ATI Rn Mental Health CMS/Mental Health
CMS 2 (Version A and B) Actual Exam
Complete Questions with Verified Correct
Answers Latest Versions Newest 2025
A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which of
the following services does this type of program provide? (Select all
that apply.)
A. educational groups
B. medication dispensing programs
C. individual counseling programs
D. detoxification programs
E. family therapy --- correct answer ---A, B, C, E
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with is assisting
with discharge planning for a client who has a severe mental illness
and requires supervision much of the time. The client's wife works all
day but is home by late afternoon. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse suggest as appropriate for follow-up care?
A. receiving daily care from a home health aide
B. having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
,C. attending a partial hospitalization program
D. visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis ---
correct answer ---C
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients
should a nurse consider for referral to an assertive community
treatment (ACT) group?
A. a client in an acute care mental health facility who has fallen
several times while running down the hallway
B. a client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in for his
monthly antipsychotic injection for schizophrenia
C. a client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming more
anxious during group therapy
D. a client in a weekly grief support group who says she still misses
her decreased husband who has been dead for 3 months --- correct
answer ---B
A nurse is teaching a client who has an anxiety disorder and is
scheduled to begin classical psychoanalysis. Which of the following
client statements indicates an understanding of this form of therapy?
A. "Even if my anxiety improves, I will need to continue this therapy
for 6 weeks."
,B. "The therapist will focus on my past relationships during our
sessions."
C. "Psychoanalysis will help me reduce my anxiety by changing my
behaviors."
D. "This therapy will address my conscious feelings about stressful
experiences." --- correct answer ---B
A nurse is discussing free association as a therapeutic tool with a
client who has major depressive disorder. Which of the following
client statements indicates understanding of this technique?
A. "I will write down my dreams as soon as I wake up.:
B. "I may begin to associate my therapist with important people in my
life."
C. "I can learn to express myself in a nonaggressive manner."
D. "I should say the first thing that comes to mind." --- correct answer
---D
A nurse is preparing to implement cognitive reframing techniques for
a client who has an anxiety disorder. Which of the following
techniques should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select all
that apply.)
A. priority restructuring
, B. monitoring thoughts
C. diaphragmatic breathing
D. journal keeping
E. meditating --- correct answer ---A, B, D
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for
disulfiram for treatment of alcohol use disorder. The nurse informs
the client that this medication can cause nausea and vomiting if he
drinks alcohol. Which of the following types of treatment is this
method an example?
A. aversion therapy
B. flooding
C. biofeedback
D. dialectical behavior therapy --- correct answer ---A
A nurse is assisting with systematic desensitization for a client who
has an extreme fear of elevators. Which of the following actions
should the nurse implement with this form of therapy?
A. demonstrate riding in an elevator, and then ask the client to imitate
the behavior
B. advise the client to say "stop" out loud every time he begins to feel
an anxiety response related to an elevator
CMS 2 (Version A and B) Actual Exam
Complete Questions with Verified Correct
Answers Latest Versions Newest 2025
A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which of
the following services does this type of program provide? (Select all
that apply.)
A. educational groups
B. medication dispensing programs
C. individual counseling programs
D. detoxification programs
E. family therapy --- correct answer ---A, B, C, E
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with is assisting
with discharge planning for a client who has a severe mental illness
and requires supervision much of the time. The client's wife works all
day but is home by late afternoon. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse suggest as appropriate for follow-up care?
A. receiving daily care from a home health aide
B. having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
,C. attending a partial hospitalization program
D. visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis ---
correct answer ---C
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients
should a nurse consider for referral to an assertive community
treatment (ACT) group?
A. a client in an acute care mental health facility who has fallen
several times while running down the hallway
B. a client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in for his
monthly antipsychotic injection for schizophrenia
C. a client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming more
anxious during group therapy
D. a client in a weekly grief support group who says she still misses
her decreased husband who has been dead for 3 months --- correct
answer ---B
A nurse is teaching a client who has an anxiety disorder and is
scheduled to begin classical psychoanalysis. Which of the following
client statements indicates an understanding of this form of therapy?
A. "Even if my anxiety improves, I will need to continue this therapy
for 6 weeks."
,B. "The therapist will focus on my past relationships during our
sessions."
C. "Psychoanalysis will help me reduce my anxiety by changing my
behaviors."
D. "This therapy will address my conscious feelings about stressful
experiences." --- correct answer ---B
A nurse is discussing free association as a therapeutic tool with a
client who has major depressive disorder. Which of the following
client statements indicates understanding of this technique?
A. "I will write down my dreams as soon as I wake up.:
B. "I may begin to associate my therapist with important people in my
life."
C. "I can learn to express myself in a nonaggressive manner."
D. "I should say the first thing that comes to mind." --- correct answer
---D
A nurse is preparing to implement cognitive reframing techniques for
a client who has an anxiety disorder. Which of the following
techniques should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select all
that apply.)
A. priority restructuring
, B. monitoring thoughts
C. diaphragmatic breathing
D. journal keeping
E. meditating --- correct answer ---A, B, D
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for
disulfiram for treatment of alcohol use disorder. The nurse informs
the client that this medication can cause nausea and vomiting if he
drinks alcohol. Which of the following types of treatment is this
method an example?
A. aversion therapy
B. flooding
C. biofeedback
D. dialectical behavior therapy --- correct answer ---A
A nurse is assisting with systematic desensitization for a client who
has an extreme fear of elevators. Which of the following actions
should the nurse implement with this form of therapy?
A. demonstrate riding in an elevator, and then ask the client to imitate
the behavior
B. advise the client to say "stop" out loud every time he begins to feel
an anxiety response related to an elevator
