ATI MENTAL HEALTH NURSING MEDICAL
2026/2027 LATEST STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
,ATI MENTAL HEALTH NURSING MEDICAL 2026/2027
LATEST STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is scheduled to receive ECT for the treatment of
major depressive disorder. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of
the teaching?
a. "it is common to treat depression with ECT before trying medications."
B. "I can have my depression cured if i receive a series of ECT treatments."
C."I should receive ECT once a week for 6 weeks."
D. "I will receive a muscle relaxant to protect me from injury during ECT." - Answer>>> D. "I
will receive a muscle relaxant to protect me from injury during ECT."
A nurse is preparing to provide an educational seminar on stress to other nursing staff. Which of
the following information should the nurse include in the discussion?
a. excessive stressors cause the client to experience distress.
B. the body's initial adaptive response to stress is denial.
C. absence of stressors results in homeostasis.
D. negative, rather than positive, stressors produce a biological response. - Answer>>> a.
excessive stressors cause the client to experience distress.
A nurse observes a client who has OCD repeatedly applying, removing, and then reapplying
makeup. The nurse identifies that repetitive behavior in a client who has OCD is due to which of
the following underlying reasons?
,A. narcissistic behavior
B. Fear of rejection from staff
C. Attempt to reduce anxiety
D. Adverse effect of antidepressant medication - Answer>>> C. Attempt to reduce anxiety
A nurse is assessing a client who has illness anxiety disorder. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)
a. obsessive thoughts about disease
B. History of childhood abuse
c. avoidance of health care providers
d. depressive disorder
e. narcissistic personality - Answer>>> a. obsessive thoughts about disease
B. History of childhood abuse
c. avoidance of health care providers
d. depressive disorder
A nurse is assisting with systematic desensitization for a client who has an extreme fear of
elevators. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement with this form of therapy?
A. Demonstrate riding in an elevator, and then ask the client to imitate the behavior.
B. Advise the client to say "stop" out loud every time he begins to feel an anxiety response
related to an elevator.
C. Gradually expose the client to an elevator while practicing relaxation techniques.
D. Stay with the client in an elevator until his anxiety response diminishes. - Answer>>> C.
Gradually expose the client to an elevator while practicing relaxation techniques.
, A nurse wants to use democratic leadership with a group whose purpose is to learn appropriate
conflict resolution techniques. The nurse is correct in implementing this form of group leadership
when she demonstrates which of the following actions?
A. Observes group techniques without interfering with the group process
B. Discusses a technique and then directs members to practice the technique
C. Asks for group suggestions of techniques and then supports discussion
D. Suggests techniques and asks group members to reflect on their use - Answer>>> C. Asks for
group suggestions of techniques and then supports discussion
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 homelessman with a metal rod
d. a client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room while talking to himself -
Answer>>> c. a client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homelessman
with a metal rod
A nurse is preparing a community education seminar about family violence. When discussing
types of violence, the nurse should include which of the following?
A. Refusing to pay bills for a dependent, even when funds are available, is neglect.
B. Intentionally causing an older adult to fall is an example of physical violence.
C. Striking an intimate partner is an example of sexual violence.
D. Failure to provide a stimulating environment for normal development is emotional abuse. -
Answer>>> B. Intentionally causing an older adult to fall is an example of physical violence.
2026/2027 LATEST STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
,ATI MENTAL HEALTH NURSING MEDICAL 2026/2027
LATEST STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is scheduled to receive ECT for the treatment of
major depressive disorder. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of
the teaching?
a. "it is common to treat depression with ECT before trying medications."
B. "I can have my depression cured if i receive a series of ECT treatments."
C."I should receive ECT once a week for 6 weeks."
D. "I will receive a muscle relaxant to protect me from injury during ECT." - Answer>>> D. "I
will receive a muscle relaxant to protect me from injury during ECT."
A nurse is preparing to provide an educational seminar on stress to other nursing staff. Which of
the following information should the nurse include in the discussion?
a. excessive stressors cause the client to experience distress.
B. the body's initial adaptive response to stress is denial.
C. absence of stressors results in homeostasis.
D. negative, rather than positive, stressors produce a biological response. - Answer>>> a.
excessive stressors cause the client to experience distress.
A nurse observes a client who has OCD repeatedly applying, removing, and then reapplying
makeup. The nurse identifies that repetitive behavior in a client who has OCD is due to which of
the following underlying reasons?
,A. narcissistic behavior
B. Fear of rejection from staff
C. Attempt to reduce anxiety
D. Adverse effect of antidepressant medication - Answer>>> C. Attempt to reduce anxiety
A nurse is assessing a client who has illness anxiety disorder. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)
a. obsessive thoughts about disease
B. History of childhood abuse
c. avoidance of health care providers
d. depressive disorder
e. narcissistic personality - Answer>>> a. obsessive thoughts about disease
B. History of childhood abuse
c. avoidance of health care providers
d. depressive disorder
A nurse is assisting with systematic desensitization for a client who has an extreme fear of
elevators. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement with this form of therapy?
A. Demonstrate riding in an elevator, and then ask the client to imitate the behavior.
B. Advise the client to say "stop" out loud every time he begins to feel an anxiety response
related to an elevator.
C. Gradually expose the client to an elevator while practicing relaxation techniques.
D. Stay with the client in an elevator until his anxiety response diminishes. - Answer>>> C.
Gradually expose the client to an elevator while practicing relaxation techniques.
, A nurse wants to use democratic leadership with a group whose purpose is to learn appropriate
conflict resolution techniques. The nurse is correct in implementing this form of group leadership
when she demonstrates which of the following actions?
A. Observes group techniques without interfering with the group process
B. Discusses a technique and then directs members to practice the technique
C. Asks for group suggestions of techniques and then supports discussion
D. Suggests techniques and asks group members to reflect on their use - Answer>>> C. Asks for
group suggestions of techniques and then supports discussion
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 homelessman with a metal rod
d. a client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room while talking to himself -
Answer>>> c. a client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homelessman
with a metal rod
A nurse is preparing a community education seminar about family violence. When discussing
types of violence, the nurse should include which of the following?
A. Refusing to pay bills for a dependent, even when funds are available, is neglect.
B. Intentionally causing an older adult to fall is an example of physical violence.
C. Striking an intimate partner is an example of sexual violence.
D. Failure to provide a stimulating environment for normal development is emotional abuse. -
Answer>>> B. Intentionally causing an older adult to fall is an example of physical violence.
