ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE EXAM
ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
RETAKE EXAM. FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+. WITH
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST UPDATE
1. A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who has
borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the priority
for the nurse to incorporate in the plan of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts and feelings
d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury
2) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which
of the following actions should the 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 the following 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.
,ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE EXAM
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 therapy
b. 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 the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client’s 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 resources
c. 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 is up high." The nurse should document the
client’s statement as which of the following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association
, ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE EXAM
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 "Im so worried that my
mother is depressed" which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldnt 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 following outcomes should the nurse include in the plan
care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real.
10) A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has obsessive-
compulsive disorder. The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at
night. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client
when using thought
Snap stopping
a rubber band ontechnique?
your wrist when you think about checking
a.
the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks.
d. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night.
11) A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use
disorder. Which of the following actions indicate the nurse is practicing the
ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay for treatment.
ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
RETAKE EXAM. FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+. WITH
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS. LATEST UPDATE
1. A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who has
borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the priority
for the nurse to incorporate in the plan of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts and feelings
d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury
2) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which
of the following actions should the 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 the following 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.
,ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE EXAM
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 therapy
b. 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 the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client’s 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 resources
c. 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 is up high." The nurse should document the
client’s statement as which of the following speech alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association
, ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE EXAM
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 "Im so worried that my
mother is depressed" which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
b. You shouldnt 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 following outcomes should the nurse include in the plan
care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real.
10) A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has obsessive-
compulsive disorder. The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at
night. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client
when using thought
Snap stopping
a rubber band ontechnique?
your wrist when you think about checking
a.
the locks.
b. Ask a family member to check the locks for you at night.
c. Focus on abdominal breathing whenever you go to check the locks.
d. Keep a journal of how often you check the locks each night.
11) A nurse is caring for a client who is starting treatment for substance use
disorder. Which of the following actions indicate the nurse is practicing the
ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
a. Provide the client with quality care regardless of their ability to pay for treatment.
