ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING EXAM PREP FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
2025 LATEST UPDATE
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic
episode. Which of the following is appropriate for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
(SATA)
A. Provide flexible client behavior expectations.
B. Offer concise explanations.
C. Establish consistent limits.
D. Disregard client complaints.
E. Use a firm approach with communication.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes. Answer: *B, C, E*:
Consistent client behavior expectations decrease the risk for client manipulation.
Offering concise explanations improves the client's ability to focus and comprehend the
information.
The nurse should respond to valid client complaints to foster a trusting nurse-client
relationship.
Using a firm approach with client communication promotes structure and minimizes
inappropriate client behaviors.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes
,◉ A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the use of electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT) for the treatment of bipolar disorder. Which of the following statements by the newly
licensed nurse indicates understanding?
A. "ECT is the recommended initial treatment for bipolar disorder."
B. "ECT is contraindicated for clients who have suicidal ideation."
C. "ECT is effective for clients who are experiencing severe mania."
D. "ECT is prescribed to prevent the relapse of bipolar disorder."
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes. Answer: *C*:
ECT is effective fo clients who have bipolar disorder and suicidal ideation.
ECT is prescribed for clients experiencing an acute episode of bipolar disorder rather than
for the prevention of relapse.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes
◉ A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who is experiencing a
mixed episode of bipolar disorder. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
A. Set consistent limits for expected client behavior.
B. Administer prescribed medications as scheduled.
C. Provide the client with step-by-step instructions during hygiene activities.
D. Monitor the client for escalating behavior.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes. Answer: *D*:
Monitoring the client for escalating behavior addresses the client's priority need for safety
and is therefore the priority nursing action.
,ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes
◉ A nurse is discussing relapse prevention with a client who has bipolar disorder. Which of
the following should the nurse include in the teaching? (SATA)
A. Use caffeine in moderation to prevent relapse.
B. Difficulty sleeping can indicate a relapse.
C. Begin taking your medications as soon as a relapse begins.
D. Participating in psychotherapy can help prevent a relapse.
E. Anhedonia is a clinical manifestation of a depressive relapse.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes. Answer: *B, D, E*:
Caffeine can precipitate a relapse.
Sleep disturbances can indicate a relapse.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has substance-induced psychotic disorder and is
experiencing auditory hallucinations. The client states, "The voices won't leave me alone!"
Which of the following statements by the nurse are appropriate? (SATA)
A. "When did you start hearing the voices?"
B. "The voices are not real, or else we would both hear them."
C. "It must be scary to hear voices."
D. "Are the voices telling you to hurt yourself?"
E. "Why are the voices talking to only you?"
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 14 Notes. Answer: *A, C, D*:
, ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 14 Notes
◉ A client tells a student nurse, "Don't tell anyone, but I hid a sharp knife under my
mattress in order to protect myself from my roommate, who is always yelling at me and
threatening me." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to the client daily, using
therapeutic communication to convince him to admit to holding the knife.
B. Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch the client and his roommate
closely.
C. Tell the client that this must be reported to health care staff because it concerns the
health and safety of the client and others.
D. Report the incident, but do not inform the client of the intention to do so.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises. Answer: C. Tell the
client that this must be reported to health care staff because it concerns the health and
safety of the client and others.
The information cannot be kept confidential and the client must be informed that this will
be reported to the health care staff.
• This is a serious safety issue that must be reported to the staff. Using the principle of
veracity, the student tells this client truthfully what must be done regarding the issue.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises
◉ A nurse decides to put a client who has psychosis in seclusion overnight because the
unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients. This is an
example of:
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
2025 LATEST UPDATE
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing a manic
episode. Which of the following is appropriate for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
(SATA)
A. Provide flexible client behavior expectations.
B. Offer concise explanations.
C. Establish consistent limits.
D. Disregard client complaints.
E. Use a firm approach with communication.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes. Answer: *B, C, E*:
Consistent client behavior expectations decrease the risk for client manipulation.
Offering concise explanations improves the client's ability to focus and comprehend the
information.
The nurse should respond to valid client complaints to foster a trusting nurse-client
relationship.
Using a firm approach with client communication promotes structure and minimizes
inappropriate client behaviors.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes
,◉ A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the use of electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT) for the treatment of bipolar disorder. Which of the following statements by the newly
licensed nurse indicates understanding?
A. "ECT is the recommended initial treatment for bipolar disorder."
B. "ECT is contraindicated for clients who have suicidal ideation."
C. "ECT is effective for clients who are experiencing severe mania."
D. "ECT is prescribed to prevent the relapse of bipolar disorder."
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes. Answer: *C*:
ECT is effective fo clients who have bipolar disorder and suicidal ideation.
ECT is prescribed for clients experiencing an acute episode of bipolar disorder rather than
for the prevention of relapse.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes
◉ A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who is experiencing a
mixed episode of bipolar disorder. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
A. Set consistent limits for expected client behavior.
B. Administer prescribed medications as scheduled.
C. Provide the client with step-by-step instructions during hygiene activities.
D. Monitor the client for escalating behavior.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes. Answer: *D*:
Monitoring the client for escalating behavior addresses the client's priority need for safety
and is therefore the priority nursing action.
,ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes
◉ A nurse is discussing relapse prevention with a client who has bipolar disorder. Which of
the following should the nurse include in the teaching? (SATA)
A. Use caffeine in moderation to prevent relapse.
B. Difficulty sleeping can indicate a relapse.
C. Begin taking your medications as soon as a relapse begins.
D. Participating in psychotherapy can help prevent a relapse.
E. Anhedonia is a clinical manifestation of a depressive relapse.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes. Answer: *B, D, E*:
Caffeine can precipitate a relapse.
Sleep disturbances can indicate a relapse.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 13 Notes
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has substance-induced psychotic disorder and is
experiencing auditory hallucinations. The client states, "The voices won't leave me alone!"
Which of the following statements by the nurse are appropriate? (SATA)
A. "When did you start hearing the voices?"
B. "The voices are not real, or else we would both hear them."
C. "It must be scary to hear voices."
D. "Are the voices telling you to hurt yourself?"
E. "Why are the voices talking to only you?"
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 14 Notes. Answer: *A, C, D*:
, ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 14 Notes
◉ A client tells a student nurse, "Don't tell anyone, but I hid a sharp knife under my
mattress in order to protect myself from my roommate, who is always yelling at me and
threatening me." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Keep the client's communication confidential, but talk to the client daily, using
therapeutic communication to convince him to admit to holding the knife.
B. Keep the client's communication confidential, but watch the client and his roommate
closely.
C. Tell the client that this must be reported to health care staff because it concerns the
health and safety of the client and others.
D. Report the incident, but do not inform the client of the intention to do so.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises. Answer: C. Tell the
client that this must be reported to health care staff because it concerns the health and
safety of the client and others.
The information cannot be kept confidential and the client must be informed that this will
be reported to the health care staff.
• This is a serious safety issue that must be reported to the staff. Using the principle of
veracity, the student tells this client truthfully what must be done regarding the issue.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 2 Application Exercises
◉ A nurse decides to put a client who has psychosis in seclusion overnight because the
unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients. This is an
example of:
