ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED – Most Recent exam COMPLETE
(2026) EXAM Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) (Latest
Update 2026)
1. A client with major depressive disorder states, “There is no point in living anymore.”
What is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Encourage the client to rest
B. Ask the client directly about suicidal thoughts
C. Offer the client a distraction activity
D. Notify housekeeping to remove sharp objects
2. A client experiencing a panic attack is trembling and hyperventilating. What is the FIRST
action the nurse should take?
A. Provide medication immediately
B. Stay with the client and speak calmly
C. Explain the physiology of anxiety
D. Offer water
3. A client taking haloperidol develops a high fever and muscle rigidity. What should the
nurse suspect?
A. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
B. Serotonin syndrome
C. Tardive dyskinesia
D. Acute dystonia
4. A nurse is communicating with a client who has schizophrenia and is responding to
auditory hallucinations. What is the BEST therapeutic response?
A. “Those voices are real to you.”
B. “I don’t hear the voices, but I understand they are upsetting.”
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, C. “Ignore the voices and focus on me.”
D. “You know those voices aren’t real, right?”
5. A client with bipolar disorder is in acute mania. Which action is MOST appropriate?
A. Encourage group activities
B. Offer high-calorie finger foods
C. Provide detailed teaching about medications
D. Allow the client unlimited physical activity
6. A client taking lithium reports diarrhea and tremors. Which action should the nurse
take FIRST?
A. Hold the medication and notify the provider
B. Offer fluids
C. Reassure the client this is expected
D. Document the symptoms
7. Which statement indicates understanding of buspirone use for anxiety?
A. “It will make me sleepy.”
B. “I can take it as needed.”
C. “It may take several weeks to work.”
D. “I should avoid sunlight while taking it.”
8. The nurse notes a client with depression has sudden increased energy. What is the
priority?
A. Encourage activity
B. Assess for suicide risk
C. Encourage journaling
D. Praise the improvement
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(2026) EXAM Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) (Latest
Update 2026)
1. A client with major depressive disorder states, “There is no point in living anymore.”
What is the nurse’s priority action?
A. Encourage the client to rest
B. Ask the client directly about suicidal thoughts
C. Offer the client a distraction activity
D. Notify housekeeping to remove sharp objects
2. A client experiencing a panic attack is trembling and hyperventilating. What is the FIRST
action the nurse should take?
A. Provide medication immediately
B. Stay with the client and speak calmly
C. Explain the physiology of anxiety
D. Offer water
3. A client taking haloperidol develops a high fever and muscle rigidity. What should the
nurse suspect?
A. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
B. Serotonin syndrome
C. Tardive dyskinesia
D. Acute dystonia
4. A nurse is communicating with a client who has schizophrenia and is responding to
auditory hallucinations. What is the BEST therapeutic response?
A. “Those voices are real to you.”
B. “I don’t hear the voices, but I understand they are upsetting.”
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, C. “Ignore the voices and focus on me.”
D. “You know those voices aren’t real, right?”
5. A client with bipolar disorder is in acute mania. Which action is MOST appropriate?
A. Encourage group activities
B. Offer high-calorie finger foods
C. Provide detailed teaching about medications
D. Allow the client unlimited physical activity
6. A client taking lithium reports diarrhea and tremors. Which action should the nurse
take FIRST?
A. Hold the medication and notify the provider
B. Offer fluids
C. Reassure the client this is expected
D. Document the symptoms
7. Which statement indicates understanding of buspirone use for anxiety?
A. “It will make me sleepy.”
B. “I can take it as needed.”
C. “It may take several weeks to work.”
D. “I should avoid sunlight while taking it.”
8. The nurse notes a client with depression has sudden increased energy. What is the
priority?
A. Encourage activity
B. Assess for suicide risk
C. Encourage journaling
D. Praise the improvement
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