ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2026 PROCTORED EXAM
TEST BANK 300 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /
ALREADY GRADED A+
, A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who
has a borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the
priority for the nurse to incorporate into the plan of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts and feelings
d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury - DETAILED
ANSWER -d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
, b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths - DETAILED ANSWER -a. Provide the client
with a quiet environment
A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania.
Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences. - DETAILED ANSWER -b. Reports eating twice in the
past two weeks.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of
the following recommendation should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
, c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy - DETAILED ANSWER -b. Thought stopping
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic
episode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client's room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate - DETAILED ANSWER -b. Dim the lights in the client's
room
A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who witnessed the suicide
of a classmate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resources
c. Identify prior coping skills
TEST BANK 300 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /
ALREADY GRADED A+
, A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who
has a borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the
priority for the nurse to incorporate into the plan of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts and feelings
d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury - DETAILED
ANSWER -d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
, b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths - DETAILED ANSWER -a. Provide the client
with a quiet environment
A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania.
Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences. - DETAILED ANSWER -b. Reports eating twice in the
past two weeks.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of
the following recommendation should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
, c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy - DETAILED ANSWER -b. Thought stopping
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic
episode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client's room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate - DETAILED ANSWER -b. Dim the lights in the client's
room
A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who witnessed the suicide
of a classmate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resources
c. Identify prior coping skills
