ATI MENTAL HEALTH WITH CORRECT AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS YEAR 2024/2025
A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly
licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
(Select all that apply)
A) To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count
backward by sevens.
B) To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial
expression
C) To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to
write a sentence.
D) To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a
list of objects.
E) To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the
client to identify our most recent presidents. - verified answers-
A, B, C
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include as a psychobiological intervention?
A) Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B) Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C) Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D) Monitor the client for adverse effects of the medications. -
verified answers-D
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to
conduct an initial client interview. When conducting the
interview, which of the following actions should the nurse
identify as the priority?
A) Coordinate holistic care with social services.
B) Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
C) Include the client's family in the interview.
D) Teach the client about her current mental health disorder -
verified answers-B
,A nurse is told during change of shift report that a client is
stuporous. When assessing the client, which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A) The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
B) The client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
C) The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D) The client is alert but disoriented to time and place. - verified
answers-A
A nurse is planning a peer group about the DSM-5. Which of
the following information is appropriate to include in the
discussion? (Select all that apply).
A) The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental
health disorders.
B) The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders.
C) The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment for mental health disorders.
D) The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who
have mental health disorders.
E) The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of
mental health disorders. - verified answers-B, D, E
A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a
group of clients. The nurse should identify that which of the
following clients requires a temporary emergency admission?
A) A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur
B) A client who has manifestations of depression and
attempted suicide a year ago.
C) A client who has borderline personality disorder and
assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod.
D) A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around
the room while talking to himself. - verified answers-C
A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic disorder in
seclusion overnight because the unit is very short-staffed, and
, the client frequently fights with other clients. The nurse's
actions are an example of which of the following torts?
A) Invasion of privacy
B) False imprisonment
C) Assault
D) Battery - verified answers-B
A client tells a nurse, "Don't tell anyone but I hid a sharp knife
under my mattress in order to protect myself from my
roommate, who is always yelling at me and threatening me."
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to the
client daily, using therapeutic communication to convince him to
admit to hiding the knife.
B) Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch the
client and his roommate closely.
C) Tell the client that this must be reported to the healthcare
team because it concerns the health and safety of the client
and others.
D) Report the incident to the health care team, but do not
inform the client of the intention to do so. - verified answers-D
A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in
the documentation? (Select all that apply)
A) Client ate most of his breakfast
B) Client was offered 8 oz of water every hr
C) Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel
D) Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000
E) Client acted out after lunch - verified answers-B, C, D
A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's
hallucinations in the hallway with another nurse. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Notify the nurse manager
B) Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior
C) Provide an in-service program about confidentiality
VERIFIED ANSWERS YEAR 2024/2025
A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly
licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
(Select all that apply)
A) To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count
backward by sevens.
B) To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial
expression
C) To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to
write a sentence.
D) To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a
list of objects.
E) To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the
client to identify our most recent presidents. - verified answers-
A, B, C
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include as a psychobiological intervention?
A) Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B) Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C) Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D) Monitor the client for adverse effects of the medications. -
verified answers-D
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to
conduct an initial client interview. When conducting the
interview, which of the following actions should the nurse
identify as the priority?
A) Coordinate holistic care with social services.
B) Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
C) Include the client's family in the interview.
D) Teach the client about her current mental health disorder -
verified answers-B
,A nurse is told during change of shift report that a client is
stuporous. When assessing the client, which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A) The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
B) The client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
C) The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D) The client is alert but disoriented to time and place. - verified
answers-A
A nurse is planning a peer group about the DSM-5. Which of
the following information is appropriate to include in the
discussion? (Select all that apply).
A) The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental
health disorders.
B) The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders.
C) The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment for mental health disorders.
D) The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who
have mental health disorders.
E) The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of
mental health disorders. - verified answers-B, D, E
A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a
group of clients. The nurse should identify that which of the
following clients requires a temporary emergency admission?
A) A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur
B) A client who has manifestations of depression and
attempted suicide a year ago.
C) A client who has borderline personality disorder and
assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod.
D) A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around
the room while talking to himself. - verified answers-C
A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic disorder in
seclusion overnight because the unit is very short-staffed, and
, the client frequently fights with other clients. The nurse's
actions are an example of which of the following torts?
A) Invasion of privacy
B) False imprisonment
C) Assault
D) Battery - verified answers-B
A client tells a nurse, "Don't tell anyone but I hid a sharp knife
under my mattress in order to protect myself from my
roommate, who is always yelling at me and threatening me."
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to the
client daily, using therapeutic communication to convince him to
admit to hiding the knife.
B) Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch the
client and his roommate closely.
C) Tell the client that this must be reported to the healthcare
team because it concerns the health and safety of the client
and others.
D) Report the incident to the health care team, but do not
inform the client of the intention to do so. - verified answers-D
A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in
the documentation? (Select all that apply)
A) Client ate most of his breakfast
B) Client was offered 8 oz of water every hr
C) Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel
D) Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000
E) Client acted out after lunch - verified answers-B, C, D
A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's
hallucinations in the hallway with another nurse. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Notify the nurse manager
B) Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior
C) Provide an in-service program about confidentiality
