ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2025/2026 WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WRITTEN
CORRECTLY
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the following actions
should the nurse include as a psychobiological intervention?
A) Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B) Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C) Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D) Monitor the client for adverse effects of the medications. - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔D
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial client interview. When
conducting the interview, which of the following actions should the nurse identify as the priority?
A) Coordinate holistic care with social services.
B) Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
C) Include the client's family in the interview.
D) Teach the client about her current mental health disorder - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
A nurse is planning a peer group about the DSM-5. Which of the following information is appropriate to
include in the discussion? (Select all that apply).
A) The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders.
B) The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders.
C) The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental health disorders.
D) The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health disorders.
,E) The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disorders. - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B, D, E
A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should identify
that which of the following clients requires a temporary emergency admission?
A) A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur
B) A client who has manifestations of depression and attempted suicide a year ago.
C) A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod.
D) A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room while talking to himself. -
correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔C
A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic disorder in seclusion overnight because the unit is
very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients. The nurse's actions are an example
of which of the following torts?
A) Invasion of privacy
B) False imprisonment
C) Assault
D) Battery - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
A client tells a 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 hiding 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 the healthcare team because it concerns the health and
safety of the client and others.
D) Report the incident to the health care team, but do not inform the client of the intention to do so. -
correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔D
A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the documentation? (Select all that apply)
, A) Client ate most of his breakfast
B) Client was offered 8 oz of water every hr
C) Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel
D) Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000
E) Client acted out after lunch - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B, C, D
A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's hallucinations in the hallway with another
nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Notify the nurse manager
B) Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior
C) Provide an in-service program about confidentiality
D) Complete an incident report - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
A nurse is caring for a client who smokes and has lung cancer. The client reports, "I'm coughing because I
have that cold that everyone has been getting." The nurse should identify that the client is using which
of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Reaction formation
B) Denial
C) Displacement
D) Sublimation - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who was just informed that she requires
emergency surgery. The client has a respiratory rate 30/min and says, "This is difficult to comprehend. I
feel shaky and nervous." The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following
levels of anxiety?
A) Mild
B) Moderate
C) Severe
D) Panic - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WRITTEN
CORRECTLY
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder. Which of the following actions
should the nurse include as a psychobiological intervention?
A) Assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy.
B) Teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms.
C) Assess the client for comorbid health conditions.
D) Monitor the client for adverse effects of the medications. - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔D
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to conduct an initial client interview. When
conducting the interview, which of the following actions should the nurse identify as the priority?
A) Coordinate holistic care with social services.
B) Identify the client's perception of her mental health status.
C) Include the client's family in the interview.
D) Teach the client about her current mental health disorder - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
A nurse is planning a peer group about the DSM-5. Which of the following information is appropriate to
include in the discussion? (Select all that apply).
A) The DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental health disorders.
B) The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders.
C) The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological treatment for mental health disorders.
D) The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for client's who have mental health disorders.
,E) The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental health disorders. - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B, D, E
A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should identify
that which of the following clients requires a temporary emergency admission?
A) A client who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur
B) A client who has manifestations of depression and attempted suicide a year ago.
C) A client who has borderline personality disorder and assaulted a homeless man with a metal rod.
D) A client who has bipolar disorder and paces quickly around the room while talking to himself. -
correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔C
A nurse decides to put a client who has a psychotic disorder in seclusion overnight because the unit is
very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients. The nurse's actions are an example
of which of the following torts?
A) Invasion of privacy
B) False imprisonment
C) Assault
D) Battery - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
A client tells a 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 hiding 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 the healthcare team because it concerns the health and
safety of the client and others.
D) Report the incident to the health care team, but do not inform the client of the intention to do so. -
correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔D
A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the documentation? (Select all that apply)
, A) Client ate most of his breakfast
B) Client was offered 8 oz of water every hr
C) Client shouted obscenities at assistive personnel
D) Client received chlorpromazine 15 mg by mouth at 1000
E) Client acted out after lunch - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B, C, D
A nurse hears a newly licensed nurse discussing a client's hallucinations in the hallway with another
nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Notify the nurse manager
B) Tell the nurse to stop discussing the behavior
C) Provide an in-service program about confidentiality
D) Complete an incident report - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
A nurse is caring for a client who smokes and has lung cancer. The client reports, "I'm coughing because I
have that cold that everyone has been getting." The nurse should identify that the client is using which
of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Reaction formation
B) Denial
C) Displacement
D) Sublimation - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who was just informed that she requires
emergency surgery. The client has a respiratory rate 30/min and says, "This is difficult to comprehend. I
feel shaky and nervous." The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following
levels of anxiety?
A) Mild
B) Moderate
C) Severe
D) Panic - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B
