ATI Mental Health Proctored EXAM REAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
WITH DETALED RATIONALES (100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS) CURRENTLY UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION |GUARANTEED PASS A+
|FULL REVISED EXAM
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
the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the
locks.
d. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night.
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking
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 nonmaleficence?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to
pay for treatment.
b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning treatment.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse
effects for the client.
d. Being truthful with the client about the manifestations of
withdrawal.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse
effects for the client.
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
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 environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who
is
experiencing mania. Which of the 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 weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
, A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive
disorder. Which of the following recommendation should the nurse
include in the client's plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy
b. Thought stopping
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 the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client's room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate
b. Dim the lights in the client's room
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
WITH DETALED RATIONALES (100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS) CURRENTLY UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION |GUARANTEED PASS A+
|FULL REVISED EXAM
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
the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the
locks.
d. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night.
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking
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 nonmaleficence?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to
pay for treatment.
b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning treatment.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse
effects for the client.
d. Being truthful with the client about the manifestations of
withdrawal.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse
effects for the client.
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
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 environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who
is
experiencing mania. Which of the 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 weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
, A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive
disorder. Which of the following recommendation should the nurse
include in the client's plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy
b. Thought stopping
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 the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client's room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate
b. Dim the lights in the client's room
