ATI Mental Health RN Exam Prep 2025/2026 – Online Practice A, B, C & Study Guide

ATI MENTAL HEALTH RN EXAM
ONLINE PRACTICE A, B, C &
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 BANK EXAM W
QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED
2025!!!




A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of substance abuse dis
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order and was involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility. Wh
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en the nurse attempts to administer oral lorazepam, the client refuse
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s to take the medication and becomes physically aggressive. Which o
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f the following actions should the nurse take?
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,Clients who are in a facility due to an involuntarily admission retain t
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he right to refuse treatment. Therefore, the nurse should hold the m
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edication and document the client's refusal.
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A nurse is planning care for a client who has depression and has mad
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e frequent suicide attempts. Which of the following statements indic
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ates the client has a decreased risk for suicide?
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a. "I'm relieved now that my financial affairs are in order."
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b. "It is easier to talk about my feelings now."
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c. "Suddenly I have enough energy to do anything I want."
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d. "Thank you for always taking such good care of me." -
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---ANSWER--- b. "It is easier to talk about my feelings now."
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When clients express their feelings, this indicates a positive treatme nt outcom
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A nurse is caring for a client whose child has a terminal illness. The cl
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ient requests information about how to deal with the upcoming loss.
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Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
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a. "It will be better for you to keep busy to avoid thinking about your child's de
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b. "You will complete the grieving process about a year after your chi ld's deat
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c. "The grief process will start once your child actually dies."
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d. "It is not uncommon to feel angry toward yourself or others."
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,ng forward. Which of the following assumptions should the nurse m
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ake based on the clients nonverbal behaviors?
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a. The client is interested in what the nurse is saying.
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b. The client is attempting to manipulate the nurse.
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c. The client is physically attracted to the nurse.
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d. The client needs to feel accepted by the nurse. -
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---ANSWER--- a. The client is interested in what the nurse is saying.
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The client's posture and eye contact demonstrates an interest in the i
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nterview and what the nurse is saying.
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A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record of a client who ha
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s schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. Which of the following findi
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ngs is the priority for the nurse to notify the provider?
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a. The client's chart indicates a 1.36-kg (3-lb) weight gain in 1 month.
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b. The client reports an inability to breathe easily.
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c. The client's laboratory results indicate a fasting blood glucose leve l of 130 m
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d. The client reports having recently started smoking cigarettes.
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b. The client reports an inability to breathe easily.
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Serious adverse effects, such as heart failure, myocarditis, and pulmo
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nary embolism are associated with clozapine. When using the greate
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, c. A client who has a BUN of 18 mg/dL
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d. A client who has a potassium level of 3.6 mEq/L
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A sodium level of 128 mEq/L should alert the nurse that the client is a
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t risk for lithium toxicity because renal excretion of lithium is decrea
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sed in the presence of a low sodium level.
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A nurse is establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client who h
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as antisocial personality disorder. Which of the following strategies s
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hould the nurse use when communicating with this client?
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a. Behave in a friendly manner toward the client.
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b. Set realistic limits on the client's behavior.
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c. Show respect for the client's need for isolation.
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d. Act as a role model for assertiveness. -
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---ANSWER--- b. Set realistic limits on the client's behavior.
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Clients who have antisocial personality disorder can seem to be in co
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ntrol of their behavior, but are manipulative and impulsive and can s
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uddenly become aggressive and assaultive. The nurse should establis
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h clear limits on specific aggressive and demanding behaviors.
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A nurse in a provider's office is collecting a health history from the g
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