ATI RN
Age Specific Care Competency Questions
Question 1 of 5
A couple in counseling reports fighting with their child when they are angry with each other. This behavior typifies:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A 38-year-old woman, who had a subtotal thyroidectomy 8 years previously, is again thyrotoxic. Which one of the following is the most appropriate management?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Recurrent thyrotoxicosis post-subtotal thyroidectomy is best managed with carbimazole to control symptoms, followed by radioactive iodine (D) for definitive treatment. Total thyroidectomy (A) is more invasive, iodine alone (B) is incorrect, immunosuppression (C) is irrelevant, and beta-blockers (E) are symptomatic only.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse assesses an elderly patient. The nurse should complete the Geriatric Depression Scale if the patient answers which question affirmatively.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse wants to assess for suicidal ideation in an elderly patient. Select the best question to begin this assessment.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: This question is clear, direct, and respectful. It will produce information relative to the acceptability of suicide as an option to the patient. If the patient deems suicide unacceptable, no further assessment is necessary. If the patient deems suicide as acceptable, the nurse can continue to assess intent, plan, means to carry out the plan, lethality of the chosen method, and so forth. The other options are less direct, may produce responses that may be unclear, or are appropriate for later in this discussion.
Question 5 of 5
Which remarks by a 72-year-old patient should prompt the nurse to assess for depression? Select one tha does not apply.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.