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ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM questions With 100% Detailed
Answers
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about
manifestations of relapse to the family of a client who has
schizophrenia. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. The client exhibits an inflated sense of self
b. The client develops an inability to concentrate
c. The client increases participation in social activities
d. The client begins sleeping more than usual - ANSWER-
b. The client develops an inability to concentrate
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A nurse in the emergency department is counseling a
client who reports experiencing intimate partner violence.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Request permission from the client to take photographs
of the injuries
b. Offer to help the client escape from the partner the next
time violence occurs
c. Determine what the client did to trigger the violent
incident
d. Tell the client that staying with the partner shows a lack
of judgment - ANSWER-a. Request permission from the
client to take photographs of the injuries
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A nurse is caring for a client who has prescription for
phenelzine. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid
which of the following over-the- counter medications?
a. Ranitidine
b. Pseudoephedrine
c. Ibuprofen
d. Docusate sodium - ANSWER-b. Pseudoephedrine
A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems
for a client who
has a borderline personality disorder. Which of the
following strategies is the
priority for the nurse to incorporate into the plan of care?
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a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with
the client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group
meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts
and feelings
d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted
injury - ANSWER-d. implement measures to prevent
intentional self-inflicted injury
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take first?
ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM questions With 100% Detailed
Answers
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about
manifestations of relapse to the family of a client who has
schizophrenia. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. The client exhibits an inflated sense of self
b. The client develops an inability to concentrate
c. The client increases participation in social activities
d. The client begins sleeping more than usual - ANSWER-
b. The client develops an inability to concentrate
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A nurse in the emergency department is counseling a
client who reports experiencing intimate partner violence.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Request permission from the client to take photographs
of the injuries
b. Offer to help the client escape from the partner the next
time violence occurs
c. Determine what the client did to trigger the violent
incident
d. Tell the client that staying with the partner shows a lack
of judgment - ANSWER-a. Request permission from the
client to take photographs of the injuries
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A nurse is caring for a client who has prescription for
phenelzine. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid
which of the following over-the- counter medications?
a. Ranitidine
b. Pseudoephedrine
c. Ibuprofen
d. Docusate sodium - ANSWER-b. Pseudoephedrine
A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems
for a client who
has a borderline personality disorder. Which of the
following strategies is the
priority for the nurse to incorporate into the plan of care?
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a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with
the client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group
meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts
and feelings
d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted
injury - ANSWER-d. implement measures to prevent
intentional self-inflicted injury
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take first?
