ATI MENTAL HEALTH C FINAL PAPER 2026
MASTER ANSWER COLLECTION
◉typical characteristic of clients w anorexia? Answer: relentless
exercise
◉eldery w alzheimer's has begun to strike out - awake and restless
most of the night - contact provider for med order. anticipated med?
Answer: lorazepam as needed
◉question a benzo for tx of? Answer: chronic pain syndrome
◉male client admitted to psych hospital under court order w dx of
antisocial personality disorder - stealing a car and pushing it over a
cliff - which behaviors should the nurse expect? Answer: little
responsibility or concern for his current situation
◉er following rape - may manifest PTSD - can be described as?
Answer: re-experiencing the fear and hopelessness of the original
trauma
◉counseling for GAD and buspirone to control extreme restlessness
and irritability - most common SE? Answer: drowsiness
, ◉caring for client admitted w ETOH detox - commonly used to
manage? Answer: antianxiety agents
◉client dx w Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome - expect to exhibit?
Answer: short-term memory loss and disorientation
◉client tells nurse TV is a two way radio and states "voices are
coming from the tv...." - appropriate response? Answer: "That must
be very frightening"
◉caring for client hospitalized w acute manic episode - priority
nursing intervention? Answer: protect the client from impulsive
behavior
◉providing a teaching to a client who is taking disulfiram - avoid?
Answer: vanilla extract
◉teaching about donepezil for alzheimer's - accurate statement?
Answer: "Aricept prolongs the time and functioning of the earlier
stages of the disease"
◉depressed client tells "I am too tired and depressed to attend
group therapy today" - respond? Answer: "Attending group therapy,
even if you are tired, may help your depression"
MASTER ANSWER COLLECTION
◉typical characteristic of clients w anorexia? Answer: relentless
exercise
◉eldery w alzheimer's has begun to strike out - awake and restless
most of the night - contact provider for med order. anticipated med?
Answer: lorazepam as needed
◉question a benzo for tx of? Answer: chronic pain syndrome
◉male client admitted to psych hospital under court order w dx of
antisocial personality disorder - stealing a car and pushing it over a
cliff - which behaviors should the nurse expect? Answer: little
responsibility or concern for his current situation
◉er following rape - may manifest PTSD - can be described as?
Answer: re-experiencing the fear and hopelessness of the original
trauma
◉counseling for GAD and buspirone to control extreme restlessness
and irritability - most common SE? Answer: drowsiness
, ◉caring for client admitted w ETOH detox - commonly used to
manage? Answer: antianxiety agents
◉client dx w Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome - expect to exhibit?
Answer: short-term memory loss and disorientation
◉client tells nurse TV is a two way radio and states "voices are
coming from the tv...." - appropriate response? Answer: "That must
be very frightening"
◉caring for client hospitalized w acute manic episode - priority
nursing intervention? Answer: protect the client from impulsive
behavior
◉providing a teaching to a client who is taking disulfiram - avoid?
Answer: vanilla extract
◉teaching about donepezil for alzheimer's - accurate statement?
Answer: "Aricept prolongs the time and functioning of the earlier
stages of the disease"
◉depressed client tells "I am too tired and depressed to attend
group therapy today" - respond? Answer: "Attending group therapy,
even if you are tired, may help your depression"
