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EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
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ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026 UPDATE.
NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026 UPDATE.
NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026 UPDATE.
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A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an
understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply)
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by
sevens."
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression."
C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of objects."
E. "To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client to identify our
most recent presidents." - ✔✔A. Counting backward by sevens is an appropriate
technique to assess a client's cognitive ability.
B. Observing a client's facial expression is appropriate when assessing affect.
C. Writing a sentence is an indication of language ability.
Remote language is tested by asking the client to state a fact from his past that
his verifiable (date of birth). Abstract thinking is tested by asking the client to
interpret something.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of
the following actions should the nurse include as a psychobiological
intervention?
A. Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B. Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C. Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of the medications. - ✔✔D.
Monitoring for adverse effects of medications is an example of a
psychobiological intervention.
Systematic desensitization is cognitive and behavioral. Teaching coping
mechanisms is a counseling or health teaching. Assessing for comorbid conditions
is health promotion and maintenance.
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an
initial client interview. When conducting the interview, which of the
following actions should the nurse identify as the priority?
A. Coordinate holistic care with social services.
B. Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
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C. Include the client's family in the interview.
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D. Teach the client about her current mental health disorder. - ✔✔B. Assessment
is the priority action. Identifying the client's perception of her mental health
status provides important information about the client's psychosocial history.
A nurse is told during change of shift report that a client is stuporous. When
assessing the client, which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
B. The client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D. The client is alert but disoriented to time and place. - ✔✔A. A client
who is stuporous requires vigorous or painful stimuli to elicit a
response.
B & C occur with comatose patients.
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5. Which of the
following information is appropriate to include in the discussion? (Select all that
apply)
A. The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders.
B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders.
C. The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental
health disorders.
D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental
health disorders.
E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disorders. -
✔
✔B, D, & E. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria, assists nurses in planning
care, and identifies expected findings for mental health disorders.
The DSM-5 does not contain client education handouts or recommended
pharmacological treatment.
Beneficence - ✔✔The quality of doing good, can be described as charity
Autonomy - ✔✔The client's right to make their own decisions
Justice - ✔✔Fair and equal treatment for all
NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026 UPDATE.
NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026 UPDATE.
NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026 UPDATE.
,NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an
understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply)
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by
sevens."
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression."
C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of objects."
E. "To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client to identify our
most recent presidents." - ✔✔A. Counting backward by sevens is an appropriate
technique to assess a client's cognitive ability.
B. Observing a client's facial expression is appropriate when assessing affect.
C. Writing a sentence is an indication of language ability.
Remote language is tested by asking the client to state a fact from his past that
his verifiable (date of birth). Abstract thinking is tested by asking the client to
interpret something.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of
the following actions should the nurse include as a psychobiological
intervention?
A. Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B. Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C. Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D. Monitor the client for adverse effects of the medications. - ✔✔D.
Monitoring for adverse effects of medications is an example of a
psychobiological intervention.
Systematic desensitization is cognitive and behavioral. Teaching coping
mechanisms is a counseling or health teaching. Assessing for comorbid conditions
is health promotion and maintenance.
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an
initial client interview. When conducting the interview, which of the
following actions should the nurse identify as the priority?
A. Coordinate holistic care with social services.
B. Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
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C. Include the client's family in the interview.
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D. Teach the client about her current mental health disorder. - ✔✔B. Assessment
is the priority action. Identifying the client's perception of her mental health
status provides important information about the client's psychosocial history.
A nurse is told during change of shift report that a client is stuporous. When
assessing the client, which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub.
B. The client has a glasgow coma scale score less than 7.
C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D. The client is alert but disoriented to time and place. - ✔✔A. A client
who is stuporous requires vigorous or painful stimuli to elicit a
response.
B & C occur with comatose patients.
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5. Which of the
following information is appropriate to include in the discussion? (Select all that
apply)
A. The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders.
B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders.
C. The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental
health disorders.
D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental
health disorders.
E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disorders. -
✔
✔B, D, & E. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria, assists nurses in planning
care, and identifies expected findings for mental health disorders.
The DSM-5 does not contain client education handouts or recommended
pharmacological treatment.
Beneficence - ✔✔The quality of doing good, can be described as charity
Autonomy - ✔✔The client's right to make their own decisions
Justice - ✔✔Fair and equal treatment for all
