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Mental Health ATI Exam Latest Update 2026| Real Based Questions with verified Answers| Graded A+ 1) acute care mental facility newly dx w antisocial - include in plan of care? - Correct Answer setting clear rules and expectations for the client's behavior 2) admits to eating disorder program - now 85 pounds - early manifestation of anorexia? - Correct Answer amenorrhea 3) admitted recently w schizo, paranoid - several verbal outbursts - pacing up and down - do first? - Correct Answer observe the client's behavior and approach him in a non-threatening way 4) admitted yed w alcoholism - "i have not had anything to drink for 24 hours" - anxious and shaky - other behaviors expected? - Correct Answer coarse tremors, tachycardia, insomnia 5) admitting a client to outpatient for a second series of ECT - give immediate consideration w which statement? - Correct Answer "I only ate a light breakfast this morning" 6) after a depressed client is discharged, client's spouse stops attending family counseling sessions - "i don't have time" - therapeutic response? - Correct Answer "it must be difficult for you to talk about these family problems" 7) alzheimer's disease agitated and combative when approached for nursing care - appropriate action? - Correct Answer remain calm and talk quietly to the client 8) appropriate short term goal for a client exhibiting manic behavior? - Correct Answer painting alone for 15 minutes 9) assessment of newly admitted - dependence on lorazepam (ativan) - appropriate action? - Correct Answer taper the med gradually 10) benzo - most common SE? - Correct Answer sedation 11) best justification for involuntary admission is which? - Correct Answer the client exhibits behavior that is either a threat to himself or others 12) brought to er by 2 friends who report OD of heroin - narcan - monitor for what? - Correct Answer respiratory depression 13) caring for a client w agoraphobia - most effective technique? - Correct Answer gradual desensitization by controlled exposure to the situation of client fears 14) caring for client admitted w ETOH detox - commonly used to manage? - Correct Answer antianxiety agents 15) caring for client hospitalized w acute manic episode - priority nursing intervention? - Correct Answer protect the client from impulsive behavior 16) caring for client who has been taking lithium for last 6 months - no longer responding well - after dc lithium, provider prescribes valproic acid - instructions? - Correct Answer liver fxn and hematology levels must be monitored regularly 17) caring for elderly in inpatient - understand which w regard to client's antidepressant? - Correct Answer elderly clients require lower doses of antidepressants than younger clients 18) caring for hospitalized client w antisocial behavior - therapeutic tx approach? - Correct Answer participation in group therapy 19) client dx w Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome - expect to exhibit? - Correct Answer short-term memory loss and disorientation 20) client is transferred to a psych from the ED - treated for self-inflicted injuries - highest priority? - Correct Answer promoting and maintaining client safety 21) client rx methadone - can be effective drug replacement addicted to which? - Correct Answer opiates 22) client tells nurse TV is a two way radio and states "voices are coming from the tv...." - appropriate response? - Correct Answer "That must be very frightening"

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Mental Health ATI Exam Latest Update 2026| Real Based
Questions with verified Answers| Graded A+
1) acute care mental facility newly dx w antisocial - include in plan of care?
- Correct Answer ✅💯setting clear rules and expectations for the client's
behavior
2) admits to eating disorder program - now 85 pounds - early manifestation
of anorexia? - Correct Answer ✅💯amenorrhea
3) admitted recently w schizo, paranoid - several verbal outbursts - pacing
up and down - do first? - Correct Answer ✅💯observe the client's
behavior and approach him in a non-threatening way
4) admitted yed w alcoholism - "i have not had anything to drink for 24
hours" - anxious and shaky - other behaviors expected? - Correct Answer
✅💯coarse tremors, tachycardia, insomnia
5) admitting a client to outpatient for a second series of ECT - give
immediate consideration w which statement? - Correct Answer ✅💯"I
only ate a light breakfast this morning"
6) after a depressed client is discharged, client's spouse stops attending
family counseling sessions - "i don't have time" - therapeutic response? -
Correct Answer ✅💯"it must be difficult for you to talk about these
family problems"
7) alzheimer's disease agitated and combative when approached for nursing
care - appropriate action? - Correct Answer ✅💯remain calm and talk
quietly to the client
8) appropriate short term goal for a client exhibiting manic behavior? -
Correct Answer ✅💯painting alone for 15 minutes
9) assessment of newly admitted - dependence on lorazepam (ativan) -
appropriate action? - Correct Answer ✅💯taper the med gradually
10) benzo - most common SE? - Correct Answer ✅💯sedation
11) best justification for involuntary admission is which? - Correct
Answer ✅💯the client exhibits behavior that is either a threat to himself
or others
12) brought to er by 2 friends who report OD of heroin - narcan -
monitor for what? - Correct Answer ✅💯respiratory depression
13) caring for a client w agoraphobia - most effective technique? -
Correct Answer ✅💯gradual desensitization by controlled exposure to
the situation of client fears
14) caring for client admitted w ETOH detox - commonly used to
manage? - Correct Answer ✅💯antianxiety agents

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