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ATI Capstone Mental Health ATI Capstone: Mental Heal
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th ATI Mental health Assessment ACTUAL EXAM / ATI
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MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM COMPREHENSIV ms ms ms ms
E QUESTIONS AND DETAILEDVERIFIED 100% CORREC
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T ANSWERS 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOL
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UTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (5FDFF) ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 1 ms
A nurse in an acute care facility is assisting with the admission of an older adult clien
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t who has late stage Alzheimer's disease. The nurse notes that the client's partner app
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ears exhausted. He states that he is finding it more and more difficult to care for his p
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artner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
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ANSWER
Ask the partner to talk about his difficulties in caring for the client. The first action the nurse shoul
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d take, using the nursing process priority framework, is to collect data regarding the partner's abilit
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y to take care of the client.
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QUESTION 2 ms
A nurse is evaluating the outcome for a client who has depression following the death
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of his wife 3 months ago. Which of the following client statements indicates a need fo
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r further intervention?
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ANSWER
"I just don't feel like eating because I never like to eat alone." At risk for malnutrition and injury.
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QUESTION 3 ms
A nurse in a long-
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term care setting is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. The client states,
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,"I just came back from a hard day's work in my office." The nurse should identify this
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statement is an example of which of the following coping mechanisms?
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ANSWER
Confabulation Confabulation is the creation of information which is untrue to fill in gaps in memory
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and to protect self-esteem in clients who have dementia.
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QUESTION 4 ms
A nurse is planning care for a new client. Which of the following actions should the n
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urse plan to take in order to use the technique of presence to establish the nurse-
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client relationship?
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ANSWER
Use active listening when with the client. The nurse should use active listening to establish presence
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with the client. presence involves eye contact, body language, voice tone, listening, and reflection to
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convay openness and understanding.
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QUESTION 5 ms
A nurse is assessing a client in the emergency department who drank alcohol while ta
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king disulfiram. The client states, "The nurse told me not to drink when taking the m
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edication. I am just a social drinker. I didn't realize that having just one drink with m
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y friends would cause such a problem." Which of the following defense mechanisms is
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the client demonstrating?
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ANSWER
Rationalization The client is demonstrating rationalization when he creates reasonable and acceptabl
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e explanations for unacceptable behavior. The client is using rationalization asa defense mechanisms
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to justify why he had just one drink. Even though the nurse told him not to drink alcohol.
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QUESTION 6 ms
A nurse is caring for a group of older adult clients. Which of the following client findi
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ngs indicates delirium?
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ANSWER
A client asks when family members will be arriving after visiting 1 hr earlier. Delirium is characteriz
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ed by a change in cognition that occurs over a short period of time. It always results from secondar
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y physiological condition, ( infection, surgery, prolonged hospitalization, hypoxia, fever, medication) a
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nd is a transient disorder. Although delirium can occur at any age, it is more common in older adult
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s. It frequently progresses in the evening hours and is sometimes called "sundown syndrome"
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QUESTION 7 ms
, A nurse is collecting data from a client newly admitted for anorexia nervousa. Which
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of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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ANSWER
Amenorrhea The nurse should expect the client to report amenorrhea due to low body weight.
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QUESTION 8 ms
A nurse is preparing to assist with the care of a client of a client who is undergo elect
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roconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which of the following pieces of equipment should the nu
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rse set up in the room prior to the treatment? SATA
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ANSWER
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Electroencephalogram (EEG) monitor. The provider will monitor the client's brainwave patterns dur
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ing the procedure. -
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Oxygen saturation monitor The client requires continuous oxygen saturation monitoring because sh
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e will receive a short-acting barbiturate to induce sleep and a muscle-
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paralyzing agent to prevent muscle distress and injury. -
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Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor. The provider will monitor the client's cardiac response during the
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procedure.
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QUESTION 9 ms
A nurse is assisting with a family therapy session for parents and 2 school-
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age children. Which of the following statements should the nurse recognize as an exa
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mple of effective communication among family members?
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ANSWER
"Can you tell me the reason you get upset each time I go to the mall?" This is an expel of effective
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and healthy communication. Healthy communication expresses clear, understandable messages betwe
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en family members. Each family member is encourage to express his or her feelings and thoughts.
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QUESTION 10 ms
A n urse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is 2 days postpartum and has a hist
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ory of postpartum depression. Which of the following instructions should the nurse in
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clude?
ANSWER
Sleep as much as possible. The nurse should encourage the client to sleep as much as she can durin
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g the next few weeks. Sleep deprivation can increase the risk for postpartum depression.
