MENTAL HEALTH ATI FINAL EXAM
MENTAL HEALTH ATI FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
A client comes to the emergency department because he thinks he is having a
heart attack. Further assessment determines that the client is not having a heart
attack but is having a panic attack. When beginning to interview the client, which
question would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
a."Do you think you will be able to drive home?"
b. "Are you feeling much better now that you are lying down?"
c. "What do you think caused you to feel this way?"
d. "What did you experience just before and during the attack?"
d. "What did you experience just before and during the attack?"
A client with a panic disorder has been prescribed a benzodiazepine medication.
Which risk would the nurse emphasize as being associated with using this
medication?
a. Agitation
b. Fecal impaction
c. Dietary restrictions
d. Withdrawal symptoms
d. Withdrawal symptoms
A nurse determines that a client who is experiencing anxiety is using relief
behaviors. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing which degree of
anxiety?
a. Moderate
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b. severe
c. Mild
d. panic
b. severe
While planning care for a child who has excoriation disorder, what would the
priority NANDA be?
a. Ineffective role performance
b. Hopelessness
c. Dysfunctional family processes
d. Impaired skin integrity
d. Impaired skin integrity
Which statement made by a client diagnosed with PTSD leads the nurse to believe
the client is experiencing dissociative symptoms?
a. "It's like I'm having flashbacks every time I fall asleep."
b. "I feel guilty that I survived the attack and my friend didn't."
c. "I describe my feelings like I'm having an out-of-body experience."
d. "Loud noises always make me a little jittery now."
c. "I describe my feelings like I'm having an out-of-body experience."
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client diagnosed with borderline
personality disorder. Which element would the nurse identify as one of the
strongest risk factors for this disorder?
a. History of depression
b. Abuse as a child
c. Parental alcohol abuse
d.Poverty
b. Abuse as a child
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The nurse is caring for several hospitalized clients with anorexia nervosa. The
nurse would be especially alert for which of the following if noted in the clients'
histories?
a. Aggression
b. Primary insomnia
c. Paranoia
d. Depression
d. Depression
When describing the characteristic similarities and differences between anorexia
nervosa and bulimia nervosa, which of the following would the nurse identify as
specific to bulimia?
a. Perfectionism
b. Low self-esteem
c. Boundary problems
d. Obsessiveness
c. Boundary problems
A client with somatic symptom disorder also has anxiety. Which of the following
would the nurse expect to be prescribed?
a. Tricyclic antidepressant
b. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)
c. Atypical antipsychotic
d. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
d. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
A nurse is working with a client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder. Which
of the following would the nurse identify as the most difficult aspect of providing
care to this client?
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a. Relieving the client's anxiety
b. Developing the therapeutic relationship
c. Managing the client's pain
d. Monitoring the client's treatment program
b. Developing the therapeutic relationship
A client has been admitted to the inpatient psychiatric facility with a diagnosis of
post traumatic stress disorder after a history of violence by the client's significant
other. During the initial assessment interview, which assessment would be the
priority?
a. Sleep patterns
b. Suicide risk
c. Hydration status
d. Nutritional status
b. Suicide risk
The nurse is caring for a family in which the elderly mother has been a victim of
abuse and neglect by her son, 48 years of age. Which is important for the nurse to
keep in mind before interviewing the family?
a.
The nurse must allow the older adult mother to decide whether she wants to
leave the situation.
b.
A top nursing priority would be to legally remove the son from the home.
c.
Placement of the older adult woman in a nursing home within the community is
crucial.
d.
The main focus of the nurse's actions should be on improving the elderly mother's
self-esteem.
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MENTAL HEALTH ATI FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
A client comes to the emergency department because he thinks he is having a
heart attack. Further assessment determines that the client is not having a heart
attack but is having a panic attack. When beginning to interview the client, which
question would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
a."Do you think you will be able to drive home?"
b. "Are you feeling much better now that you are lying down?"
c. "What do you think caused you to feel this way?"
d. "What did you experience just before and during the attack?"
d. "What did you experience just before and during the attack?"
A client with a panic disorder has been prescribed a benzodiazepine medication.
Which risk would the nurse emphasize as being associated with using this
medication?
a. Agitation
b. Fecal impaction
c. Dietary restrictions
d. Withdrawal symptoms
d. Withdrawal symptoms
A nurse determines that a client who is experiencing anxiety is using relief
behaviors. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing which degree of
anxiety?
a. Moderate
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b. severe
c. Mild
d. panic
b. severe
While planning care for a child who has excoriation disorder, what would the
priority NANDA be?
a. Ineffective role performance
b. Hopelessness
c. Dysfunctional family processes
d. Impaired skin integrity
d. Impaired skin integrity
Which statement made by a client diagnosed with PTSD leads the nurse to believe
the client is experiencing dissociative symptoms?
a. "It's like I'm having flashbacks every time I fall asleep."
b. "I feel guilty that I survived the attack and my friend didn't."
c. "I describe my feelings like I'm having an out-of-body experience."
d. "Loud noises always make me a little jittery now."
c. "I describe my feelings like I'm having an out-of-body experience."
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client diagnosed with borderline
personality disorder. Which element would the nurse identify as one of the
strongest risk factors for this disorder?
a. History of depression
b. Abuse as a child
c. Parental alcohol abuse
d.Poverty
b. Abuse as a child
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The nurse is caring for several hospitalized clients with anorexia nervosa. The
nurse would be especially alert for which of the following if noted in the clients'
histories?
a. Aggression
b. Primary insomnia
c. Paranoia
d. Depression
d. Depression
When describing the characteristic similarities and differences between anorexia
nervosa and bulimia nervosa, which of the following would the nurse identify as
specific to bulimia?
a. Perfectionism
b. Low self-esteem
c. Boundary problems
d. Obsessiveness
c. Boundary problems
A client with somatic symptom disorder also has anxiety. Which of the following
would the nurse expect to be prescribed?
a. Tricyclic antidepressant
b. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)
c. Atypical antipsychotic
d. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
d. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
A nurse is working with a client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder. Which
of the following would the nurse identify as the most difficult aspect of providing
care to this client?
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a. Relieving the client's anxiety
b. Developing the therapeutic relationship
c. Managing the client's pain
d. Monitoring the client's treatment program
b. Developing the therapeutic relationship
A client has been admitted to the inpatient psychiatric facility with a diagnosis of
post traumatic stress disorder after a history of violence by the client's significant
other. During the initial assessment interview, which assessment would be the
priority?
a. Sleep patterns
b. Suicide risk
c. Hydration status
d. Nutritional status
b. Suicide risk
The nurse is caring for a family in which the elderly mother has been a victim of
abuse and neglect by her son, 48 years of age. Which is important for the nurse to
keep in mind before interviewing the family?
a.
The nurse must allow the older adult mother to decide whether she wants to
leave the situation.
b.
A top nursing priority would be to legally remove the son from the home.
c.
Placement of the older adult woman in a nursing home within the community is
crucial.
d.
The main focus of the nurse's actions should be on improving the elderly mother's
self-esteem.
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