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ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
EXAM REVIEW 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
A nurse is assessing a client who has major depressive disorder.
The nurse should identify which of the following client statements
as an overt comment about suicide? (Select all that apply) -
correct answer - A. "My family will be better off if I'm dead."
C. "I wish my life was over."
E. "If I kill myself then my problems will go away.
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A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I plan to commit
suicide." Which of the following assessments should the nurse
identify as the priority? - correct answer - Lethality of the method
and availability of means
A nurse is assisting with the development of protocols to address
the increasing number of suicide attempts in the community.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include as a
primary intervention? (Select all that apply) - correct answer - A.
Conducting a suicide risk screening on all new clients
C. Educating high school teens about suicide prevention
E. Teaching middle-school educators about warning indicators of
suicide
A nurse is caring for a client who is on suicide precautions. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan
of care? - correct answer - Ensure that the client swallows
medication
A nurse is conducting a class for a group of newly licensed nurses
on caring for clients who at risk for suicide. Which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching? - correct
answer - A no-suicide contract decreases the client's risk for a
suicide attempt
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A nurse is conducting group therapy with a group of clients.
Which of the following statements made by a client is an example
of aggressive communication? - correct answer - You'd better
listen to me."
A nurse is caring for a client who is speaking in a loud voice with
clenched fists. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - correct answer - Request that other staff members remain
close by
A nurse is assessing a client in an inpatient mental health unit.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect if the
client is in the preassaultive stage of violence? (Select all that
apply) - correct answer - B. Defensive responses to questions
D. Rapid breathing
E. Facial grimacing
F. Agitation
A nurse is caring for a client in an inpatient mental health facility
who gets up from a chair and throws it across the day room.
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Which of the following is the priority nursing action? - correct
answer - Move the client away from others
A nurse is caring for a client who is screaming at staff members
and other clients. Which of the following is a therapeutic response
by the nurse to the client? - correct answer - Stop screaming, and
walk with me outside."
A charge nurse is leading a peer group discussion about family
and community violence. Which of the following statements by a
member of the group indicates an understanding of the teaching?
- correct answer - Pregnancy increases the risk for violence
toward the intimate partner."
A nurse is preparing to assess an infant who has shaken baby
syndrome. Which of the following is an expected finding? (Select
all that apply) - correct answer - B. Respiratory distress
C. Retinal hemorrhage
D. Altered LOC
E. Increase in head circumference
ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED
EXAM REVIEW 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
A nurse is assessing a client who has major depressive disorder.
The nurse should identify which of the following client statements
as an overt comment about suicide? (Select all that apply) -
correct answer - A. "My family will be better off if I'm dead."
C. "I wish my life was over."
E. "If I kill myself then my problems will go away.
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A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I plan to commit
suicide." Which of the following assessments should the nurse
identify as the priority? - correct answer - Lethality of the method
and availability of means
A nurse is assisting with the development of protocols to address
the increasing number of suicide attempts in the community.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include as a
primary intervention? (Select all that apply) - correct answer - A.
Conducting a suicide risk screening on all new clients
C. Educating high school teens about suicide prevention
E. Teaching middle-school educators about warning indicators of
suicide
A nurse is caring for a client who is on suicide precautions. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan
of care? - correct answer - Ensure that the client swallows
medication
A nurse is conducting a class for a group of newly licensed nurses
on caring for clients who at risk for suicide. Which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching? - correct
answer - A no-suicide contract decreases the client's risk for a
suicide attempt
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A nurse is conducting group therapy with a group of clients.
Which of the following statements made by a client is an example
of aggressive communication? - correct answer - You'd better
listen to me."
A nurse is caring for a client who is speaking in a loud voice with
clenched fists. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - correct answer - Request that other staff members remain
close by
A nurse is assessing a client in an inpatient mental health unit.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect if the
client is in the preassaultive stage of violence? (Select all that
apply) - correct answer - B. Defensive responses to questions
D. Rapid breathing
E. Facial grimacing
F. Agitation
A nurse is caring for a client in an inpatient mental health facility
who gets up from a chair and throws it across the day room.
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Which of the following is the priority nursing action? - correct
answer - Move the client away from others
A nurse is caring for a client who is screaming at staff members
and other clients. Which of the following is a therapeutic response
by the nurse to the client? - correct answer - Stop screaming, and
walk with me outside."
A charge nurse is leading a peer group discussion about family
and community violence. Which of the following statements by a
member of the group indicates an understanding of the teaching?
- correct answer - Pregnancy increases the risk for violence
toward the intimate partner."
A nurse is preparing to assess an infant who has shaken baby
syndrome. Which of the following is an expected finding? (Select
all that apply) - correct answer - B. Respiratory distress
C. Retinal hemorrhage
D. Altered LOC
E. Increase in head circumference
