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ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST
VERSION 2025/2025 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
100% VERIFIED AND GRADED A+
A client who attempted suicide by hanging is brought to
the emergency department by emergency medical
services. The immediate nursing action is which of the
following?
a. Call the mental health crisis team and notify them that a
client who attempted suicide is being admitted to the
hospital.
b. Perform a focused assessment, paying particular
attention to the client's neurological status.
c. Take the client's vital signs.
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d. Assess the client's respiratory status and for the
presence of neck injuries - ANSWER-d
The goal for a patient is to increase resiliency. Which
outcome should a nurse add to the plan of care? Within 3
days, the patient will:
a. identify healthy coping behaviors in response to
stressful events
b. meet own needs without considering the rights of
others.
c. allow others to assume responsibility for major areas of
own life.
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d. describe feelings associated with loss and stress. -
ANSWER-a
Which nursing diagnosis is written correctly?
a. Low self-esteem related to major depressive disorder
evidenced by childhood abuse.
b.Conduct disorder related to childhood sexual abuse
evidenced by hostile and aggressive behaviors.
c.Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
related to suspiciousness evidenced by 20 lbs. weight
loss. - ANSWER-c
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A client admitted to the inpatient unit is being considered
for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The client is calm, but
the client's daughter is hypervigilant and anxious. The
daughter says to the nurse, "My mother's brain will be
shocked with electricity. How can the doctor even think
about doing this to her?" Which of the following responses
by the nurse would be therapeutic?
a. "I think you need to speak directly to the psychiatrist."
b. "Maybe you'll feel better if you see the ECT room and
speak to the staff."
c. "It sounds as though you are very concerned about the
procedure. Let's discuss the procedure." - ANSWER-c
ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST
VERSION 2025/2025 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
100% VERIFIED AND GRADED A+
A client who attempted suicide by hanging is brought to
the emergency department by emergency medical
services. The immediate nursing action is which of the
following?
a. Call the mental health crisis team and notify them that a
client who attempted suicide is being admitted to the
hospital.
b. Perform a focused assessment, paying particular
attention to the client's neurological status.
c. Take the client's vital signs.
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d. Assess the client's respiratory status and for the
presence of neck injuries - ANSWER-d
The goal for a patient is to increase resiliency. Which
outcome should a nurse add to the plan of care? Within 3
days, the patient will:
a. identify healthy coping behaviors in response to
stressful events
b. meet own needs without considering the rights of
others.
c. allow others to assume responsibility for major areas of
own life.
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d. describe feelings associated with loss and stress. -
ANSWER-a
Which nursing diagnosis is written correctly?
a. Low self-esteem related to major depressive disorder
evidenced by childhood abuse.
b.Conduct disorder related to childhood sexual abuse
evidenced by hostile and aggressive behaviors.
c.Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
related to suspiciousness evidenced by 20 lbs. weight
loss. - ANSWER-c
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A client admitted to the inpatient unit is being considered
for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The client is calm, but
the client's daughter is hypervigilant and anxious. The
daughter says to the nurse, "My mother's brain will be
shocked with electricity. How can the doctor even think
about doing this to her?" Which of the following responses
by the nurse would be therapeutic?
a. "I think you need to speak directly to the psychiatrist."
b. "Maybe you'll feel better if you see the ECT room and
speak to the staff."
c. "It sounds as though you are very concerned about the
procedure. Let's discuss the procedure." - ANSWER-c
