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2025/2026 {NGN} ATI MENTAL HEALTH
2023 VERSION A , B , C ,
PROCTORED EXAM AND ATI MENTAL
HEALTH PROCTORED
RETAKE EXAMQUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
VERSION A
"You should increase your consumption of complex
carbohydrates."
2.The nurse is caring for a client following a physical
assault. The client states "I don't remember what
happened to me." The nurse should recognize that the
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client is using which of the following defense
mechanisms?
a) Repression
b) Displacement
c) Rationalization
d) Denial
3.A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa.
Which of the following findings require immediate
intervention by the nurse?
a) +2 edema of the lower extremities
b) BUN 21 mg dL
c) Lanugo covering the body
d) Blood pH 7.60
4.A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility.
The client is agitated and threatens to harm herself and
others. Which of the following is the priority intervention?
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a) Place the client in restraints
b) Administer an anti-anxiety medication to the client
c) Put the client in seclusion
d) Set limits on the client’s behavior
5.A nurse is caring for a client who was involuntarily
committed and is scheduled to receive electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT). The client refuses the treatment and will
not discuss why with the health care team. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a) Ask the clients family to encourage the client to
receive ECT
b) Inform the client that ECT does not require a consent.
c) Document the client’s refusal of the treatment in
the medical record.
d) Tell the client he cannot refuse the treatment
because he was involuntarily committed.
6.A nurse in the emergency department is caring for
a client who reports feeling sad, worthless, and
hopeless 9 months after the death of her son. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a) Request a mental health consult for the client.
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b) Ask the client if she has thought about harming
herself.
c) Encourage the client to attend a grief support group.
d) Discuss the clients’ coping skills.
7.A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline
personality disorder and has been engaging in self-
mutilation. The nurse should encourage the client to
participate in which of the following groups.
a) Dual diagnosis treatment group
b) Dialectical treatment group
c) Desensitization therapy
d) Co-dependents support group.
8.The nurse is reviewing the medication
administration record of a client who has
schizophrenia. The nurse should plan to initiate the
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale to monitor
for adverse effects of which of the following
medications.?
a) Amantadine
b) Diphenhydramine
c) Benztropine
d) Haloperidol
2025/2026 {NGN} ATI MENTAL HEALTH
2023 VERSION A , B , C ,
PROCTORED EXAM AND ATI MENTAL
HEALTH PROCTORED
RETAKE EXAMQUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
VERSION A
"You should increase your consumption of complex
carbohydrates."
2.The nurse is caring for a client following a physical
assault. The client states "I don't remember what
happened to me." The nurse should recognize that the
, lOMoARcPSD|3920845
client is using which of the following defense
mechanisms?
a) Repression
b) Displacement
c) Rationalization
d) Denial
3.A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa.
Which of the following findings require immediate
intervention by the nurse?
a) +2 edema of the lower extremities
b) BUN 21 mg dL
c) Lanugo covering the body
d) Blood pH 7.60
4.A nurse is caring for a client in a mental health facility.
The client is agitated and threatens to harm herself and
others. Which of the following is the priority intervention?
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a) Place the client in restraints
b) Administer an anti-anxiety medication to the client
c) Put the client in seclusion
d) Set limits on the client’s behavior
5.A nurse is caring for a client who was involuntarily
committed and is scheduled to receive electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT). The client refuses the treatment and will
not discuss why with the health care team. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a) Ask the clients family to encourage the client to
receive ECT
b) Inform the client that ECT does not require a consent.
c) Document the client’s refusal of the treatment in
the medical record.
d) Tell the client he cannot refuse the treatment
because he was involuntarily committed.
6.A nurse in the emergency department is caring for
a client who reports feeling sad, worthless, and
hopeless 9 months after the death of her son. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a) Request a mental health consult for the client.
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b) Ask the client if she has thought about harming
herself.
c) Encourage the client to attend a grief support group.
d) Discuss the clients’ coping skills.
7.A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline
personality disorder and has been engaging in self-
mutilation. The nurse should encourage the client to
participate in which of the following groups.
a) Dual diagnosis treatment group
b) Dialectical treatment group
c) Desensitization therapy
d) Co-dependents support group.
8.The nurse is reviewing the medication
administration record of a client who has
schizophrenia. The nurse should plan to initiate the
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale to monitor
for adverse effects of which of the following
medications.?
a) Amantadine
b) Diphenhydramine
c) Benztropine
d) Haloperidol
