ATI MENTAL HEALTH CMS ACTUAL
FINAL EXAM 2026 WITH REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
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MENTAL HEALTH CMS LATEST TEST
[BRAND NEW 2026]
A nurse is admitting a client in the emergency department for an intentional
overdose of opioids. The client stated, "I feel so alone. No one can help me."
Which of the following responses by the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "Let's finish your admission and then talk about your feelings."
B. "How come you feel that no one can help you when you are receiving help
now?"
C. "Why do you feel that no one can help you?"
D. "I would like to sit and talk with you." - ANSWER- D
A nurse is caring for a client whose adolescent child died in a motor-vehicle crash.
The client is crying inconsolably. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
,A. Suggest that the client call the facility's chaplain.
B. Provide a quiet place for the client to be alone.
C. Stay with the client and allow the client to cry.
D. Express sympathy for the client's loss. - ANSWER- C
,A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of colon cancer. Shortly
after the client receives the diagnosis, the nurse enters the client's room, and the
client begins yelling, "I have received terrible care here, and no one cares about
me." The nurse should recognize that the client is demonstrating which of the
following defense mechanisms?
A. Denial
B. Displacement
C. Reaction formation
D. Projection - ANSWER- B
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, "My internal
organs have turned to stone." The nurse should document this finding as which of
the following types of delusions?
A. Somatic
B. Reference
C. Persecutory
D. Grandiose - ANSWER- A
A nurse is caring for a client who is brought to the clinic by her adult son who
states that his father recently died. The client repeatedly yells at her son saying,
"Quit lying about your father!" The nurse should recognize that the client is
demonstrating which of the following defense mechanisms?
A. Denial
B. Identification
, C. Introjection
D. Sublimation - ANSWER- A
A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder and recently
started taking an antidepressant. The nurse should identify which of the following
client statements as the priority?
A. "I hate being so helpless. I can't even manage my own finances anymore."
B. "At group therapy today I wanted to leave. I didn't feeling like being with other
people."
C. "I have it all figured out. Everything is going to be okay now."
D. "I don't feel like showering. I'd rather just stay in bed today." - ANSWER- C
A nurse is caring for a client who has depression and started taking paroxetine one
week ago. The client states to the nurse, "My family would be better off without
me." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "Why do you feel your family would be better off without you?"
B. "Many people feel this way when they are depressed."
C. "You sound upset. Are you thinking of hurting yourself?"
D. "Your medication hasn't started working yet. Then you'll be feeling differently.
" - ANSWER- C
A nurse is planning reminiscence therapy for an older adult client. The nurse
should identify which of the following goals for the client's therapy?
A. The client will gain increased self-esteem.
FINAL EXAM 2026 WITH REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS | ATI
MENTAL HEALTH CMS LATEST TEST
[BRAND NEW 2026]
A nurse is admitting a client in the emergency department for an intentional
overdose of opioids. The client stated, "I feel so alone. No one can help me."
Which of the following responses by the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "Let's finish your admission and then talk about your feelings."
B. "How come you feel that no one can help you when you are receiving help
now?"
C. "Why do you feel that no one can help you?"
D. "I would like to sit and talk with you." - ANSWER- D
A nurse is caring for a client whose adolescent child died in a motor-vehicle crash.
The client is crying inconsolably. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
,A. Suggest that the client call the facility's chaplain.
B. Provide a quiet place for the client to be alone.
C. Stay with the client and allow the client to cry.
D. Express sympathy for the client's loss. - ANSWER- C
,A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of colon cancer. Shortly
after the client receives the diagnosis, the nurse enters the client's room, and the
client begins yelling, "I have received terrible care here, and no one cares about
me." The nurse should recognize that the client is demonstrating which of the
following defense mechanisms?
A. Denial
B. Displacement
C. Reaction formation
D. Projection - ANSWER- B
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, "My internal
organs have turned to stone." The nurse should document this finding as which of
the following types of delusions?
A. Somatic
B. Reference
C. Persecutory
D. Grandiose - ANSWER- A
A nurse is caring for a client who is brought to the clinic by her adult son who
states that his father recently died. The client repeatedly yells at her son saying,
"Quit lying about your father!" The nurse should recognize that the client is
demonstrating which of the following defense mechanisms?
A. Denial
B. Identification
, C. Introjection
D. Sublimation - ANSWER- A
A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder and recently
started taking an antidepressant. The nurse should identify which of the following
client statements as the priority?
A. "I hate being so helpless. I can't even manage my own finances anymore."
B. "At group therapy today I wanted to leave. I didn't feeling like being with other
people."
C. "I have it all figured out. Everything is going to be okay now."
D. "I don't feel like showering. I'd rather just stay in bed today." - ANSWER- C
A nurse is caring for a client who has depression and started taking paroxetine one
week ago. The client states to the nurse, "My family would be better off without
me." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "Why do you feel your family would be better off without you?"
B. "Many people feel this way when they are depressed."
C. "You sound upset. Are you thinking of hurting yourself?"
D. "Your medication hasn't started working yet. Then you'll be feeling differently.
" - ANSWER- C
A nurse is planning reminiscence therapy for an older adult client. The nurse
should identify which of the following goals for the client's therapy?
A. The client will gain increased self-esteem.
