the client handles
environment
c. Teach the client to use guided
stress.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths ( Correct answers ) a. Provide
imagery.
the
a quiet
client with
environment
A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is
experiencing
Which of the mania.
following should the nurse report to the
provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in
2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two
c. Makes inappropriate sexual
weeks.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences. ( Correct answers ) b. Reports eating
comments.
twicetwo
past in the
weeks.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive
disorder.
the following
Whichrecommendation
of should the nurse include in the client's
plan of care?
GRADED
A+
,a. Validation
b. Thought
therapy
c. Operant
stopping
d. Reality orientation therapy ( Correct answers ) b. Thought stopping
conditioning
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is
experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Encourage
b. the in
Dim the lights client
the to join group activities
client's
c. Provide detailed explanations to the
room
d. Administer methylphenidate ( Correct answers ) b. Dim the lights in
client
the client's
roo
m
A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who
witnessed the suicide of a classmate. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Initiate
b. Review referrals
community
resources
c. Identify prior coping
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality ( Correct answers ) c. Identify
skills
prior coping
skills
A nurse overhears a client saying"I am a spy, a spy for the FBI .I am an
I,an in
eye eye forsky.
the an Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client's
statement as
which of the following speech
alterations?
a.Echolalia
b.Word salad
c. Neologism
d.Clang association ( Correct answers ) d. Clang association
An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her
daughter. reports
daughter The that her mother is not eating and seems
uninterested
activities. Theindaughter
routine states "Im so worried that my mother is
depressed"
the followingwhich of
responses should the nurse
make?
b. Everyone
a. You shouldn't
getsworry
depressed
aboutfrom
this because
time to the depressive disorder is
time.
easily
c. Oldertreated.
adults are usually diagnosed with the depressive disorder
as Tell
d. theyme age.
the reasons you think your mother is depressed. ( Correct
answers
me ) d. Tellyou think your mother is
the reasons
depressed.
GRADED
A+
, A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum
disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse include in the
plan care?
a. Meets
b. own
Initiates needs
social without manipulating
interactions with others.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer
caregivers.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real. ( Correct answers ) b.
pressure.
Initiates social
interactions with caregivers.
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
b. Ask a family
the locks.
member to check the locks for you
at Focus
c. night. on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check
theKeep
d. locks.
a journal of how often you check the locks each night. ( Correct
answers
Snap ) a. band on your wrist when you think about checking
a rubber
the locks.
A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance
use disorder.
Which of the following actions indicates the nurse is practicing the ethical
principle of
nonmaleficenc
e?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay for
b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning
treatment.
treatment.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effects
forBeing
d. the client.
truthful with the client about the manifestations of
withdrawal.
answers ) c.( Withholding
Correct the prescribed medication that is causing adverse
effects for
the
client.
A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is
developmentally
The client has beendisabled.
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
d. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior. ( Correct
behavior.
answers reinforcement
Positive ) c. to increase desired behavior.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
GRADED
A+
PROCTORED
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 70 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)
client
has
/ALREADY
A nurse is planning
a borderline
who
overall strategiesGRADED A+
to address problems for a
personality disorder. Which of the following
priority foristhe
strategies thenurse to incorporate into the plan
of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with
theencourage
b. client the client to attend weekly support group
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts
meetings
and
d. implement
feelings measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury ( Correct
answers
d. implement
) measures to prevent intentional self-
inflicted injury
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety disorder.
Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to
take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet
b. Determine how the client handles
environment
c. Teach the client to use guided
stress.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths ( Correct answers ) a. Provide
imagery.
the
a quiet
client with
environment
A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is
experiencing
Which of the mania.
following should the nurse report to the
provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in
2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two
c. Makes inappropriate sexual
weeks.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences. ( Correct answers ) b. Reports eating
comments.
twicetwo
past in the
weeks.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive
disorder.
the following
Whichrecommendation
of should the nurse include in the client's
plan of care?
GRADED
A+
,a. Validation
b. Thought
therapy
c. Operant
stopping
d. Reality orientation therapy ( Correct answers ) b. Thought stopping
conditioning
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is
experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Encourage
b. the in
Dim the lights client
the to join group activities
client's
c. Provide detailed explanations to the
room
d. Administer methylphenidate ( Correct answers ) b. Dim the lights in
client
the client's
roo
m
A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who
witnessed the suicide of a classmate. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Initiate
b. Review referrals
community
resources
c. Identify prior coping
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality ( Correct answers ) c. Identify
skills
prior coping
skills
A nurse overhears a client saying"I am a spy, a spy for the FBI .I am an
I,an in
eye eye forsky.
the an Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client's
statement as
which of the following speech
alterations?
a.Echolalia
b.Word salad
c. Neologism
d.Clang association ( Correct answers ) d. Clang association
An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her
daughter. reports
daughter The that her mother is not eating and seems
uninterested
activities. Theindaughter
routine states "Im so worried that my mother is
depressed"
the followingwhich of
responses should the nurse
make?
b. Everyone
a. You shouldn't
getsworry
depressed
aboutfrom
this because
time to the depressive disorder is
time.
easily
c. Oldertreated.
adults are usually diagnosed with the depressive disorder
as Tell
d. theyme age.
the reasons you think your mother is depressed. ( Correct
answers
me ) d. Tellyou think your mother is
the reasons
depressed.
GRADED
A+
, A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum
disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse include in the
plan care?
a. Meets
b. own
Initiates needs
social without manipulating
interactions with others.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer
caregivers.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real. ( Correct answers ) b.
pressure.
Initiates social
interactions with caregivers.
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
b. Ask a family
the locks.
member to check the locks for you
at Focus
c. night. on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check
theKeep
d. locks.
a journal of how often you check the locks each night. ( Correct
answers
Snap ) a. band on your wrist when you think about checking
a rubber
the locks.
A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance
use disorder.
Which of the following actions indicates the nurse is practicing the ethical
principle of
nonmaleficenc
e?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay for
b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning
treatment.
treatment.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effects
forBeing
d. the client.
truthful with the client about the manifestations of
withdrawal.
answers ) c.( Withholding
Correct the prescribed medication that is causing adverse
effects for
the
client.
A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is
developmentally
The client has beendisabled.
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
d. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior. ( Correct
behavior.
answers reinforcement
Positive ) c. to increase desired behavior.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
GRADED
A+
