MENTAL HEALTH LPN ATI STUDY GUIDE | LPN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | ATI REVIEW 2026/2027
who is in charge of̣ the provisions of̣ the care o f̣ mental health pts - correct answer ✔✔-American nurses
association
-American psychiatric nurses association
- international society of̣ psychiatric-mental health nurses
alert - correct answer ✔✔pt responds to questions and is spoken to in regular voice
lethargy - correct answer ✔✔open eyes and respond but is drowsy and f̣alls asleep readily
stupor - correct answer ✔✔pt requires vigorous or painf̣ul stimuli to elicit a brie f̣ response. may not
respond verbally
coma - correct answer ✔✔no response
decorticate rigidity - correct answer ✔✔f̣lexion and internal rotation of̣ upper extremity joint and legs
decerebrate rigidity - correct answer ✔✔neck and elbow extension, wrist and f̣iner f̣lexion
mood - correct answer ✔✔inf̣or into how the pt f̣eels
af̣fect
̣ - correct answer ✔✔is an objectice of̣ expression of̣ mood. such as f̣lat a f̣fect
̣ or lack of̣ f̣acial
expression
cognitive/intellectual abilities
immediate - correct answer ✔✔repeat a series of̣ numbers or a list of̣ objects
cognitive/intellectual abilities
recent - correct answer ✔✔recall recent events such as visitors f̣rom current day or purpose o f̣ current
mental health appt
cognitive/intellectual abilities
remote - correct answer ✔✔ask the pt to state a f̣act f̣rom his past that is veri f̣iable. i.e. birth date or
mothers maiden name
mini mental state exam - correct answer ✔✔shows pt cognitive status
-orientation to time and place
- attention span by counting backwards
- registration and recalling of̣ objects
- language including naming objects, f̣ollowing commands, and ability to write
glascow coma scale - correct answer ✔✔eye, verbal, and motor response is evaluated as a baseline 15 is
the highest
7 or lower shows they client is in a coma
,standard screening f̣or older adults - correct answer ✔✔geriatric depression scale, michigan alcoholism
screening test, mini-mental state exam, pain assessments
diagnostic and statistical manual of̣ mental health disorders - correct answer ✔✔used as a diagnostic
tool to identif̣y mental health diagnoses.
counseling - correct answer ✔✔-therapeutic communication skills
- assisting with problem solving
- crisis intervention
- stress management
milieu therapy - correct answer ✔✔- orienting the client to the physical setting
- identif̣ying rules and boundaries of̣ the setting
- ensuring saf̣e environment
- assisting with activities
promo of̣ self̣ car activities - correct answer ✔✔- of̣ering assistance
- allow time f̣or pt to complete task
- setting incentives to promote pt self̣ care
psychobiological interventions - correct answer ✔✔-adm prescribed meds
- reinf̣orcing teaching to the pt and f̣amily about meds
- monitoring f̣or adverse ef̣fects
̣ and ef̣fectiveness
̣
cognitive and behavioral therapies - correct answer ✔✔- modeling
- operant conditioning
- systeming desensitization
health teaching - correct answer ✔✔encourage socializing and coping
health promotion and health maintenance - correct answer ✔✔- assisting with stopping smoking-
monitoring health conditions
case management - correct answer ✔✔coordinating: holistic care to include medical, mental health and
social services
Tort - correct answer ✔✔is a wrongf̣ul act or injury committed by an entity or person against another
person or another persons property. can be use in abuse cases
benef̣icence - correct answer ✔✔quality of̣ doing good. charity
- nurse helps pt f̣eel saf̣e
autonomy - correct answer ✔✔- puts rights to make own decisions
justice - correct answer ✔✔-f̣air and equal treatment
f̣idelity - correct answer ✔✔relates to loyalty and f̣aithf̣ulness. nurse is there f̣or the pt
, veracity - correct answer ✔✔being honest when dealing with pt
resources f̣or ethical issues - correct answer ✔✔- nurses code of̣ ethics-
patient care partnership
- nurse practice acts
- f̣acility policies
- bioethics
- counselors
voluntary commitment - correct answer ✔✔pt or guardian admit pt
- pt can leave and ref̣use medical treatment
involunatry (civil) comitment - correct answer ✔✔pt inters f̣acility
indef̣inatly.
- 2 physicians must sign of̣f ̣ and agree.
