ATI Mental Health Practice Tests A & B Questions and Answers Updated 2026

ATI Mental Health
Practice Tests A & B
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABnurseBisBobtainingBaBmentalBhealthBhistoryBfromBanBolderBadultBclient.BWhichBofBt
heBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBplanBtoBtake?

RaiseBtheBpitchBofBtheBvoiceBwhenBspeakingBtoBtheBclientB

BeginBtheBinterviewBbyBexplainingBtheBplanBofBcare

InterviewBtheBclientBinBaBprivateBsettingB

AskBtheBclientBtoBcompleteBaBdetailedBquestionnaireB-
BAnswerBInterviewBtheBclientBinBaBprivateBsetting



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBisBexperiencingBalcoholBwithdrawal.BWhichBofBthe
BfollowingBmedicationsBshouldBtheBnurseBadministerBfirst?B

DiazepamB5BmgBIVBbolusB

ClonidineB0.1BmgBtransdermalBpatchB

NaltrexoneB380BmgBIM

BupropionB150BmgBPOB-BAnswerBDiazepamB5BmgBIVBbolus



ABnurseBisBpreparingBtoBadministerBchlorpromazineB0.55Bmg/kgBPOBtoBanBadolescent
BwhoBweighsB110Blbs.BAvailableBisBchlorpromazineBsyrupB10mg/5ml.BHowBmanyBmlBs
houldBtheBnurseBadminister?B-BAnswerB14Bml



ABnurseBinBanBoutpatientBmentalBhealthBsettingBisBcollectingBaBhealthBhistoryBfromBa
BclientBwhoBisBtakingBparoxetineBforBdepression.BTheBclientBreportsBtoBtheBnurseBtha

,tBheBalsoBtakesBherbalBsupplements.BTheBnurseBshouldBadviseBtheBclientBthatBwhichB
ofBtheBfollowingBsupplementsBinteractsBadverselyBwithBparoxetine?B

St.BJohn'sBwortB

SawBpalmettoB

Echinacea

GinkgoB-BAnswerBSt.BJohn'sBwort



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBinBaBmentalBfacility.BTheBnurseBoverhearsBanotherBstaf
fBmemberBmakeBderogatoryBcommentsBtoBtheBclient.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactions
BshouldBtheBnurseBtake?B

ConfrontBtheBstaffBmember

EncourageBtheBclientBtoBreportBtheBincident

DocumentBtheBincidentBinBtheBclient'sBhealthBrecord

ReportBtheBoccurrenceBtoBtheBchargeBnurseB-
BAnswerBReportBtheBoccurrenceBtoBtheBchargeBnurse



ABnurseBisBinBaBmentalBhealthBclinicBisBplanningBcareBforBaBclientBwhoBhasBaBnewBp
rescriptionBforBolanzapine.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBinterventionsBshouldBtheBnurseBide
ntifyBasBtheBpriority?B

AdviseBtheBclientBtoBtakeBfrequentBsipsBofBwaterB

InstructBtheBclientBtoBavoidBdrivingBduringBinitialBtherapy

ConsultBaBdietitianBforBaBcalorie-controlledBdietBplanB

RecommendBthatBtheBclientBexerciseBregularlyB-
BAnswerBInstructBtheBclientBtoBavoidBdrivingBduringBinitialBtherapy



ABnurseBisBprovidingBteachingBtoBaBclientBwhoBisBtoBbeginBundergoingBlightBtherapyB
atBhome.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBteach
ing?B

EnsureBaBfamilyBmemberBcanBbeBpresentBduringBtreatment

IncreaseBfluidBintakeBforB24BhourBbeforeBtheBtreatmentBstarts

ChangeBpositionBslowlyBwhenBtheBtreatmentBisBcompleteB

,AvoidBlookingBdirectlyBatBtheBlightBduringBtreatmentB-
BAnswerBAvoidBlookingBdirectlyBatBtheBlightBduringBtreatment



ABchargeBnurseBisBpreparingBanBeducationalBsessionBforBaBgroupBofBnewlyBlicensedBn
ursesBtoBreviewBclientBrightsBunderBtheBlaw.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBsho
uldBtheBnurseBmake?B

"InformationBregardingBclientsBshouldBremainBconfidentialBuntilBafterBtheirBdeath"B

"FailureBtoBreportBsuspectedBmaltreatmentBorBneglectBofBaBdisabledBadultBisBaBfelony
BinBallBstates"B

