ATI RN
Psychobiological Disorders Questions
Question 1 of 5
A child reports to the school nurse of being verbally bullied by an aggressive classmate. What is the nurses best first action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The behaviors by the bullying child create emotional pain and present the risk for physical pain. The nurse should first listen to the childs complaints and validate the child for reporting the events. Later, school authorities should be notified. School administrators are the most appropriate personnel to deal with the bullying child. The behavior should not be ignored; it will only get worse.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse prepares to lead a discussion at a community health center regarding childrens health problems. The nurse wants to use current terminology when discussing these issues. Which terms are appropriate for the nurse to use? Select one that does not apply.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Some dated terminology contributes to the stigma of mental illness and misconceptions about mental illness. Its important for the nurse to use current terminology. 'Bullying,' 'Autism spectrum disorder,' and 'Intellectual development disorder' are current and appropriate, while 'Mental retardation' is outdated and 'Autism' is less specific than 'Autism spectrum disorder.'
Question 3 of 5
A newly admitted patient diagnosed with schizophrenia is hypervigilant and constantly scans the environment. The patient states, I saw two doctors talking in the hall. They were plotting to kill me. The nurse may correctly assess this behavior as:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A patients care plan includes monitoring for auditory hallucinations. Which assessment findings suggest the patient may be hallucinating?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia demonstrates little spontaneous movement and has waxy flexibility. The patients activities of daily living are severely compromised. An appropriate outcome would be that the patient will:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Outcomes related to self-care deficit nursing diagnoses should deal with increasing ability to perform self-care tasks independently, such as feeding, bathing, dressing, and toileting. Performing the tasks with coaching by nursing staff denotes improvement over the complete inability to perform the tasks. The incorrect options are not directly related to self-care activities, difficult to measure, and unrelated to maintenance of nutrition.