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Prepare effectively with comprehensive mental health exam questions, including verified answers and detailed explanations. Designed for nursing students, this guide helps strengthen psychiatric nursing knowledge, clinical judgment, and test-taking strategies for ATI, NCLEX-RN, and other mental health exams in 2026.

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A nurse is collecting data from a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. For which of the following findings should
the nurse anticipate the administration of lorazepam?


Increased blood pressure


A nurse on a rehabilitation unit is reinforcing teaching with the partner of a client who is experiencing stimulant withdrawal.
Which of the following statements by the partner indicates an understanding of the teaching?


Depression is a manifestation of withdrawal.


A nurse is caring for a client who presents with a fractured wrist. The nurse suspects intimate partner violence. Which of the
following interventions is the nurse's priority?


A. Help the client develop a safety plan.


A nurse is caring for a child who has Tourette's disorder. Which of the following behaviors should the nurse expect?


A. Multiple motor and vocal tics.


A nurse is reinforcing teaching about stress management with a client who is experiencing anxiety. Which of the following
techniques should the nurse recommend to assist the client in identifying his stressors?


Journaling

, A nurse is collecting data from a newly admitted client. To establish trust, which of the following actions should the nurse
perform during the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship?


Inform the client that the admission is confidential


A nurse in a provider's office is collecting data from a client who has been taking varenicline. Which of the following reports
from the client indicate a therapeutic response to the medication?


The client has reduced cravings for cigarettes.


nurse is caring for a child who has a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. The mother states, "I feel numb and can't believe this
is happening to us."Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority?


Encourage the family's expression of their feelings.


A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. The nurse should identify that which of the
following actions is contraindicated for this client?


Permitting the client to spend some quiet time alone after each meal


A nurse in an acute mental health facility is participating in a nursing staff discussion about the legal aspects of involuntary
admissions. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include?


An involuntary admission is justified if the client is a danger to others.

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