NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM / ATI MENTAL HEALTH
PROCTORED EXAM 2024 VERSION A
AND B EACH WITH 70 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) / ALREADY
GRADED A+
/. A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings
should the nurse document as a negative symptoms of this disorder? - Answer-
Anhedonia
/.A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and has wandered into the
day room looking for their deceased partner. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - Answer-Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner.
/.A nurse is caring for a client whose child has a terminal illness. The client request
information about how to deal with the upcoming loss. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make? - Answer-It is not uncommon to feel angry toward yourself or
others
/.A nurse is teaching a client who has a depressive disorder about fluoxetine. Which of
the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer-You might
experience difficulties with sexual functioning while taking this medication.
/.A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting. When the
nurse questions the client regarding their admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the
head and I am going to bed". The nurse should document the clients speech pattern as
which of the following? - Answer-Clang associations
/.A nurse is obtaining a mental health history from an older adult client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? - Answer-Interview the client in a
private setting
/.A community health nurse is planning an education program about depressive
disorders. Which of the following should the nurse include as increasing the risk for
depression? - Answer-Substance use disorder
, /.A nurse is planning discharge for a client who has bipolar disorder and has a
prescription for lithium. Which of the following client statements indicated understanding
of the teaching about the medication? - Answer-I should eat a regular diet with normal
amount of salt and fluids
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of substance use disorder and was
involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility. When the nurse attempts to administer
oral lorazepam, the client refuses to take the medication and becomes physically
aggressive. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Do not
administer the lorazepam
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder and is receiving
behavioral therapy through operant conditioning. Which of the following client behaviors
indicated effectiveness of the therapy? - Answer-Refrains from manipulating others to
earn dining room privileges
/.A nurse is planning care for a client who has depression and has made frequent
suicide attempts. Which of the following statements indicates the client has a decreased
risk for suicide - Answer-It is easier to talk about my feelings now
/.NGN: A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a recently admitted client. For each
potential assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or negative symptom of
schizophrenia. - Answer-withdrawal from social activity-
catatonia+
absence of information in speech-
alogia-
delusions of grandeur+
clang associations+
/.A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious and tells the nurse,
"I hear voices telling me what to do". Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - Answer-Ask the client what the voices are saying
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has a recent diagnosis of mild Alzheimer disease.
The clients partner asks the nurse about expected manifestations. The nurse should
teach the partner to expect which of the following manifestation to occur first? - Answer-
Frequently misplaces objects
/.A nurse in a providers office is collecting a health history from the guardian of a school
aged child who has been taking atomoxetine. Which of the following adverse effects
reported by the guardian is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? - Answer-
Dark Urine
EXAM / ATI MENTAL HEALTH
PROCTORED EXAM 2024 VERSION A
AND B EACH WITH 70 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) / ALREADY
GRADED A+
/. A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings
should the nurse document as a negative symptoms of this disorder? - Answer-
Anhedonia
/.A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and has wandered into the
day room looking for their deceased partner. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - Answer-Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their partner.
/.A nurse is caring for a client whose child has a terminal illness. The client request
information about how to deal with the upcoming loss. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make? - Answer-It is not uncommon to feel angry toward yourself or
others
/.A nurse is teaching a client who has a depressive disorder about fluoxetine. Which of
the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer-You might
experience difficulties with sexual functioning while taking this medication.
/.A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute care setting. When the
nurse questions the client regarding their admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the
head and I am going to bed". The nurse should document the clients speech pattern as
which of the following? - Answer-Clang associations
/.A nurse is obtaining a mental health history from an older adult client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? - Answer-Interview the client in a
private setting
/.A community health nurse is planning an education program about depressive
disorders. Which of the following should the nurse include as increasing the risk for
depression? - Answer-Substance use disorder
, /.A nurse is planning discharge for a client who has bipolar disorder and has a
prescription for lithium. Which of the following client statements indicated understanding
of the teaching about the medication? - Answer-I should eat a regular diet with normal
amount of salt and fluids
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of substance use disorder and was
involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility. When the nurse attempts to administer
oral lorazepam, the client refuses to take the medication and becomes physically
aggressive. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Do not
administer the lorazepam
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder and is receiving
behavioral therapy through operant conditioning. Which of the following client behaviors
indicated effectiveness of the therapy? - Answer-Refrains from manipulating others to
earn dining room privileges
/.A nurse is planning care for a client who has depression and has made frequent
suicide attempts. Which of the following statements indicates the client has a decreased
risk for suicide - Answer-It is easier to talk about my feelings now
/.NGN: A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a recently admitted client. For each
potential assessment finding, click to specify if it is a positive or negative symptom of
schizophrenia. - Answer-withdrawal from social activity-
catatonia+
absence of information in speech-
alogia-
delusions of grandeur+
clang associations+
/.A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious and tells the nurse,
"I hear voices telling me what to do". Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - Answer-Ask the client what the voices are saying
/.A nurse is caring for a client who has a recent diagnosis of mild Alzheimer disease.
The clients partner asks the nurse about expected manifestations. The nurse should
teach the partner to expect which of the following manifestation to occur first? - Answer-
Frequently misplaces objects
/.A nurse in a providers office is collecting a health history from the guardian of a school
aged child who has been taking atomoxetine. Which of the following adverse effects
reported by the guardian is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? - Answer-
Dark Urine
