ATI RN
Behavioral Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse asks a patient, 'If you had fever and vomiting for 3 days, what would you do?' Which aspect of the mental status examination is the nurse assessing?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assessing cognition involves determining a patient's judgment and decision making. In this case, the nurse would expect a response of 'Call my doctor' if the patient's cognition and judgment are intact. If the patient responds, 'I would stop eating' or 'I would just wait and see what happened,' the nurse would conclude that judgment is impaired. The other options refer to other aspects of the examination.
Question 2 of 5
After formulating the nursing diagnoses for a new patient, what is a nurse's next action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A patient says, 'People should be allowed to commit suicide without interference from others.' A nurse replies, 'You're wrong. Nothing is bad enough to justify death.' What is the best analysis of this interchange?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assessing a patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder. The patient expresses feelings of hopelessness and states, 'I don't think anything will ever improve.' What is the priority nursing intervention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
During a one-on-one interaction with the nurse, a patient frequently looks nervously at the door. Select the best comment by the nurse regarding this nonverbal communication.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.