Mental Health ATI Exam B 2025: Proctored Practice & Rationales

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Mental Health ATI Exam B | Latest 2025|

A charge nurse is developing an education program about

schizophrenia. What manifestation should the nurse include as a

negative symptom of schizophrenia? .....ANSWER.....Thought

blocking

A nurse is preparing to administer diazepam 7.5 mg IV bolus to

a client for alcohol withdrawal. Available is diazepam injection 5

mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

.....ANSWER.....1.5 mL

A nurse in a clinic is assessing a client whose partner died 4

months ago. What statement indicates that the client is at risk for

complicated grief? .....ANSWER....."I feel so empty without my

wife that it's hard to get up every morning."

A nurse in a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious

because he often hears voices telling him what to do. What

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action should the nurse take? .....ANSWER.....Ask the client what

the voices are saying.

A nurse in a community health center is counseling a family of two

parents and two children. What statement by a family member

indicates manipulative behavior? .....ANSWER....."If you do my

homework for me, I won't bother you for the rest of the day."

A nurse is planning discharge teaching with a family member of

a client who has a new diagnosis of depression. What

information about relapse should the nurse include?

.....ANSWER.....Early identification of changes, such as decreased

social involvement, is important.

A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record for a

client who is experiencing the adverse effects of chlorpromazine.

The nurse should administer benztropine to relieve which of the

following adverse effects? .....ANSWER.....Acute dystonia

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A nurse in the emergency department is admitting a client who

reports a headache along with heart palpitations after having a

glass of wine with dinner a few hours ago. The client has a

history of depression and has a blood pressure of 210/105

mmHg. What question should the nurse ask first?

.....ANSWER....."What medications are you currently taking?"

A nurse is teaching a client who has bipolar disorder and a

prescription for lithium. What instruction should the nurse include

in the teaching? .....ANSWER....."Take this medication with food."

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking clozapine. For what

finding should the nurse withhold the medication?

.....ANSWER.....The client reports a sore throat.

A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted following an

overdose of amitriptyline. The nurse should monitor the client for

what adverse effect associated with this medication?

.....ANSWER.....Urinary retention

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A nurse in a provider's office is collecting a health history from

the parent of a school-age child who has been taking

atomoxetine. What adverse effect reported by the parent is the

priority for the nurse to report to the provider?

.....ANSWER.....Dark urine

A nurse is preforming an admission assessment on a client and

notices that the client appears withdrawn and fearful. To

establish a trusting nurse-client relationship, what action should

the nurse take first? .....ANSWER.....Inform the client that her

admission is confidential

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and

has wandered into the day room looking for her deceased

partner. What action should the nurse take? .....ANSWER.....Talk

with the client about activities she enjoyed with her partner

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving hospice care for an

inoperable brain tumor. When completing a spiritual assessment