ATI RN Mental Health 2025 Study Notes
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Question 1
● Topic: Client status assessment (improvement vs. worsening)
● Scenario: Caring for a client recently admitted with premenstrual
dysphoric disorder. Assess findings at discharge.
● Key Consideration: Determine if findings indicate potential improvement or
worsening of physical/psychological status.
● Answer Insight:
○ Improvement: Client's improved ability for physical activity, client's
reported plan of care with actions, client states that partner will assist to
make.
○ Worsening: Declining social activity, client denies help developing a
safety plan.
Question 2
● Topic: Client condition management and vital signs interpretation
● Scenario: A nurse is caring for a client with given vital signs (BP 112/68
mmHg, Temp 97°C, HR 54/min, Resp 12/min, O2 Sat 98%).
● Key Consideration: Complete the diagram by dragging appropriate
actions, mental condition, and parameters to assess the client's progress.
● Answer Insight:
○ Actions: Establish clear and realistic boundaries regarding behavior,
maintain a low stimuli environment.
○ Condition: Schizoid personality disorder.
○ Parameters: Aggressive and violent behavior, provocative behavior.
Question 3
● Topic: Insomnia assessment
● Scenario: A client states, "I have been having trouble sleeping for the
last several months."
● Key Consideration: Identify the appropriate nursing action or assessment.
● Answer Insight: You should teach your client open-ended responses.
Question 4
● Topic: Community resources for mental health
● Scenario: A nurse is recommending resources for a client with a new
mental health diagnosis.
● Key Consideration: Identify an appropriate outpatient care setting as a
community resource.
Question 5
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● Topic: Suicide risk and client privacy
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● Scenario: A nurse is caring for a client on constant observation for suicidal
ideation who has verbalized a suicide plan and demands privacy.
● Key Consideration: Determine the appropriate nursing action when a client
with suicidal ideation demands privacy.
Question 6
● Topic: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) assessment
● Scenario: Medical history of obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosed 4
years ago. Assess findings for potential improvement or worsening.
● Key Consideration: For each finding, determine if it indicates potential
improvement or worsening of the client's condition.
● Answer Insight:
○ Improvement: Giving away possessions.
○ Worsening: Rapid change in mood, food issues.
Question 7
● Topic: Vital Signs Trends
● Scenario: Compare Day 1 and Day 2 vital signs (BP, Respiratory
rate, Pulse, Temperature).
● Key Consideration: Complete the sentence by choosing options that
demonstrate improvement.
Question 9
● Topic: Client condition improvement indicators
● Scenario: Client reports difficulty sleeping due to nightmares and
decreased appetite. Family states client isolates self, appears anxious, and
picks at skin. Family history of anxiety.
● Key Consideration: Highlight findings in the nurse's notes that indicate
improvement in the client's condition.
● Answer Insight: Client appears well-groomed, client sleeps 5 to 6 hours, client
engages in thoughtful stopping behavioral therapy and cognitive
restructuring.
Question 10
● Topic: Borderline personality disorder assessment
● Scenario: A nurse is assessing a client with borderline personality disorder
in a mental health clinic.
● Key Consideration: Identify findings that are indicative of borderline personality
disorder.
● Answer Insight: Fear of being alone.
Question 11
● Topic: Client rights and medication administration
● Scenario: A client voluntarily admitted for major depressive disorder
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ATI RN Mental Health Study Notes with Complete Verified Solutions.
Question 1
● Topic: Client status assessment (improvement vs. worsening)
● Scenario: Caring for a client recently admitted with premenstrual
dysphoric disorder. Assess findings at discharge.
● Key Consideration: Determine if findings indicate potential improvement or
worsening of physical/psychological status.
● Answer Insight:
○ Improvement: Client's improved ability for physical activity, client's
reported plan of care with actions, client states that partner will assist to
make.
○ Worsening: Declining social activity, client denies help developing a
safety plan.
Question 2
● Topic: Client condition management and vital signs interpretation
● Scenario: A nurse is caring for a client with given vital signs (BP 112/68
mmHg, Temp 97°C, HR 54/min, Resp 12/min, O2 Sat 98%).
● Key Consideration: Complete the diagram by dragging appropriate
actions, mental condition, and parameters to assess the client's progress.
● Answer Insight:
○ Actions: Establish clear and realistic boundaries regarding behavior,
maintain a low stimuli environment.
○ Condition: Schizoid personality disorder.
○ Parameters: Aggressive and violent behavior, provocative behavior.
Question 3
● Topic: Insomnia assessment
● Scenario: A client states, "I have been having trouble sleeping for the
last several months."
● Key Consideration: Identify the appropriate nursing action or assessment.
● Answer Insight: You should teach your client open-ended responses.
Question 4
● Topic: Community resources for mental health
● Scenario: A nurse is recommending resources for a client with a new
mental health diagnosis.
● Key Consideration: Identify an appropriate outpatient care setting as a
community resource.
Question 5
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● Topic: Suicide risk and client privacy
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● Scenario: A nurse is caring for a client on constant observation for suicidal
ideation who has verbalized a suicide plan and demands privacy.
● Key Consideration: Determine the appropriate nursing action when a client
with suicidal ideation demands privacy.
Question 6
● Topic: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) assessment
● Scenario: Medical history of obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosed 4
years ago. Assess findings for potential improvement or worsening.
● Key Consideration: For each finding, determine if it indicates potential
improvement or worsening of the client's condition.
● Answer Insight:
○ Improvement: Giving away possessions.
○ Worsening: Rapid change in mood, food issues.
Question 7
● Topic: Vital Signs Trends
● Scenario: Compare Day 1 and Day 2 vital signs (BP, Respiratory
rate, Pulse, Temperature).
● Key Consideration: Complete the sentence by choosing options that
demonstrate improvement.
Question 9
● Topic: Client condition improvement indicators
● Scenario: Client reports difficulty sleeping due to nightmares and
decreased appetite. Family states client isolates self, appears anxious, and
picks at skin. Family history of anxiety.
● Key Consideration: Highlight findings in the nurse's notes that indicate
improvement in the client's condition.
● Answer Insight: Client appears well-groomed, client sleeps 5 to 6 hours, client
engages in thoughtful stopping behavioral therapy and cognitive
restructuring.
Question 10
● Topic: Borderline personality disorder assessment
● Scenario: A nurse is assessing a client with borderline personality disorder
in a mental health clinic.
● Key Consideration: Identify findings that are indicative of borderline personality
disorder.
● Answer Insight: Fear of being alone.
Question 11
● Topic: Client rights and medication administration
● Scenario: A client voluntarily admitted for major depressive disorder
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