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EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
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EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026
UPDATE.
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EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026
UPDATE.
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1) A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for
risperidone. Which ofthe following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. “You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity”.
b. “You will experience weight loss while taking this medication.”
c. “You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking this medication.”
d. “You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates.”
2) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions shouldthe nurse plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
3) A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing
mania. Which of thefollowing should the nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn’t bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.
4) A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the
clients plan of care?
a. Validation therapyb.
Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy
5) A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic
episode. Which of thefollowing actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activitiesb.
Dim the lights in the clients room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate
6) A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who witnessed the suicide
of a classmate.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first.
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resourcesc.
Identify prior coping skills
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality
7) A nurse overhears a client saying, "I am a spy, a spy for the FBI. I am an I, an eye for an eye in
the sky. Sky isup high." The nurse should document the client's statement as which of the
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following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association
8) An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her daughter. The daughter
reports that her mother is not eating and seems uninterested in routine activities. The
daughter states "I'm so worried thatmy mother is depressed" which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldn't worry about this because depressive disorder is easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with depressive disorder as they age.d.
Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
9) A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder. Which
of the followingoutcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
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
1) A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for
risperidone. Which ofthe following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. “You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity”.
b. “You will experience weight loss while taking this medication.”
c. “You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking this medication.”
d. “You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates.”
2) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions shouldthe nurse plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
3) A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing
mania. Which of thefollowing should the nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn’t bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.
4) A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Which of the following recommendation should the nurse include in the
clients plan of care?
a. Validation therapyb.
Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy
5) A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic
episode. Which of thefollowing actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activitiesb.
Dim the lights in the clients room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate
6) A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who witnessed the suicide
of a classmate.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first.
a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resourcesc.
Identify prior coping skills
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality
7) A nurse overhears a client saying, "I am a spy, a spy for the FBI. I am an I, an eye for an eye in
the sky. Sky isup high." The nurse should document the client's statement as which of the
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following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association
8) An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her daughter. The daughter
reports that her mother is not eating and seems uninterested in routine activities. The
daughter states "I'm so worried thatmy mother is depressed" which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldn't worry about this because depressive disorder is easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with depressive disorder as they age.d.
Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
9) A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism spectrum disorder. Which
of the followingoutcomes should the nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