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QUESTION 11 ms
Exam Solution ms
ATI Capstone Mental Health ATI Capstone: Mental Heal
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
th ATI Mental health Assessment ACTUAL EXAM / ATI
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM COMPREHENSIV ms ms ms ms
E QUESTIONS AND DETAILEDVERIFIED 100% CORREC
ms ms ms ms ms
T ANSWERS 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOL
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
UTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (5FDFF) ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 1 ms
A nurse in an acute care facility is assisting with the admission of an older adult clien
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
t who has late stage Alzheimer's disease. The nurse notes that the client's partner app
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ears exhausted. He states that he is finding it more and more difficult to care for his p
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
artner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Ask the partner to talk about his difficulties in caring for the client. The first action the nurse shoul
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
d take, using the nursing process priority framework, is to collect data regarding the partner's abilit
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
y to take care of the client.
ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 2 ms
A nurse is evaluating the outcome for a client who has depression following the death
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
of his wife 3 months ago. Which of the following client statements indicates a need fo
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
r further intervention?
ms ms
ANSWER
"I just don't feel like eating because I never like to eat alone." At risk for malnutrition and injury.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 3 ms
A nurse in a long-
ms ms ms ms
term care setting is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. The client states,
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
,"I just came back from a hard day's work in my office." The nurse should identify this
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms m
statement is an example of which of the following coping mechanisms?
s ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Confabulation Confabulation is the creation of information which is untrue to fill in gaps in memory
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
and to protect self-esteem in clients who have dementia.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 4 ms
A nurse is planning care for a new client. Which of the following actions should the n
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
urse plan to take in order to use the technique of presence to establish the nurse-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
client relationship?
ms ms
ANSWER
Use active listening when with the client. The nurse should use active listening to establish presence
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
with the client. presence involves eye contact, body language, voice tone, listening, and reflection to
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms m
convay openness and understanding.
s ms ms ms
QUESTION 5 ms
A nurse is assessing a client in the emergency department who drank alcohol while ta
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
king disulfiram. The client states, "The nurse told me not to drink when taking the m
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
edication. I am just a social drinker. I didn't realize that having just one drink with m
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
y friends would cause such a problem." Which of the following defense mechanisms is
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms m
the client demonstrating?
s ms ms
ANSWER
Rationalization The client is demonstrating rationalization when he creates reasonable and acceptabl
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
e explanations for unacceptable behavior. The client is using rationalization asa defense mechanisms
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
to justify why he had just one drink. Even though the nurse told him not to drink alcohol.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 6 ms
A nurse is caring for a group of older adult clients. Which of the following client findi
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ngs indicates delirium?
ms ms
ANSWER
A client asks when family members will be arriving after visiting 1 hr earlier. Delirium is characteriz
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ed by a change in cognition that occurs over a short period of time. It always results from secondar
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
y physiological condition, ( infection, surgery, prolonged hospitalization, hypoxia, fever, medication) a
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
nd is a transient disorder. Although delirium can occur at any age, it is more common in older adult
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
s. It frequently progresses in the evening hours and is sometimes called "sundown syndrome"
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 7 ms
, A nurse is collecting data from a client newly admitted for anorexia nervousa. Which
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Amenorrhea The nurse should expect the client to report amenorrhea due to low body weight.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 8 ms
A nurse is preparing to assist with the care of a client of a client who is undergo elect
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
roconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which of the following pieces of equipment should the nu
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
rse set up in the room prior to the treatment? SATA
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
-
Electroencephalogram (EEG) monitor. The provider will monitor the client's brainwave patterns dur
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ing the procedure. -
ms ms ms
Oxygen saturation monitor The client requires continuous oxygen saturation monitoring because sh
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
e will receive a short-acting barbiturate to induce sleep and a muscle-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
paralyzing agent to prevent muscle distress and injury. -
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor. The provider will monitor the client's cardiac response during the
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms m
procedure.
s
QUESTION 9 ms
A nurse is assisting with a family therapy session for parents and 2 school-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
age children. Which of the following statements should the nurse recognize as an exa
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
mple of effective communication among family members?
ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
"Can you tell me the reason you get upset each time I go to the mall?" This is an expel of effective
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
and healthy communication. Healthy communication expresses clear, understandable messages betwe
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
en family members. Each family member is encourage to express his or her feelings and thoughts.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 10 ms
A n urse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is 2 days postpartum and has a hist
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ory of postpartum depression. Which of the following instructions should the nurse in
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
clude?
ANSWER
Sleep as much as possible. The nurse should encourage the client to sleep as much as she can durin
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
g the next few weeks. Sleep deprivation can increase the risk for postpartum depression.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 11 ms
