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MENTAL HEALTH RN ATI PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to
conduct an initial client interview. When conducting the interview,
which of the following is the highest priority action?
A. Respect the client's need for personal space.
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.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises - ANSWER-*B. Identify the client's perception of her
mental health status.*
A. Appropriate, but not highest priority.
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B. Assessment is the priority action when taking the nursing
process approach. Identifying the client's perception of her mental
health status provides important information about the client's
psychosocial history.
C. Appropriate, but not highest priority.
D. Appropriate, but not highest priority.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises
A nurse is told during change-of-shift report that a client is
stuporous. When assessing the client, which of the following is an
expected finding?
A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rib.
B. The client has a Glasgow Coma Scale score less than 7.
C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D. The client is alert but disoriented to time and place.
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ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises - ANSWER-*A. The client arouses briefly in response to
a sternal rib.*
A. A client who is stuporous requires vigorous or painful stimuli to
elicit a response.
B. <7 on GCS indicates comatose, not stuporous, level of
consciousness.
C. Abnormal posturing = comatose.
D. Stuporous /= alert.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5).
Which of the following is appropriate to include in the discussion?
(SATA)
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A. The DSM-5 is used to identify mental health disorders.
B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria.
C. The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment.
D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care.
E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing - ANSWER-A, B, D, E.
The DSM-5 is used as a diagnostic tool, establishes diagnostic
criteria, used by nurses to plan, implement, and evaluate care,
and identifies expected findings for mental health disorders.
It does not indicate pharmacological treatment.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises
Which of the following is an example of a client who requires
emergency admission to a mental health facility?
MENTAL HEALTH RN ATI PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to
conduct an initial client interview. When conducting the interview,
which of the following is the highest priority action?
A. Respect the client's need for personal space.
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.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises - ANSWER-*B. Identify the client's perception of her
mental health status.*
A. Appropriate, but not highest priority.
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B. Assessment is the priority action when taking the nursing
process approach. Identifying the client's perception of her mental
health status provides important information about the client's
psychosocial history.
C. Appropriate, but not highest priority.
D. Appropriate, but not highest priority.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises
A nurse is told during change-of-shift report that a client is
stuporous. When assessing the client, which of the following is an
expected finding?
A. The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rib.
B. The client has a Glasgow Coma Scale score less than 7.
C. The client exhibits decorticate rigidity.
D. The client is alert but disoriented to time and place.
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ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises - ANSWER-*A. The client arouses briefly in response to
a sternal rib.*
A. A client who is stuporous requires vigorous or painful stimuli to
elicit a response.
B. <7 on GCS indicates comatose, not stuporous, level of
consciousness.
C. Abnormal posturing = comatose.
D. Stuporous /= alert.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5).
Which of the following is appropriate to include in the discussion?
(SATA)
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A. The DSM-5 is used to identify mental health disorders.
B. The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria.
C. The DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment.
D. The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care.
E. The DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing - ANSWER-A, B, D, E.
The DSM-5 is used as a diagnostic tool, establishes diagnostic
criteria, used by nurses to plan, implement, and evaluate care,
and identifies expected findings for mental health disorders.
It does not indicate pharmacological treatment.
ATI RN Mental Health Nursing Modules Ch. 1 Application
Exercises
Which of the following is an example of a client who requires
emergency admission to a mental health facility?
