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ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2023 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS | LATEST
UPDATE
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A) Discuss new relaxation techniques
B) Show the client how to change his behavior
C) Distract the client with a television show
D) Stay with the client and remain quiet - correct-answer -D
A nurse is assessing a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
A) Excessive worry for 6 months
B) Impulsive decision making
C) Delayed reflexes
D) Restlessness
E) Need for reassurance - correct-answer -A, D, E
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A nurse is caring for a client who has body dysmorphic disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
A) Assessing the client's risk for self harm
B) Instilling hope for positive outcomes
C) Encouraging the client to participate in group therapy sessions
D) Encouraging the client to participate in treatment decisions - correct-answer -A
A nurse is caring for a client who has acute stress disorder and is experiencing
severe anxiety. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) Tell me about how you are feeling right now
B) You should focus on the positive things in your life to decrease your anxiety
C) Why do you believe you are experiencing this anxiety?
D) Let's discuss the medications your provider is prescribing to decrease your
anxiety - correct-answer -A
A nurse working on an acute mental health unit is caring for a client who has
PTSD. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that
apply)
A) Difficulty concentrating on tasks
B) Obsessive need to talk about the traumatic event
C) Negative self-image
D) Recurring nightmares
E) Diminished reflees - correct-answer -A, C, D
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A nurse is involved in a serious and prolonged mass casualty incident in the
emergency department. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to
help prevent developing a trauma-related disorder? (Select all that apply)
A) Avoid thinking about the incident when it is over
B) Take breaks during the incident for food and water
C) Debrief with others following the incident
D) Hold emotions in check in the days following the incident
E) Take advantage of offered counseling - correct-answer -B, C, E
A nurse is collecting an admission history for a client who has acute stress disorder
(ASD). Which of the following information should the nurse expect to collect?
A) The client remembers many details about the traumatic incident
B) The client expresses heightened elation about what is happening
C) The client states he first noticed manifestations of the disorder 6 weeks after
the traumatic incident occurred
D) The client expresses a sense of unreality about the traumatic event - correct-
answer -D
A nurse is caring for a client who has derealization disorder. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of derealization?
A) The client explains that her body seems to be floating above the ground
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B) The client has the idea that someone is trying to kill her and steal her money
C) The client states that the furniture in the room seems to be small and far away
D) The client cannot recall anything that happened during the past 2 weeks -
correct-answer -C
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is planning care for a client who has
dissociative fugue. Which of the following interventions should the nurse add to
the plan of care?
A) Teach the client to recognize how stress brings on a personality change in the
client
B) Repeatedly present the client with information about past events
C) Make decisions for the client regarding routine daily activities
D) Work with the client on grounding techniques - correct-answer -D
A nurse working in an acute mental health facility is caring for a 35-year-old
female client who has manifestations of depression. The client lives at home with
her partner and two young children. She currently smokes and has a history of
chronic asthma. Which of the following factors put the client at risk for
depression? (Select all that apply)
A) Age
B) Gender
C) History of chronic asthma
D) Smoking
E) Being married - correct-answer -A, B, C, E
ATI MENTAL HEALTH 2023 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS | LATEST
UPDATE
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A) Discuss new relaxation techniques
B) Show the client how to change his behavior
C) Distract the client with a television show
D) Stay with the client and remain quiet - correct-answer -D
A nurse is assessing a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
A) Excessive worry for 6 months
B) Impulsive decision making
C) Delayed reflexes
D) Restlessness
E) Need for reassurance - correct-answer -A, D, E
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A nurse is caring for a client who has body dysmorphic disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
A) Assessing the client's risk for self harm
B) Instilling hope for positive outcomes
C) Encouraging the client to participate in group therapy sessions
D) Encouraging the client to participate in treatment decisions - correct-answer -A
A nurse is caring for a client who has acute stress disorder and is experiencing
severe anxiety. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) Tell me about how you are feeling right now
B) You should focus on the positive things in your life to decrease your anxiety
C) Why do you believe you are experiencing this anxiety?
D) Let's discuss the medications your provider is prescribing to decrease your
anxiety - correct-answer -A
A nurse working on an acute mental health unit is caring for a client who has
PTSD. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that
apply)
A) Difficulty concentrating on tasks
B) Obsessive need to talk about the traumatic event
C) Negative self-image
D) Recurring nightmares
E) Diminished reflees - correct-answer -A, C, D
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A nurse is involved in a serious and prolonged mass casualty incident in the
emergency department. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to
help prevent developing a trauma-related disorder? (Select all that apply)
A) Avoid thinking about the incident when it is over
B) Take breaks during the incident for food and water
C) Debrief with others following the incident
D) Hold emotions in check in the days following the incident
E) Take advantage of offered counseling - correct-answer -B, C, E
A nurse is collecting an admission history for a client who has acute stress disorder
(ASD). Which of the following information should the nurse expect to collect?
A) The client remembers many details about the traumatic incident
B) The client expresses heightened elation about what is happening
C) The client states he first noticed manifestations of the disorder 6 weeks after
the traumatic incident occurred
D) The client expresses a sense of unreality about the traumatic event - correct-
answer -D
A nurse is caring for a client who has derealization disorder. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of derealization?
A) The client explains that her body seems to be floating above the ground
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B) The client has the idea that someone is trying to kill her and steal her money
C) The client states that the furniture in the room seems to be small and far away
D) The client cannot recall anything that happened during the past 2 weeks -
correct-answer -C
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is planning care for a client who has
dissociative fugue. Which of the following interventions should the nurse add to
the plan of care?
A) Teach the client to recognize how stress brings on a personality change in the
client
B) Repeatedly present the client with information about past events
C) Make decisions for the client regarding routine daily activities
D) Work with the client on grounding techniques - correct-answer -D
A nurse working in an acute mental health facility is caring for a 35-year-old
female client who has manifestations of depression. The client lives at home with
her partner and two young children. She currently smokes and has a history of
chronic asthma. Which of the following factors put the client at risk for
depression? (Select all that apply)
A) Age
B) Gender
C) History of chronic asthma
D) Smoking
E) Being married - correct-answer -A, B, C, E
