MENTAL HEALTH ATI PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025.

MENTAL HEALTH ATI PROCTORED
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
1.AAAnurseAisAadmittingAaAclientAwhoAhasAschizophrenia.ADuringAtheAinitialAinterview,AtheAclientA
takesAoffAhisAbeltAandAscreams,A"AAsnake!"AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAresponsesAisAappropriate?

a.A"YouAknowAthatAisAyouAbeltAandAnotAaAsnake,Adon'tAyou?"

b.A"YourAbeltAdoesn'tAlookAlikeAaAsnake."

c.A"ThisAisAyourAbelt.AIAunderstandAhowAthisAisAscaryAforAyou."A

d.A"WhyAdoAyouAthinkAyourAbeltAisAaAsnake?"A-AcorrectAanswersC

AAnurseAworkingAinAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAhasAgeneralizedAanxi
etyAdisorder.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAfirst?



A)MoveAtheAclientAtoAaAquietAarea

B)AllowAtheAclientAtimeAtoAexpressAhisAfeelings

C)InstructAtheAclientAtoAuseAguidedAimagery

D)AssistAtheAclientAtoAidentifyAhisAcopingAskillsA-AcorrectAanswersA

AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAdementia.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAappropriateAnur
singAintervention?

A)AEncourageAtheAclientAtoAmakeAchoicesAregardingAcare.

B)AAdviseAfamilyAtoAvisitAfrequentlyAasAaAgroup

C)AMaintainAaAlow-stimulationAenvironment

D)AAssignAseveralAtasksAatAtheAsameAtime.A-AcorrectAanswersC

AAnurseAisAcounselingAanAadultAclientAwhoseAparentAjustAdied.ATheAclientAstates,A"MyAsonAisA4,A
andAIAdon'tAknowAhowAh

nAheAfindsAoutAthatAhisAgrandpaAdied."ATheAnurseAshouldAinformAtheAclientAthatAtheApreschool-
ageAchildAcommonlyAhasAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAconceptsAofAdeath?

a.ADeathAisAcontagiousAandAcanAcauseAotherApeopleAheAlovesAtoAdie

b.ADeathAcreatesAanAinterestAinAtheAphysicalAaspectsAofAdying

,c.ADeathAisAnotApermanentAandAtheAlovedAoneAmayAcomeAbackAtoAlife.Ad.ADeathAisAaApartAofAlife
AthatAeventuallyAhappensAtoAeveryone.A-AcorrectAanswersC



AAnurseAinAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAisAadmittingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAhistoryAofAalcoholAuseA
disorder.ATheAclientAhasAaAbloodAalcoholAlevelAofA0.26Ag/dL.ATheAnurseAshouldAanticipateAaApre
scriptionAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmedications?A(p.A156)

a.AChlordiazepoxideA

b.ADisulfram

c.AAcamprosate

d.ANaltrexoneA-AcorrectAanswersA

6.AAAnurseAisAadvisingAanAassistiveApersonnelA(AP)AonAtheAcareAofAaAclientAwhoAhasAmajorAdepr
essiveAdisorder.ATheAAPAstatesAthatAheAisAirritatedAbyAtheAclient'sAdepression.AWhichAofAtheAfoll
owingAstatementsAbyAtheAnurseAisAappropriate?

a.A"PleaseAdon'tAtakeAwhatAtheAclientAsaidAseriouslyAwhenAsheAisAdepressed"

b.A"I'llAchangeAyourAassignmentAtoAsomeoneAwhoAdoesn'tAhaveAdepressiveAdisorder."

c.A"It'sAimportantAthatAtheAclientAfeelAsafeAverbalizingAhowAsheAisAfeeling."

d.A"EverybodyAfeelsAthatAwayAaboutAthisAclient,AsoAdon'tAworryAaboutAit."A-AcorrectAanswersC

7.AAAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAreportsAheAisAangryAwithAhisApartnerAbecauseAsheAthinksAh
eAisAtryingAtoAseekAattention.AWhenAtheAnurseAquestionsAtheAclient,AheAbecomesAangryAandAtell
sAherAtoAleave.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdefenseAmechanismsAisAtheAclientAdemonstrating?A(p.A3
0)



a.ACompensationA

b.ADisplacement

c.ADenialA-AcorrectAanswersB
A



AAnurseAworkingAinAaAmentalAhealthAfacilityAhasAjustAputAaAclientAinAprovider-
prescribedAseclusion.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAis

theAnurseArequiredAtoAdocument?A(SelectAallAthatAapply)A

a.ATheAclient'sAfeelingsAaboutAbeingAsecluded

B.TheAclient'sAbehaviorsAthatAresultedAinAtheAneedAforAseclusion

c.APreviousAinterventionsAusedAtoApreventAtheAneedAforAseclusion

d.ATheAclient'sAvitalAsigns
A

, e.AThetimethecliententeredseclusionA-AcorrectAanswersBACADAE
A



9.AAAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAhasAmajorAdepressiveAdisorder.ATheAclientAstates,A"IAmayAa
sAwellAbeAdead.AIAhaveAalwaysAbeenAaAfailure."AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAappropriateArespo
nseAbyAtheAnurse?

a.A"Let'sAdiscussAtheseAfeelingsAfurther."

b.A"whyAdoAyouAthinkAyouAfeelAthisAway?"

c.A"FeelingAlikeAaAfailureAisAexpectedAwithAdepression."

d.A"YouAhaveAaAgreatAdealAtoAofferAinAlife."A-AcorrectAanswersA

10.AAAnurseAisAplanningAcareAforAaAgroupAofAclientsAinAanAoutpatientAfacility.AForAwhichAofAtheAf
ollowingAclientsAshouldAtheAnurseAplanAtoAprovideAassistanceAwithAADLs?

a.AAAclientAwhoAhasAintenseAmanifestationsAofAagoraphobia

b.AAAclientAwhoAhasAnegativeAmanifestationsAofAschizophreniaAc.AAAclientAwhoAisAinAtreatmentAf
orAhypomania

d.AAAclientAwhoAisAinAtreatmentAforAalcoholAuseAdisorderA-AcorrectAanswersB

11.AAAnurseAIsAplanningAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAanorexiaAnervosaAandAisAadmittedAtoAanAinpa
tientAeatingAdisorderAunit.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAappropriateAintervention?A(p.A167)

a.AUseAsystematicAdesensitizationAtoAaddressAtheAclient'sAfearsAregardingAweightAgain

b.AAllowAtheAclientAtoAselectAmealAtimes

c.AInitiateAaArelationshipAbuiltAonAtrustAwithAtheAclient.

d.ANegotiateAwithAtheAclientAtheAopportunityAtoAreweigA-AcorrectAanswersC

nurseAisAplanningAanAinserviceAforAnewAnursesAaboutAculturalAbeliefsAandAtheirAimpactAonAmen
talAhealthAcare.ATheAnurseAshouldAidentifyAthatAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAbeliefsAdiffersAfromAtheA
westernAperspectiveAheldAbyAmostAnursesAinAtheAUnited

States?A(NotAsure)
A



a.AMentalAhealthAisAtheAabsenceAofAaAmentalAhealthAdisorder.

b.AClientsAshouldAmakeAindependentAdecisionsAaboutAtheirAmentalAhealthAcare

c.AMentalAhealthAcareAplacesAvalueAonAveracityAandAconfidentiality

d.AClientsAwhoAhaveAaAmentalAhealthAdisorderAshouldAbeApassiveAinAtheirAcare.A-
AcorrectAanswersC



nurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisAadmittedAtoAaAmentalAhealthAfacilityAafterAattemptingAsuicid
e.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAfirst?A(p.A286)