ATI RN
Age Specific Nursing Care Questions
Question 1 of 5
A boy with a conduct disorder diagnosis would be most likely to have which symptom?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
When assessing the elderly for depression, the nurse may find that a depressed person over 70 years of age without a medical diagnosis, may have the following symptoms of depression (Select one tha does not apply):
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A patient states that unit staff members have been avoiding them since an attempt to self-mutilate. The psychiatric-mental health nurse's most appropriate response is to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
An infant develops jaundice 6 hours after birth. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Jaundice within 24 hours of birth is pathological, often due to haemolytic disease of the newborn (A), such as Rh incompatibility causing rapid red cell breakdown. Physiological jaundice (C) typically appears after 24 hours, while umbilical sepsis (B), bile duct atresia (D), and neonatal hepatitis (E) are less likely to cause such early onset.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse plans an educational program for staff of a home health agency specializing in care of the elderly. Which topic is the highest priority to include?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The topic of greatest immediacy is the assessment of pain in older adults. Unmanaged pain can precipitate other problems, such as substance abuse and depression. Elderly patients are less likely to be accurately diagnosed and adequately treated for pain. The distracters are unrelated or of lesser importance.