ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM
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VERSIONS OF THE EXAM AND OTHER ATI EXAM)
1) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
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b. Determine how the client handles stress.
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c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
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d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
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2) A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for
risperidone. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
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a. “You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity”.
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b. “You will experience weight loss while taking this medication.”
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c. “You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking this
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medication.”
d. “You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates.”
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3) A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania.
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Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
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a. States that he hasn’t bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
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, d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.
1. A nurse is planning care for a client who has borderline personality disorder who self-
mutilates. Which of the following test approaches should the nurse plan to take?
a. Restrict participation in group therapy sessions.
The nurse should encourage the client who has borderline personality disorder to participate
in group therapy sessions to encourage appropriate interaction with other clients.
b. Establish consequences for self-mutilation.
The nurse should respond to self-mutilation with a neutral affect and encourage the client to
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write down feelings that occurred leading up to the incident.
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c. Maintain close observation of the client.
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Clients who have borderline personality disorder are at risk for self-harm during times
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of increased anxiety. Maintaining close observation reduces the client's risk of injury.
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d. Provide an unstructured environment.
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vi y re
Providing an unstructured environment for a client who has borderline personality disorder is
not an effective treatment approach because it does not provide a safe environment to protect
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the client from impulsive and self-injurious behavior.
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A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
is
(Select all that apply)
Th
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens."
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression."
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C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of objects."
E. "To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client to identify our most recent
presidents."
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(PLEASE CHECK THE LAST PAGE FOR MULTIPLE
VERSIONS OF THE EXAM AND OTHER ATI EXAM)
1) A nurse is admitting a client who has generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
m
er as
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
co
eH w
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
o.
rs e
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths
ou urc
2) A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia about her new prescription for
risperidone. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
o
aC s
a. “You should continue this medication if you develop muscle rigidity”.
vi y re
b. “You will experience weight loss while taking this medication.”
ed d
c. “You will notice your symptoms improve within 24 hours of taking this
ar stu
medication.”
d. “You should increase your consumption of complex carbohydrates.”
is
3) A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing mania.
Th
Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
sh
a. States that he hasn’t bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
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, d. Speaks in rhyming sentences.
1. A nurse is planning care for a client who has borderline personality disorder who self-
mutilates. Which of the following test approaches should the nurse plan to take?
a. Restrict participation in group therapy sessions.
The nurse should encourage the client who has borderline personality disorder to participate
in group therapy sessions to encourage appropriate interaction with other clients.
b. Establish consequences for self-mutilation.
The nurse should respond to self-mutilation with a neutral affect and encourage the client to
m
er as
write down feelings that occurred leading up to the incident.
co
eH w
c. Maintain close observation of the client.
o.
rs e
Clients who have borderline personality disorder are at risk for self-harm during times
ou urc
of increased anxiety. Maintaining close observation reduces the client's risk of injury.
o
d. Provide an unstructured environment.
aC s
vi y re
Providing an unstructured environment for a client who has borderline personality disorder is
not an effective treatment approach because it does not provide a safe environment to protect
ed d
the client from impulsive and self-injurious behavior.
ar stu
A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
is
(Select all that apply)
Th
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens."
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression."
sh
C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence."
D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a list of objects."
E. "To assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client to identify our most recent
presidents."
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