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ATI LPN Mental Health Proctored Exam 2023 is a nursing-school practice exam with 54 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
Topics covered on this page: ATI LPN Mental Health Proctored Exam 2026.
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Start Practice ExamA nurse is assisting with teaching a group of older adult clients about behavioral expectations.Which of the following actions should the nurse take to help eliminate barriers to learning?
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has bulimia nervosa.Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving acute care for the treatment of a substance use disorder.With which of the following actions is the nurse demonstrating the ethical principle of veracit
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about client confidentiality.Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is collecting data for a health history from a client who has antisocial personality disorder.Which of the following clinical findings is associated with this disorder?
A nurse is caring for multiple clients on a mental health unit.Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first?
A nurse is speaking with the sibling of a client who refuses to see visitors.Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is collecting data from an adult client in an outpatient mental health clinic.The nurse should identify which of the following events as a potential cause of a maturational crisis?
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of cancer.The client states, "I can't think about my health until after my son is married next week.”. The nurse should identify the client's sta
A client who delivered a healthy newborn 4 weeks ago calls her provider's office and tells the nurse, "This baby constantly cries.My partner works all the time, and I can't take any more.”. Which of t
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the caregiver of a client who has Alzheimer's disease.The caregiver reports that the client awakens at night and wanders.Which of the following strategies should t
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a situational crisis.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is beginning a therapeutic relationship with a client who has paranoid personality disorder. Which of the following strategies should the nurse plan to use?
A nurse is caring for a client who has an opioid use disorder.The nurse should anticipate that the provider will prescribe which of the following medications for treatment?
A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for an adolescent who is newly admitted for an overdose of prescription pain medication.The client has prescriptions for an anxiolytic and an SSRI antidep
A nurse in a mental health facility is collecting a blood specimen from a client.The client is hallucinating and states, "That looks like a snake, and I won't let it take all of my blood.”. Which of t
A nurse is caring for a client who has depressive disorder following the recent death of their partner.Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSD
A nurse is participating in a community program about eating disorders.Which of the following information about bulimia nervosa should the nurse include in the presentation?
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is experiencing opioid withdrawal.Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?
A nurse is providing information to a client about smoking cessation.Which of the following medications should the nurse include?
A nurse is collecting data from a client who experienced physical abuse as a child.Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for the client to become a perpetrator of
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is to start therapy with fluoxetine.Which of the following is an expected outcome for this client?
A client is becoming increasingly agitated, anxious, and tense.The nurse notes a clenched jaw and a change in the pitch of the client's voice.Which of the following interventions should the nurse impl
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has dementia.Which of the following actions should the nurse take?