ATI RN
Behavioral Questions for Nurse Questions
Question 1 of 5
A community mental health nurse has worked with a patient for 3 years but is moving out of the city and terminates the relationship. When a novice nurse begins work with this patient, what is the starting point for the relationship?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A patient with acute depression states, God is punishing me for my past sins. What is the nurse’s most therapeutic response?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
An anxiety disorder is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An anxiety disorder is defined as an excessive or aroused state characterized by feelings of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear, as stated in Option D. This aligns with clinical definitions (e.g., DSM-5), encompassing a broad range of anxiety-related symptoms. Option A focuses narrowly on panic attacks, relevant to panic disorder but not all anxiety disorders. Option B describes a feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), not a general anxiety disorder. Option C refers to cognitive symptoms more typical of psychotic disorders, not anxiety.
Question 4 of 5
Some of the defining features of Social phobia are described in DSM-IV-TR as:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Stimulus Control Treatment for Generalised Anxiety Disorder involves:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.