ATI MENTAL HEALTH B PROCTORED TEST
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths. Answer: a. Provide the
client with a quiet environment
◉ A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is
experiencing mania. Which of the following should the nurse report
to the provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.. Answer: b. Reports eating twice in
the past two weeks.
,◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-
compulsive disorder. Which of the following recommendation
should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy. Answer: b. Thought stopping
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is
experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client's room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate. Answer: b. Dim the lights in the
client's room
◉ A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who
witnessed the suicide of a classmate. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
,a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resources
c. Identify prior coping skills
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality. Answer: c. Identify prior
coping skills
◉ A nurse overhears a client saying"I am a spy, a spy for the FBI .I
am an I,an eye for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should
document the client's statement as which of the following speech
alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association. Answer: d. Clang association
◉ An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her
daughter. The daughter reports that her mother is not eating and
seems uninterested in routine activities. The daughter states "Im so
worried that my mother is depressed" which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
, b. You shouldn't worry about this because the depressive disorder is
easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with the depressive disorder as
they age.
d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.. Answer:
d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
◉ A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism
spectrum disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the
nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real.. Answer: b. Initiates
social interactions with caregivers.
◉ A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The client repeatedly checks that the
doors are locked at night. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client when using thought stopping technique?
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking
the locks.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths. Answer: a. Provide the
client with a quiet environment
◉ A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is
experiencing mania. Which of the following should the nurse report
to the provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.. Answer: b. Reports eating twice in
the past two weeks.
,◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-
compulsive disorder. Which of the following recommendation
should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
a. Validation therapy
b. Thought stopping
c. Operant conditioning
d. Reality orientation therapy. Answer: b. Thought stopping
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is
experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Encourage the client to join group activities
b. Dim the lights in the client's room
c. Provide detailed explanations to the client
d. Administer methylphenidate. Answer: b. Dim the lights in the
client's room
◉ A nurse is leading a crisis intervention group for adolescents who
witnessed the suicide of a classmate. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
,a. Initiate referrals
b. Review community resources
c. Identify prior coping skills
d. Discuss the importance of confidentiality. Answer: c. Identify prior
coping skills
◉ A nurse overhears a client saying"I am a spy, a spy for the FBI .I
am an I,an eye for an eye in the sky. Sky is up high." The nurse should
document the client's statement as which of the following speech
alterations?
a. Echolalia
b. Word salad
c. Neologism
d. Clang association. Answer: d. Clang association
◉ An older adult client is brought to the mental health clinic by her
daughter. The daughter reports that her mother is not eating and
seems uninterested in routine activities. The daughter states "Im so
worried that my mother is depressed" which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. Everyone gets depressed from time to time.
, b. You shouldn't worry about this because the depressive disorder is
easily treated.
c. Older adults are usually diagnosed with the depressive disorder as
they age.
d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.. Answer:
d. Tell me the reasons you think your mother is depressed.
◉ A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has autism
spectrum disorder. Which of the following outcomes should the
nurse include in the plan care?
a. Meets own needs without manipulating others.
b. Initiates social interactions with caregivers.
c. Changes behavior as a result of peer pressure.
d. Acknowledges his delusions are not real.. Answer: b. Initiates
social interactions with caregivers.
◉ A nurse is providing behavior therapy for a client who has
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The client repeatedly checks that the
doors are locked at night. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client when using thought stopping technique?
a. Snap a rubber band on your wrist when you think about checking
the locks.