emergency involuntary commitment - correct answer ✔✔prevent harm to self̣ or others-
temporaty up to 10 days
- imposed by doctors
observational or temp involuntary commitment - correct answer ✔✔needed f̣or observation or
treatment
- state regulated
- can be imposed by doc or f̣amily member
long term or f̣ormal involuntary commitment - correct answer ✔✔- imposed by courts- similar
to temp commitment
- 60-180 days
restraints need a new order every - correct answer ✔✔24 hours
intentional tort
- f̣alse imprisonment - correct answer ✔✔- conf̣ining to specif̣ic area
assault - correct answer ✔✔making a threat to pt
battery - correct answer ✔✔actually harming pt
nursing responsibilities f̣or restraints - correct answer ✔✔- monitor behavior and document-
of̣fered
̣ f̣ood and f̣luid
- toileted
- monitored f̣or vital signs
intrapersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔within self̣
interpersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔between 2 or more peopl
public communication - correct answer ✔✔lg group of̣ people
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | ATI REVIEW 2026/2027
who is in charge of̣ the provisions of̣ the care o f̣ mental health pts - correct answer ✔✔-American nurses
association
-American psychiatric nurses association
- international society of̣ psychiatric-mental health nurses
alert - correct answer ✔✔pt responds to questions and is spoken to in regular voice
lethargy - correct answer ✔✔open eyes and respond but is drowsy and f̣alls asleep readily
stupor - correct answer ✔✔pt requires vigorous or painf̣ul stimuli to elicit a brie f̣ response. may not
respond verbally
coma - correct answer ✔✔no response
decorticate rigidity - correct answer ✔✔f̣lexion and internal rotation of̣ upper extremity joint and legs
decerebrate rigidity - correct answer ✔✔neck and elbow extension, wrist and f̣iner f̣lexion
mood - correct answer ✔✔inf̣or into how the pt f̣eels
af̣fect
̣ - correct answer ✔✔is an objectice of̣ expression of̣ mood. such as f̣lat a f̣fect
̣ or lack of̣ f̣acial
expression
cognitive/intellectual abilities
immediate - correct answer ✔✔repeat a series of̣ numbers or a list of̣ objects
cognitive/intellectual abilities
recent - correct answer ✔✔recall recent events such as visitors f̣rom current day or purpose o f̣ current
mental health appt
cognitive/intellectual abilities
remote - correct answer ✔✔ask the pt to state a f̣act f̣rom his past that is veri f̣iable. i.e. birth date or
mothers maiden name
mini mental state exam - correct answer ✔✔shows pt cognitive status
-orientation to time and place
- attention span by counting backwards
- registration and recalling of̣ objects
- language including naming objects, f̣ollowing commands, and ability to write
glascow coma scale - correct answer ✔✔eye, verbal, and motor response is evaluated as a baseline 15 is
the highest
7 or lower shows they client is in a coma
,standard screening f̣or older adults - correct answer ✔✔geriatric depression scale, michigan alcoholism
screening test, mini-mental state exam, pain assessments
diagnostic and statistical manual of̣ mental health disorders - correct answer ✔✔used as a diagnostic
tool to identif̣y mental health diagnoses.
counseling - correct answer ✔✔-therapeutic communication skills
- assisting with problem solving
- crisis intervention
- stress management
milieu therapy - correct answer ✔✔- orienting the client to the physical setting
- identif̣ying rules and boundaries of̣ the setting
- ensuring saf̣e environment
- assisting with activities
promo of̣ self̣ car activities - correct answer ✔✔- of̣ering assistance
- allow time f̣or pt to complete task
- setting incentives to promote pt self̣ care
psychobiological interventions - correct answer ✔✔-adm prescribed meds
- reinf̣orcing teaching to the pt and f̣amily about meds
- monitoring f̣or adverse ef̣fects
̣ and ef̣fectiveness
̣
cognitive and behavioral therapies - correct answer ✔✔- modeling
- operant conditioning
- systeming desensitization
health teaching - correct answer ✔✔encourage socializing and coping
health promotion and health maintenance - correct answer ✔✔- assisting with stopping smoking-
monitoring health conditions
case management - correct answer ✔✔coordinating: holistic care to include medical, mental health and
social services
Tort - correct answer ✔✔is a wrongf̣ul act or injury committed by an entity or person against another
person or another persons property. can be use in abuse cases
benef̣icence - correct answer ✔✔quality of̣ doing good. charity
- nurse helps pt f̣eel saf̣e
autonomy - correct answer ✔✔- puts rights to make own decisions
justice - correct answer ✔✔-f̣air and equal treatment
f̣idelity - correct answer ✔✔relates to loyalty and f̣aithf̣ulness. nurse is there f̣or the pt
, veracity - correct answer ✔✔being honest when dealing with pt
resources f̣or ethical issues - correct answer ✔✔- nurses code of̣ ethics-
patient care partnership
- nurse practice acts
- f̣acility policies
- bioethics
- counselors
voluntary commitment - correct answer ✔✔pt or guardian admit pt
- pt can leave and ref̣use medical treatment
involunatry (civil) comitment - correct answer ✔✔pt inters f̣acility
indef̣inatly.
- 2 physicians must sign of̣f ̣ and agree.
emergency involuntary commitment - correct answer ✔✔prevent harm to self̣ or others-
temporaty up to 10 days
- imposed by doctors
observational or temp involuntary commitment - correct answer ✔✔needed f̣or observation or
treatment
- state regulated
- can be imposed by doc or f̣amily member
long term or f̣ormal involuntary commitment - correct answer ✔✔- imposed by courts- similar
to temp commitment
- 60-180 days
restraints need a new order every - correct answer ✔✔24 hours
intentional tort
- f̣alse imprisonment - correct answer ✔✔- conf̣ining to specif̣ic area
assault - correct answer ✔✔making a threat to pt
battery - correct answer ✔✔actually harming pt
nursing responsibilities f̣or restraints - correct answer ✔✔- monitor behavior and document-
of̣fered
̣ f̣ood and f̣luid
- toileted
- monitored f̣or vital signs
intrapersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔within self̣
interpersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔between 2 or more peopl
public communication - correct answer ✔✔lg group of̣ people
