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ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM 2025 |
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol use
disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse suspect?
A) Acrocyanosis
B) Arrhythmias
C) Ascites
D) Weight gain - correct-answer-C) Ascites
A nurse is caring for a client who just received a terminal diagnosis of cancer.
Which of the following initial reactions should the nurse expect from the client?
A) Bargaining
B) Depression
C) Denial
D) Anger - correct-answer-C) Denial
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A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a new prescription for
a benzodiazepine. For which of the following findings should the nurse question
the provider's prescription?
A) A skeletal muscle injury
B) History of status epileptics
C) Hypotension
D) Insomnia - correct-answer-C) Hypotension
A nurse is caring for a client who attends family counseling with his partner and
their children. The client tells the nurse that he isn't going to attend any further
sessions and states " I don't have time for all that talking." Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A) It must be difficult for you to talk about family problems
B) You should continue attending the family counseling sessions until the therapist
tells you to stop
C) If you should continue to go to family counseling, I', sure you'll be able to
resolve your family problems soon
D) I think you need to continue family therapy if your partner and children want to
receive further counseling - correct-answer-A) It must be difficult for you to talk
about family problems
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A nurse is assisting in the planning of a staff education session about the
administration of antidepressant medications to older adult clients. Which of the
following information should the nurse recommend to include?
A) Older adult clients require a lower initial dose of antidepressant medication
than adult clients
B) Older adult clients should not receive antidepressant medication
C) Older adult clients achieve the therapeutic effects of antidepressant
medications more quickly than adult clients
D) Older adult clients have decreased risk for adverse effects from antidepressant
medication - correct-answer-A) Older adult clients require a lower initial dose of
antidepressant medication than adult clients
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is reviewing the medication records for a
group of clients. The nurse should expect a prescription for memantine for a client
who has which of the following diagnoses?
A) Depression
B) Schizophrenia
C) Obesity
D) Alzheimer's disease - correct-answer-D) Alzheimer's disease
A nurse is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and a new prescription
for donepezil. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM 2025 |
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol use
disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse suspect?
A) Acrocyanosis
B) Arrhythmias
C) Ascites
D) Weight gain - correct-answer-C) Ascites
A nurse is caring for a client who just received a terminal diagnosis of cancer.
Which of the following initial reactions should the nurse expect from the client?
A) Bargaining
B) Depression
C) Denial
D) Anger - correct-answer-C) Denial
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A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a new prescription for
a benzodiazepine. For which of the following findings should the nurse question
the provider's prescription?
A) A skeletal muscle injury
B) History of status epileptics
C) Hypotension
D) Insomnia - correct-answer-C) Hypotension
A nurse is caring for a client who attends family counseling with his partner and
their children. The client tells the nurse that he isn't going to attend any further
sessions and states " I don't have time for all that talking." Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A) It must be difficult for you to talk about family problems
B) You should continue attending the family counseling sessions until the therapist
tells you to stop
C) If you should continue to go to family counseling, I', sure you'll be able to
resolve your family problems soon
D) I think you need to continue family therapy if your partner and children want to
receive further counseling - correct-answer-A) It must be difficult for you to talk
about family problems
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A nurse is assisting in the planning of a staff education session about the
administration of antidepressant medications to older adult clients. Which of the
following information should the nurse recommend to include?
A) Older adult clients require a lower initial dose of antidepressant medication
than adult clients
B) Older adult clients should not receive antidepressant medication
C) Older adult clients achieve the therapeutic effects of antidepressant
medications more quickly than adult clients
D) Older adult clients have decreased risk for adverse effects from antidepressant
medication - correct-answer-A) Older adult clients require a lower initial dose of
antidepressant medication than adult clients
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is reviewing the medication records for a
group of clients. The nurse should expect a prescription for memantine for a client
who has which of the following diagnoses?
A) Depression
B) Schizophrenia
C) Obesity
D) Alzheimer's disease - correct-answer-D) Alzheimer's disease
A nurse is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and a new prescription
for donepezil. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