"AsBlongBasBtheBclientBidentityBisBdisguised,BtheirBhealthBinformationBcanBbeBsharedB
betweenBprofessionalsBonBtheBinternet"B

"InBtheBeventBaBclientBthreatensBharmBtoBothers,BmedicationsBcanBbeBadministeredB
withoutBconsent"B-
BAnswerB"InBtheBeventBaBclientBthreatensBharmBtoBothers,BmedicationsBcanBbeBadmi
nisteredBwithoutBconsent"



WhileBobservingBgroupBtherapy,BaBnurseBrecognizesBthatBaBclientBisBbehavingBinBaBw
ayBsuggestiveBofBdependentBpersonalityBdisorder.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBbehaviorsBis
BconsistentBwithBthisBcondition?B

TheBclientBneedsBexcessiveBexternalBinputBtoBmakeBeverydayBdecisionsB

TheBclientBdemonstratesBaBdedicationBtoBtheirBjobBthatBexcludesBtimeBforBleisureBacti
vitiesB

TheBclientBadheresBtoBaBrigidBsetBofBrulesB

TheBclientBhasBdifficultyBstartingBnewBrelationshipsBunlessBtheyBfeelBacceptedB-
BAnswerBTheBclientBneedsBexcessiveBexternalBinputBtoBmakeBeverydayBdecisions



ABnurseBinBaBmentalBhealthBfacilityBisBplanningBdischargeBforBaBclientBwhoBhasBaBhis
toryBofBalcoholBuseBdisorder.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBpostBdischargeBactivitiesBshould
BtheBnurseBplanBtoBinclude?B

TakingBtheBoralBmedicationBbuprenorphineBtoBpreventBalcoholBuseB

AttendingBaBrelapseBpreventionBgroupBseveralBtimesBeachBweekB

BeginningBaBmethadoneBtreatmentBprogramBatBaBlocalBcenterB

, LivingBwithBtheirBparent,BwhoBhasBpromisedBtoBkeepBthemBawayBfromBalcoholB-
BAnswerBAttendingBaBrelapseBpreventionBgroupBseveralBtimesBeachBweek



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBhasBaBrecentBdiagnosisBofBmildBAlzheimer'sBdisea
se.BTheBclient'sBpartnerBasksBtheBnurseBaboutBexpectedBmanifestations.BTheBnurseBsh
ouldBteachBtheBpartnerBtoBexpectBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBmanifestationsBtoBoccurBfir
st?

InabilityBtoBrecognizeBfamilyBmemnbers

ChoosesBclothingBthatBisBinappropriateBforBtheBweather

ExhibitsBaBchangeBinBpersonalityB

FrequentlyBmisplacesBobjectsB-BAnswerBFrequentlyBmisplacesBobjects



ABclientBwhoBhasBparanoidBschizophreniaBisBattendingBaBtreatmentBplanningBconferen
ceBwithBaBfamilyBmember.BDuringBtheBdiscussionBofBtheBmedicationBadherenceBportio
nBofBtheBplan,BaBnurseBnoticesBthatBtheBfamilyBmemberBseemsBdistracted.BWhichBof
BtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtake?B

CallBtheBfamilyBmemberBtoBtheBsideBtoBinquireBifBtheyBhaveBquestionsBorBconcernsB
aboutBtheBtreatmentBplan

AdviseBtheBfamilyBmemberBthatBthisBtreatmentBplanBhasBbeenBdevelopedBspecificallyB
forBtheBclientBtoBfollowB

AskBtheBfamilyBmemberBifBtheyBhaveBanyBthoughtsBorBquestionsBaboutBtheBtreatmen
tBplanB

DocumentBthatBtheBfamilyBmemberBdoesBnotBsupportBtheBmedicationBtreatmentBplan
B-BAnswerB



ABnurseBinBaBemergencyBdepartmentBisBadmittingBaBclientBwhoBreportsBexperiencing
BaBheadacheBandBheartBpalpitationsBafterBhavingBaBglassBofBwineB1BhrBago.BTheBclie
ntBhasBaBhistoryBofBdepressionBandBbloodBpressureBofB210/105BmmHgBandBaBtempe
ratureBofB103/8BF.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBnurseBtakeBfirst?

AdministerBphentolamineB5BmgBIVBtoBtheBclientB

ApplyBaBhypothermicBblanketBtoBtheBclientB

DetermineBtheBclient'sBprescribedBmedicationBregimenB