ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam
Review LATEST VERSION 2025 GRADED
A EXAM,QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS!!!!!
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee
arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following information
should the nurse share with the AP? Select All.
A. The roommate is up independently.
B. The client ambulates w/his slippers on over his antiembolic
stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast this morning - CORRECT
ANSWER B, C, D
An RN is making assignments for client care to a LPN at the
beginning of the shift. Which of the following assignments should the
LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24hr postop to use an incentive
spirometer
B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a client who was
admitted on the previous shift
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has
pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump - CORRECT
ANSWER D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
Rationale: The RN is responsible for the PCA pump
,A nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation. Which
of the following elements should she identify when presenting the 5
rights of delegation? Select all.
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances - CORRECT ANSWER B, C, E
A and D are rights of medication administration
A nurse manager of a med-surg unit is assigning care responsibilities
for the oncoming shift. A client is awaiting transfer back to the unit
from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which staff member
should the nurse assign to this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LPN
D. AP - CORRECT ANSWER B. RN
A client returning from surgery requires assessment and
establishment of a plan of care. RNs are responsible for this,
especially if the client is potentially unstable.
A nurse observes an AP reprimanding a client for not using the urinal
properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if he does not
use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is
the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy - CORRECT ANSWER A. Assault
By threatening the client, the AP is committing assault.
,An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is thinking
about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes
that this is not in the client's best interest, so she administers a PRN
sedative med that the client has not requested along w/his usual
meds. Which of the following tort has the nurse committed?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER B. False
imprisonment
The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the client
from leaving the facility against medical advice. The client did not
consent.
A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells the
nurse in the surgeon's office that he will prepare his advance
directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates to the nurse that he understands
advance directives?
A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it
has to be my wife."
B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare these
forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing
machine."
D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in
at the hospital." - CORRECT ANSWER C.
The client has the right to decide and specify which medical
procedures he wants when a life-threatening situation arrives
A client is about to undergo an elective surgical procedure. Which of
the following actions are appropriate for the nurse who is providing
preop care regarding informed consent? Select all.
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
B. Witness the client's signature on the consent form
, C. Explain the risks and benefits of the procedure
D. Describe the consequences of choosing not to have the surgery
E. Tell the client about alternatives to having the surgery - CORRECT
ANSWER A, B
The rest of the choices are the surgeon's responsibility, not the nurse
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when another
nurse on the unit seemed drowsy & unable to focus on the issue at
hand. Today, she found the nurse asleep in a chair in the break room
when she was not on break. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Remind the nurse that safe client care is a priority on the unit
B. Ask others on the team whether they have observed the same
behavior
C. Report observations to the nurse manager on the unit
D. Conclude that her coworker's fatigue is not her problem to solve -
CORRECT ANSWER C.
Any nurse who notices behavior that could possibly jeopardize client
care or indicate a substance abuse problem has a duty to report the
situation immediately to the nurse manager
A nurse is preparing info for a change-of-shift report. Which of the
following info should the nurse include in the report?
A. The client's input & output for the shift
B. The client's BP from the previous day
C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
D. The med routine from the med administration record - CORRECT
ANSWER C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
This is important because the nurse might have to modify the client's
care to accommodate them leaving the unit
A nurse enters a client's room & finds him sitting in his chair. He
states, "I fell in the shower, but I got myself back up & into my chair."
How should the nurse document this in the client's chart?
Review LATEST VERSION 2025 GRADED
A EXAM,QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS!!!!!
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee
arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following information
should the nurse share with the AP? Select All.
A. The roommate is up independently.
B. The client ambulates w/his slippers on over his antiembolic
stockings
C. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain medication 30 min ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast this morning - CORRECT
ANSWER B, C, D
An RN is making assignments for client care to a LPN at the
beginning of the shift. Which of the following assignments should the
LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24hr postop to use an incentive
spirometer
B. Collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a client who was
admitted on the previous shift
C. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has
pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump - CORRECT
ANSWER D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
Rationale: The RN is responsible for the PCA pump
,A nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation. Which
of the following elements should she identify when presenting the 5
rights of delegation? Select all.
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances - CORRECT ANSWER B, C, E
A and D are rights of medication administration
A nurse manager of a med-surg unit is assigning care responsibilities
for the oncoming shift. A client is awaiting transfer back to the unit
from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which staff member
should the nurse assign to this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LPN
D. AP - CORRECT ANSWER B. RN
A client returning from surgery requires assessment and
establishment of a plan of care. RNs are responsible for this,
especially if the client is potentially unstable.
A nurse observes an AP reprimanding a client for not using the urinal
properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if he does not
use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is
the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy - CORRECT ANSWER A. Assault
By threatening the client, the AP is committing assault.
,An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is thinking
about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes
that this is not in the client's best interest, so she administers a PRN
sedative med that the client has not requested along w/his usual
meds. Which of the following tort has the nurse committed?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER B. False
imprisonment
The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the client
from leaving the facility against medical advice. The client did not
consent.
A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells the
nurse in the surgeon's office that he will prepare his advance
directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates to the nurse that he understands
advance directives?
A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it
has to be my wife."
B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare these
forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing
machine."
D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in
at the hospital." - CORRECT ANSWER C.
The client has the right to decide and specify which medical
procedures he wants when a life-threatening situation arrives
A client is about to undergo an elective surgical procedure. Which of
the following actions are appropriate for the nurse who is providing
preop care regarding informed consent? Select all.
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
B. Witness the client's signature on the consent form
, C. Explain the risks and benefits of the procedure
D. Describe the consequences of choosing not to have the surgery
E. Tell the client about alternatives to having the surgery - CORRECT
ANSWER A, B
The rest of the choices are the surgeon's responsibility, not the nurse
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when another
nurse on the unit seemed drowsy & unable to focus on the issue at
hand. Today, she found the nurse asleep in a chair in the break room
when she was not on break. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Remind the nurse that safe client care is a priority on the unit
B. Ask others on the team whether they have observed the same
behavior
C. Report observations to the nurse manager on the unit
D. Conclude that her coworker's fatigue is not her problem to solve -
CORRECT ANSWER C.
Any nurse who notices behavior that could possibly jeopardize client
care or indicate a substance abuse problem has a duty to report the
situation immediately to the nurse manager
A nurse is preparing info for a change-of-shift report. Which of the
following info should the nurse include in the report?
A. The client's input & output for the shift
B. The client's BP from the previous day
C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
D. The med routine from the med administration record - CORRECT
ANSWER C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
This is important because the nurse might have to modify the client's
care to accommodate them leaving the unit
A nurse enters a client's room & finds him sitting in his chair. He
states, "I fell in the shower, but I got myself back up & into my chair."
How should the nurse document this in the client's chart?
