ATI CAPSTONE: MENTAL
HEALTH OVER 50 QUESTION
AND ANSWER 2025
GRADEDA+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. A nurse is caring for a client who lost all his possessions in a house fire and
states, "i have no idea what i am going to do. I cannot even think right now".
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Maintain eye
contact with client and summarize the client's feelings.
2. A nurse is discussing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse
indicates an understanding of the underlying reason clients with OCD perform
ritualistic behaviors? Answer: "The ritualistic behavior temporarily relieves
anxiety."
3. A nurse is teaching a female client who has anxiety disorder about alprazolam.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer: "Use a reliable form of contraception while taking this medication."
4. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has multiple medication
prescriptions and must take the medications at specific intervals when at home.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer: "Let's work together to devise a time schedule that is convenient for you
on a daily basis."
5. A nurse is conducting a group therapy meeting and is sharing a humorous story.
When the group laughs at the story, a client who has schizophrenia jumps up and
runs out while yelling, "you are all making fun of me." Which of the following
behaviors is this client displaying? Answer: Ideas of reference.
6. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for paroxetine. Which of
the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching? Answer: "I may not feel like eating as much."
7. A nurse is caring for a client on an acute care mental health unit. Client has a
history of bipolar disorder and self-injurious behavior... Complete the following
sentence by using the lists of options. The nurse should _______________,
followed by ____________________. Answer: Assist the charge nurse in placing the
client in restraints; Monitoring the client's behavior for their ability to be
reintegrated into unit activities.
8. A nurse in a psychiatric unit is caring for several clients. Which of the following
clients should the nurse recommend for group therapy? Answer: A client who
has been taking amitriptyline for 3 months for depression.
9. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client for suspected cocaine
intoxication. The nurse should know that which of the following manifestations is
consistent with cocaine intoxication? Answer: Dilated pupils.
HEALTH OVER 50 QUESTION
AND ANSWER 2025
GRADEDA+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. A nurse is caring for a client who lost all his possessions in a house fire and
states, "i have no idea what i am going to do. I cannot even think right now".
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Maintain eye
contact with client and summarize the client's feelings.
2. A nurse is discussing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse
indicates an understanding of the underlying reason clients with OCD perform
ritualistic behaviors? Answer: "The ritualistic behavior temporarily relieves
anxiety."
3. A nurse is teaching a female client who has anxiety disorder about alprazolam.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer: "Use a reliable form of contraception while taking this medication."
4. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has multiple medication
prescriptions and must take the medications at specific intervals when at home.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer: "Let's work together to devise a time schedule that is convenient for you
on a daily basis."
5. A nurse is conducting a group therapy meeting and is sharing a humorous story.
When the group laughs at the story, a client who has schizophrenia jumps up and
runs out while yelling, "you are all making fun of me." Which of the following
behaviors is this client displaying? Answer: Ideas of reference.
6. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for paroxetine. Which of
the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching? Answer: "I may not feel like eating as much."
7. A nurse is caring for a client on an acute care mental health unit. Client has a
history of bipolar disorder and self-injurious behavior... Complete the following
sentence by using the lists of options. The nurse should _______________,
followed by ____________________. Answer: Assist the charge nurse in placing the
client in restraints; Monitoring the client's behavior for their ability to be
reintegrated into unit activities.
8. A nurse in a psychiatric unit is caring for several clients. Which of the following
clients should the nurse recommend for group therapy? Answer: A client who
has been taking amitriptyline for 3 months for depression.
9. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client for suspected cocaine
intoxication. The nurse should know that which of the following manifestations is
consistent with cocaine intoxication? Answer: Dilated pupils.
