ATI PN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM LATEST
2024/2025| ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 180
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who has prescription for phenelzine. The nurse should
instruct the client to avoid which of the following over-the- counter medications?
a. Ranitidine
b. Pseudoephedrine
c. Ibuprofen
d. Docusate sodium - Correct Answer - b. Pseudoephedrine
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing active auditory hallucinations. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Avoid asking direct questions about the client's experience
b. Convey sympathy for the client's experience
c. Tell her client her experience is not real
d. Focus the client on reality-based activities - Correct Answer - d. Focus the client on
reality-based activities
A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the unit after receiving an
electroconvulsive therapy treatment. Which of the following assessments is the nurse's
priority?
a. First voiding
b. Short-term memory
c. Presence of gag reflex
d. Return of bowel sounds - Correct Answer - c. Presence of gag reflex
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,The nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has
schizophrenia. The nurse should plan to initiate the Abnormal Involuntary Movement
Scale to monitor for adverse effects of which of the following medications.? a.
Amantadine
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Benztropine
d. Haloperidol - Correct Answer - d. Haloperidol
A nurse is counseling a client following the death of a client's partner 8 months ago.
Which of the following client statements indicates maladaptive grieving? a. I am so
sorry for the times I was angry with my partner.
b. I find myself thinking about my partner often.
c. I still don't feel up to returning to work.
d. I like looking at his personal items in the closet. - Correct Answer - c. I still don't feel
up to returning to work.
A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the
following outcomes should the nurse include in the treatment plan?
a. The client will report a decrease in hallucinations.
b. The client will communicate needs
c. The client will verbalize improved mood
d. The client will attend to personal hygiene. - Correct Answer - c. The client will
verbalize improved mood
A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use disorder. Which
of the following actions indicates the nurse is practicing the ethical principle of
nonmaleficence?
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,a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay for treatment.
b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning treatment.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effects for the
client.
d. Being truthful with the client about the manifestations of withdrawal. - Correct Answer
- c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effects for the
client.
A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is developmentally disabled.
The client has been stealing belongings from other clients. Which of the following
techniques should the nurse use?
a. Crisis intervention to decrease anxiety.
b. Aversion therapy to provide distraction
c. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
d. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior. - Correct Answer - c. Positive
reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Ask the client to discuss precipitating events
b. Speaks to the client in a high-pitched voice.
c. Place the client in seclusion
d. Have the client breathe into a paper bag. - Correct Answer - d. Have the client
breathe into a paper bag.
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
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, d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality - Correct Answer - c. Identify prior coping
skills
A nurse overhears a client saying"I am a spy, a spy for the FBI .I am an I,an eye for an
eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client's statement as
which of the following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association - Correct Answer - d. Clang association
An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her daughter. The daughter
reports that her mother is not eating and seems uninterested in routine activities. The
daughter states "Im so worried that my mother is depressed" which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldn't worry about this because the depressive disorder is easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with the depressive disorder as they age.
d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed. - Correct Answer - d.
Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of
the following outcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real. - Correct Answer - b. Initiates social
interactions with caregivers.
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2024/2025| ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 180
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who has prescription for phenelzine. The nurse should
instruct the client to avoid which of the following over-the- counter medications?
a. Ranitidine
b. Pseudoephedrine
c. Ibuprofen
d. Docusate sodium - Correct Answer - b. Pseudoephedrine
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing active auditory hallucinations. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Avoid asking direct questions about the client's experience
b. Convey sympathy for the client's experience
c. Tell her client her experience is not real
d. Focus the client on reality-based activities - Correct Answer - d. Focus the client on
reality-based activities
A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the unit after receiving an
electroconvulsive therapy treatment. Which of the following assessments is the nurse's
priority?
a. First voiding
b. Short-term memory
c. Presence of gag reflex
d. Return of bowel sounds - Correct Answer - c. Presence of gag reflex
pg. 1
,The nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has
schizophrenia. The nurse should plan to initiate the Abnormal Involuntary Movement
Scale to monitor for adverse effects of which of the following medications.? a.
Amantadine
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Benztropine
d. Haloperidol - Correct Answer - d. Haloperidol
A nurse is counseling a client following the death of a client's partner 8 months ago.
Which of the following client statements indicates maladaptive grieving? a. I am so
sorry for the times I was angry with my partner.
b. I find myself thinking about my partner often.
c. I still don't feel up to returning to work.
d. I like looking at his personal items in the closet. - Correct Answer - c. I still don't feel
up to returning to work.
A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Which of the
following outcomes should the nurse include in the treatment plan?
a. The client will report a decrease in hallucinations.
b. The client will communicate needs
c. The client will verbalize improved mood
d. The client will attend to personal hygiene. - Correct Answer - c. The client will
verbalize improved mood
A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use disorder. Which
of the following actions indicates the nurse is practicing the ethical principle of
nonmaleficence?
pg. 2
,a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay for treatment.
b. Educating the client about legal rights concerning treatment.
c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effects for the
client.
d. Being truthful with the client about the manifestations of withdrawal. - Correct Answer
- c. Withholding the prescribed medication that is causing adverse effects for the
client.
A nurse in a group home facility is caring for a client who is developmentally disabled.
The client has been stealing belongings from other clients. Which of the following
techniques should the nurse use?
a. Crisis intervention to decrease anxiety.
b. Aversion therapy to provide distraction
c. Positive reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
d. Systematic desensitization to extinguish the behavior. - Correct Answer - c. Positive
reinforcement to increase desired behavior.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Ask the client to discuss precipitating events
b. Speaks to the client in a high-pitched voice.
c. Place the client in seclusion
d. Have the client breathe into a paper bag. - Correct Answer - d. Have the client
breathe into a paper bag.
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
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, d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality - Correct Answer - c. Identify prior coping
skills
A nurse overhears a client saying"I am a spy, a spy for the FBI .I am an I,an eye for an
eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should document the client's statement as
which of the following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association - Correct Answer - d. Clang association
An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her daughter. The daughter
reports that her mother is not eating and seems uninterested in routine activities. The
daughter states "Im so worried that my mother is depressed" which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldn't worry about this because the depressive disorder is easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with the depressive disorder as they age.
d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed. - Correct Answer - d.
Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of
the following outcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real. - Correct Answer - b. Initiates social
interactions with caregivers.
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