ATI LPN
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th Edition
Chapter 13 Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the major difference between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: PTSD is characterized by symptoms starting 3 months or more after a trauma, while acute stress disorder occurs within 2 days to 4 weeks post-trauma, with different recovery patterns.
Question 2 of 5
Three years after the death of her father in an ICU, the infection prevention nurse was visiting an ICU in a different hospital to complete a chart review. At one point, the nurse looked at a bed where the patient who had the same diagnosis as her father had and saw her father's facial features on the patient and had a sense of panic. In a few moments, the nurse realized that the patient in the bed was not her father. Which of these manifestations of PTSD was this nurse experiencing?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The nurse experienced a flashback, reliving the trauma by perceiving her father's features, triggered by a similar ICU setting, distinct from numbing, hyperarousal, or dreaming.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following statements by the nurse would be most appropriate to a colleague who very quietly and numbly tells the nurse that she had arrived at the scene of an automobile/pedestrian accident and unsuccessfully performed CPR on a victim 3 days ago? The nurse and her colleague are sitting in the break room and no one else is present.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Encouraging the colleague to describe the event facilitates processing the trauma, reducing the risk of pathological responses, unlike judgmental or unsupportive statements.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statements about posttraumatic stress disorder is accurate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Up to 60% of at-risk individuals may develop PTSD, making it relatively common, with symptoms typically starting after a delay, not immediately, and higher prevalence in specific trauma cases.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is true about the use of touch with a client with dissociative identity disorder?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Given potential abuse histories, obtaining permission before touching respects the client's boundaries and comfort, unlike assuming touch is inherently supportive or safe.