ATI LPN
Test Bank for Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice
Chapter 41 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is working with a female client who is anticipating the possibility of leaving an abusive relationship. In helping the client make the decision to leave or to stay in the abusive situation, which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assisting the client in finding a new apartment and job (
C) provides practical support to ensure safety and independence, critical for leaving an abusive relationship. Describing the cycle of violence (
A) is educational but less immediate, warning of murder (
B) may heighten fear, and changing identity (
D) is extreme and less feasible.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is talking to a female client who is a survivor of intimate partner violence. The woman relates that her husband has been told that he has the characteristics of an antisocial personality disorder. The woman also informs the nurse that her husband has an extensive criminal record. The nurse interprets this information and suspects that the woman?s husband would most likely demonstrate which behavior?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a disregard for others' rights, often leading to a risk for moderate to severe violence both within and outside the family (
A), especially given the husband's criminal record. Intermittent remorse (
B) is unlikely, as lack of remorse is a hallmark of the disorder. Depression and inadequacy (
C) are not typical, and social isolation (
D) contradicts the manipulative social tendencies of antisocial personality.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a family in which the elderly mother has been a victim of abuse and neglect by her 48-year-old son. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to keep in mind before interviewing the family?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Allowing the elderly mother to decide whether to leave (
C) respects her autonomy and is critical in abuse cases, ensuring empowerment and safety planning. Legal removal (
A) is premature, self-esteem (
B) is secondary, and nursing home placement (
D) assumes a specific outcome without client input.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is interviewing a client who is a survivor of abuse. The client is telling the nurse about how the violence occurred. Which statement would the nurse interpret as reflecting phase 3 of the cycle of violence?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Phase 3 of the cycle of violence, the honeymoon phase, involves the abuser expressing remorse and promising not to repeat the violence (
D). Phase 1 (tension-building) includes yelling or verbal abuse (B,
C), and phase 2 (acute battering) involves physical violence (
A).
Question 5 of 5
A group of nursing students is reviewing information about intimate partner violence (IPV). The group demonstrates understanding of this topic when they identify which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Men often do not perceive behaviors like slapping or shoving as abuse (
B), underreporting IPV due to social stigma. Women are more likely to be seriously injured (
A), IPV in same-sex couples occurs at similar rates (
C), and reactions differ by gender (
D) due to societal and psychological factors.