ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH ONLINE PRACTICE 2024-2025 A AND B WITH
NGN 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES UNTIL NOW
AGRADE PASS
A nurse decides to put a client who has psychosis in seclusion overnight because the
unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients. This is an
example of:
A. beneficence.
B. a tort.
C. a facility policy.
D. justice.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises - B. a tort.
Beneficence: doing good for a client.
Tort: a civil wrong that violates a client's civil rights.
If a policy, the facility would be in violation of federal and state statute, and the nurse
could be held responsible.
Justice: action involving the fair and equal treatment of clients.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises
A nurse is caring for a client in restraints. Which of the following statements are
appropriate documentation? (SATA)
A. " Client ate most of his breakfast."
B. "Client was offered 8oz of water every hr."
C. "Client shouted at assistive personnel."
D. "Client received chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 15mg by mouth at 1000."
E. "Client acted out after lunch." - B, C, D: Objective data is correct, not subjective.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises
A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's hallucinations in the hallway
with another nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Notify the nurse manager.
B. Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior.
C. Provide an in-service program about confidentiality.
D. Complete an incident report.
,ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises - *B. Tell the nurse
to stop discussing the behavior.*
The nurse should notify the nurse manager, provide in-service, and complete an
incident report, but these actions are not the first to take.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises
A charge nurse is conducting a class on therapeutic communication to a group of newly
licensed nurses. Which of the following responses by the newly licensed nurse requires
additional teaching regarding nonverbal communication?
A. Personal space
B. Posture
C. Eye contact
D. Intonation
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *D. Intonation*
Personal space, posture, and eye contact is a part of nonverbal behavior.
• Intonation is the tone of one's voice and can communicate a variety of feelings.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises
A nurse is communicating with a client on the acute mental health facility. The client
states, "I can't sleep. I stay up all night." The nurse responds, "You are having difficulty
sleeping?" Which of the following therapeutic communication techniques is the nurse
demonstrating?
A. Offering general leads
B. Summarizing
C. Focusing
D. Restating
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *D. Restating*
A. Takes direction.
B. Enhances understanding.
C. Concentrates attention to one single point.
D. Restating allows the nurse to repeat the main idea expressed.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises
,A nurse is communicating with a newly admitted client. Which of the following is a
barrier to therapeutic communication?
A. Offering advice
B. Reflecting meaning
C. Listening attentively
D. Giving information
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *A. Offering
advice*
A. Advice tends to interfere with the client's ability to make personal decisions and
choices.
B. Reflection encourages client to make choices.
C. Skill of listening is important.
D. Giving information informs client of needed facts.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises
A nurse is conducting therapy with several clients and their families. Effective
communication with clients and families is based on:
A. discussing in-depth topics with which the client feels comfortable.
B. using silence to avoid unpleasant or difficult topics.
C. attending to verbal and nonverbal behaviors.
D. requiring the client and family to ask for feedback.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *C. attending to
verbal and nonverbal behaviors.*
A. Often, very brief conversations are most effective.
B. Silence is to allow the client time for reflection or to convey nonverbal support.
C. Attending to verbal and nonverbal behaviors is necessary for effective
communication.
D. Not an effective technique.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises
When a family asks a nurse for reassurance about a client's condition, which of the
following is an appropriate response?
A. "I think your son is getting better. What have you noticed?"
B. "I'm sure everything will be okay. It just takes time to heal."
, C. "I'm not sure what's wrong. Have you asked the doctor about your concerns?"
D. "I understand you're concerned. Let's discuss what concerns you specifically."
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *D. "I understand
you're concerned. Let's discuss what concerns you specifically."*
A, B, C: Interjects nurse's opinion, causing family to withhold their thoughts and feelings.
D. A therapeutic response reflects upon, and accepts, the family's feelings, and it allows
the members to clarify what they are feeling.
A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for
further teaching?
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by 7."
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression."
C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of objects."
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application Exercises - D. "To assess
remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of objects."
Asking the client to repeat a list of objects is appropriate to assess immediate, rather
than remote, memory.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application Exercises
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the
following is appropriate to include as a psychobiological intervention?
A. Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B. Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C. Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of medications.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application Exercises - D. Monitor the
client for adverse effects of medications.
Assisting with systematic desensitization therapy is a cognitive and behavioral.
Teaching appropriate coping mechanisms is a counseling or health teaching.
Assessing for comorbid health conditions is health promotion and maintenance.
D. Monitoring for adverse effects of medications is an example of a psychobiological
intervention.
