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ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS RECENTLY
RELEASED
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING – ATI-STYLE PRACTICE EXAM
(Original Questions + Answers + Rationales)
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION
1. A client says, “I feel like giving up.” The best nurse response is:
A. “You shouldn’t feel that way.”
B. “Why do you feel that way?”
C. “Tell me more about what you’re feeling.”
D. “Things will get better soon.”
✔ Answer: C
✔ Rationale: Encourages exploration without judgment.
2. The BEST example of therapeutic communication is:
A. Giving advice
B. Changing the subject
C. Active listening
,D. Minimizing feelings
✔ Answer: C
🔹 SUICIDE & SAFETY
3. A client with suicidal ideation should be placed in:
A. Private room with belongings
B. Group room
C. Room near nurses’ station
D. Isolation room
✔ Answer: C
4. Priority nursing action for suicidal client is:
A. Medication
B. Safety assessment
C. Family interview
D. Relaxation techniques
✔ Answer: B
🔹 DEPRESSION & MOOD DISORDERS
5. A classic symptom of major depression is:
A. Increased energy
B. Sleep disturbance
C. Grandiosity
D. Hallucinations only
✔ Answer: B
6. Priority risk in depression is:
A. Infection
B. Suicide
C. Hypertension
D. Diabetes
✔ Answer: B
, 🔹 ANXIETY DISORDERS
7. Mild anxiety is best managed by:
A. Ignoring client
B. Teaching problem-solving
C. Restraints
D. Sedation immediately
✔ Answer: B
8. Panic attack priority intervention:
A. Explore childhood trauma
B. Stay with client and reassure
C. Leave client alone
D. Give long teaching session
✔ Answer: B
🔹 SCHIZOPHRENIA / PSYCHOSIS
9. A client hearing voices should be told to:
A. “Ignore the voices completely”
B. “Tell me what the voices are saying”
C. “The voices are not real; focus on me”
D. “Argue with the voices”
✔ Answer: C
10. Priority symptom in psychosis:
A. Delusions
B. Fever
C. Rash
D. Headache
✔ Answer: A
🔹 MEDICATIONS (PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY)
11. Lithium toxicity sign is:
A. Constipation
ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS RECENTLY
RELEASED
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING – ATI-STYLE PRACTICE EXAM
(Original Questions + Answers + Rationales)
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION
1. A client says, “I feel like giving up.” The best nurse response is:
A. “You shouldn’t feel that way.”
B. “Why do you feel that way?”
C. “Tell me more about what you’re feeling.”
D. “Things will get better soon.”
✔ Answer: C
✔ Rationale: Encourages exploration without judgment.
2. The BEST example of therapeutic communication is:
A. Giving advice
B. Changing the subject
C. Active listening
,D. Minimizing feelings
✔ Answer: C
🔹 SUICIDE & SAFETY
3. A client with suicidal ideation should be placed in:
A. Private room with belongings
B. Group room
C. Room near nurses’ station
D. Isolation room
✔ Answer: C
4. Priority nursing action for suicidal client is:
A. Medication
B. Safety assessment
C. Family interview
D. Relaxation techniques
✔ Answer: B
🔹 DEPRESSION & MOOD DISORDERS
5. A classic symptom of major depression is:
A. Increased energy
B. Sleep disturbance
C. Grandiosity
D. Hallucinations only
✔ Answer: B
6. Priority risk in depression is:
A. Infection
B. Suicide
C. Hypertension
D. Diabetes
✔ Answer: B
, 🔹 ANXIETY DISORDERS
7. Mild anxiety is best managed by:
A. Ignoring client
B. Teaching problem-solving
C. Restraints
D. Sedation immediately
✔ Answer: B
8. Panic attack priority intervention:
A. Explore childhood trauma
B. Stay with client and reassure
C. Leave client alone
D. Give long teaching session
✔ Answer: B
🔹 SCHIZOPHRENIA / PSYCHOSIS
9. A client hearing voices should be told to:
A. “Ignore the voices completely”
B. “Tell me what the voices are saying”
C. “The voices are not real; focus on me”
D. “Argue with the voices”
✔ Answer: C
10. Priority symptom in psychosis:
A. Delusions
B. Fever
C. Rash
D. Headache
✔ Answer: A
🔹 MEDICATIONS (PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY)
11. Lithium toxicity sign is:
A. Constipation
