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Prepare for your ATI RN Mental Health Proctored Exam with this comprehensive review study guide featuring exam questions and verified answers designed to strengthen your understanding of psychiatric nursing, therapeutic communication, and safe patient-centered care. This detailed review covers high-yield topics including mental health assessment, therapeutic communication, anxiety and trauma-related disorders, depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, personality disorders, substance use and withdrawal, crisis intervention, suicide and violence risk, psychopharmacology, cognitive disorders, eating disorders, legal and ethical responsibilities, patient safety, nursing interventions, prioritization, and evidence-based psychiatric care. Ideal for RN nursing students, BSN and ADN learners, ATI candidates, and NCLEX-RN students, this resource is perfect for preparing for ATI proctored exams, practice tests, quizzes, and comprehensive mental health nursing assessments while improving clinical judgment, strengthening therapeutic care skills, and maximizing exam readiness.

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ATI RN Mental Health_
Comprehensive Review for
Proctored Exam



(2025-2026)
Question and Answers
Expert Verified
(With A+ Grades Guarantee)

,What should a nurse instruct a client Liver function tests must be monitored.
taking valproate about liver function
tests?


What intervention should a nurse Have consistent unit routines.
include for a client in the manic phase
of bipolar disorder?


Which nursing intervention has the Setting and maintaining consistent unit policies that
greatest impact on care for clients are enforced by all staff.
with bipolar disorder?


What action should a nurse take if a Withhold the medication.
client on lithium reports blurred vision
and ataxia?


What dietary element should a client Sodium.
taking lithium ensure adequate intake
of?


Which medications are used to treat Lithium, Valproate, Carbamazepine, Paroxetine.
bipolar disorder? (Select all that
apply)


What should a nurse do for a client Tell the client that the hallucination is not a part of
with schizophrenia experiencing a reality.
hallucination?


Which type of hallucination is a Command hallucination.
priority to address in a client with
schizophrenia?


What is the priority nursing Provide reassurance and comfort ensuring the client
intervention for a confused client with is safe.
schizophrenia?


What activity is appropriate for a Walking with the nurse in the courtyard.
client in the manic phase of bipolar
disorder who says he is bored?

, What findings should a nurse identify Sore throat and muscle aches.
as consistent with agranulocytosis in
a client prescribed clozapine?


Which medications can reverse Benadryl, Artane, Cogentin.
extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)?
(Select all that apply)


What is a warning sign of suicide in a A client who is giving away their possessions.
client?



What should a nurse consider if a The client may be at risk for suicide.
client with depression suddenly
seems cheerful after 3 days of
treatment?


Which intervention should be included Monitor the client's whereabouts at all times.
in the care plan for a client at suicide
risk?


What adverse effect may occur in a Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
client receiving antipsychotic
medications with blood pressure
changes and hyperpyrexia?


What indicates lithium toxicity that a Vomiting is an indication of toxicity.
client should recognize?



What adverse effect should a nurse Extrapyramidal symptoms.
monitor for in a client taking
haloperidol?


What should a nurse ask first to a What are the voices telling you?
client experiencing auditory
hallucinations?


Which findings indicate Muscle spasms of the neck, tremors of the hands,
extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) in a fidgeting behavior.
client taking chlorpromazine?

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