NGN 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES UNTIL NOW
AGRADE PASS
A nurse decides to put a client who has psychosis in seclusion overnight because the
unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients. This is an
example of:
A. beneficence.
B. a tort.
C. a facility policy.
D. justice.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises - B. a tort.
Beneficence: doing good for a client.
Tort: a civil wrong that violates a client's civil rights.
If a policy, the facility would be in violation of federal and state statute, and the nurse
could be held responsible.
Justice: action involving the fair and equal treatment of clients.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises
A nurse is caring for a client in restraints. Which of the following statements are
appropriate documentation? (SATA)
A. " Client ate most of his breakfast."
B. "Client was offered 8oz of water every hr."
C. "Client shouted at assistive personnel."
D. "Client received chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 15mg by mouth at 1000."
E. "Client acted out after lunch." - B, C, D: Objective data is correct, not subjective.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises
A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's hallucinations in the hallway
with another nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Notify the nurse manager.
B. Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior.
C. Provide an in-service program about confidentiality.
D. Complete an incident report.
,ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises - *B. Tell the nurse
to stop discussing the behavior.*
The nurse should notify the nurse manager, provide in-service, and complete an
incident report, but these actions are not the first to take.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises
A charge nurse is conducting a class on therapeutic communication to a group of newly
licensed nurses. Which of the following responses by the newly licensed nurse requires
additional teaching regarding nonverbal communication?
A. Personal space
B. Posture
C. Eye contact
D. Intonation
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *D. Intonation*
Personal space, posture, and eye contact is a part of nonverbal behavior.
• Intonation is the tone of one's voice and can communicate a variety of feelings.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises
A nurse is communicating with a client on the acute mental health facility. The client
states, "I can't sleep. I stay up all night." The nurse responds, "You are having difficulty
sleeping?" Which of the following therapeutic communication techniques is the nurse
demonstrating?
A. Offering general leads
B. Summarizing
C. Focusing
D. Restating
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *D. Restating*
A. Takes direction.
B. Enhances understanding.
C. Concentrates attention to one single point.
D. Restating allows the nurse to repeat the main idea expressed.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises
,A nurse is communicating with a newly admitted client. Which of the following is a
barrier to therapeutic communication?
A. Offering advice
B. Reflecting meaning
C. Listening attentively
D. Giving information
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *A. Offering
advice*
A. Advice tends to interfere with the client's ability to make personal decisions and
choices.
B. Reflection encourages client to make choices.
C. Skill of listening is important.
D. Giving information informs client of needed facts.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises
A nurse is conducting therapy with several clients and their families. Effective
communication with clients and families is based on:
A. discussing in-depth topics with which the client feels comfortable.
B. using silence to avoid unpleasant or difficult topics.
C. attending to verbal and nonverbal behaviors.
D. requiring the client and family to ask for feedback.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *C. attending to
verbal and nonverbal behaviors.*
A. Often, very brief conversations are most effective.
B. Silence is to allow the client time for reflection or to convey nonverbal support.
C. Attending to verbal and nonverbal behaviors is necessary for effective
communication.
D. Not an effective technique.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises
When a family asks a nurse for reassurance about a client's condition, which of the
following is an appropriate response?
A. "I think your son is getting better. What have you noticed?"
B. "I'm sure everything will be okay. It just takes time to heal."
, C. "I'm not sure what's wrong. Have you asked the doctor about your concerns?"
D. "I understand you're concerned. Let's discuss what concerns you specifically."
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 3 Application Exercises - *D. "I understand
you're concerned. Let's discuss what concerns you specifically."*
A, B, C: Interjects nurse's opinion, causing family to withhold their thoughts and feelings.
D. A therapeutic response reflects upon, and accepts, the family's feelings, and it allows
the members to clarify what they are feeling.
A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for
further teaching?
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by 7."
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression."
C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of objects."
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application Exercises - D. "To assess
remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of objects."
Asking the client to repeat a list of objects is appropriate to assess immediate, rather
than remote, memory.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application Exercises
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the
following is appropriate to include as a psychobiological intervention?
A. Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B. Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C. Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of medications.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application Exercises - D. Monitor the
client for adverse effects of medications.
Assisting with systematic desensitization therapy is a cognitive and behavioral.
Teaching appropriate coping mechanisms is a counseling or health teaching.
Assessing for comorbid health conditions is health promotion and maintenance.
D. Monitoring for adverse effects of medications is an example of a psychobiological
intervention.
