The ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam 2025: Complete Review Guide is an all-encompassing study resource meticulously designed for nursing students preparing for the ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam. This comprehensive guide includes 130 carefully curated practice questions, each accompanied by detailed rationales to deepen understanding of key mental health nursing concepts. It offers expert strategies to tackle complex topics such as therapeutic communication, psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, and crisis intervention. The guide also addresses the latest 2025 exam updates, including Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) question formats like bowtie and matrix items, ensuring students are well-prepared for the evolving testing standards. With a focus on evidence-based practice, this resource helps learners build critical thinking skills, manage test anxiety, and achieve a passing score with confidence. Ideal for both RN and PN students, this review guide is a trusted companion for mastering mental health nursing and excelling in the proctored exam.
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1.
Question: A nurse is collecting data from a client who is newly admitted to a mental health
facility. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
A) Establish rapport with the client
B) Determine the client’s coping strategies
C) Identify the client’s perception of her mental health status
D) Review the client’s medical history
✅ Correct Answer: C) Identify the client’s perception of her mental health status
Rationale: Understanding the client’s own view of her mental health is the priority to guide
individualized care planning. According to the nursing process, data collection begins with
the client’s perception.
2.
Question: A nurse is told during change-of-shift report that a client is stuporous. When
assessing the client, which finding should the nurse expect?
A) The client responds verbally but is confused
B) The client is alert but drowsy
C) The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub
D) The client has purposeful movement in response to stimuli
✅ Correct Answer: C) The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub
Rationale: A stuporous client is nearly unresponsive and only arouses with vigorous or
painful stimuli, such as a sternal rub.
3.
Question: A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5. Which of the
following should be included? (Select all that apply.)
A) The DSM-5 provides legal guidelines for involuntary admission
B) The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders
C) The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for clients with mental health disorders
D) The DSM-5 includes expected assessment findings for mental health disorders
E) The DSM-5 outlines treatment modalities for psychiatric conditions
✅ Correct Answers: B), C), D)
Rationale: The DSM-5 provides diagnostic criteria and expected findings, aiding in
assessment and care planning. It does not establish legal criteria or outline treatments.
4.
Question: A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients.
Which of the following requires temporary emergency admission?
A) A client with OCD experiencing compulsions
B) A client with schizophrenia refusing medications
C) A client with borderline personality disorder who assaulted someone with a metal rod
D) A client with depression who reports low mood
✅ Correct Answer: C) A client with borderline personality disorder who assaulted
someone with a metal rod
Rationale: Temporary emergency admission is justified when a client is a danger to self or
others, such as in cases of assault.
Question: A nurse is collecting data from a client who is newly admitted to a mental health
facility. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
A) Establish rapport with the client
B) Determine the client’s coping strategies
C) Identify the client’s perception of her mental health status
D) Review the client’s medical history
✅ Correct Answer: C) Identify the client’s perception of her mental health status
Rationale: Understanding the client’s own view of her mental health is the priority to guide
individualized care planning. According to the nursing process, data collection begins with
the client’s perception.
2.
Question: A nurse is told during change-of-shift report that a client is stuporous. When
assessing the client, which finding should the nurse expect?
A) The client responds verbally but is confused
B) The client is alert but drowsy
C) The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub
D) The client has purposeful movement in response to stimuli
✅ Correct Answer: C) The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub
Rationale: A stuporous client is nearly unresponsive and only arouses with vigorous or
painful stimuli, such as a sternal rub.
3.
Question: A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5. Which of the
following should be included? (Select all that apply.)
A) The DSM-5 provides legal guidelines for involuntary admission
B) The DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual mental health disorders
C) The DSM-5 assists nurses in planning care for clients with mental health disorders
D) The DSM-5 includes expected assessment findings for mental health disorders
E) The DSM-5 outlines treatment modalities for psychiatric conditions
✅ Correct Answers: B), C), D)
Rationale: The DSM-5 provides diagnostic criteria and expected findings, aiding in
assessment and care planning. It does not establish legal criteria or outline treatments.
4.
Question: A nurse in an emergency mental health facility is caring for a group of clients.
Which of the following requires temporary emergency admission?
A) A client with OCD experiencing compulsions
B) A client with schizophrenia refusing medications
C) A client with borderline personality disorder who assaulted someone with a metal rod
D) A client with depression who reports low mood
✅ Correct Answer: C) A client with borderline personality disorder who assaulted
someone with a metal rod
Rationale: Temporary emergency admission is justified when a client is a danger to self or
others, such as in cases of assault.
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