ATI RN
Aggressive Behavior Nursing Diagnosis Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse begins work in an agency that provides care to members of a minority ethnic population. The nurse will be better able to demonstrate cultural competence after:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cultural competence is dependent on understanding the beliefs and values of members of a different culture. A nurse who works with an individual or group of a culture different from his or her own must be open to learning about the culture. The other options have little to do with cultural competence or represent only a portion of the answer.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse notices a patient sitting quietly alone, eyes downcast, and looking sad. The nurse says to the patient, 'You look like something is bothering you.' Which pattern of knowing did the nurse use to respond to the patient?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Personal knowing is obtained from life experience. An example would be a client's face shows the panic. Empirical knowing is obtained from the science of nursing. An example would be a client with panic disorder begins to have an attack. Panic attack will raise pulse rate. Ethical knowing is obtained from the moral knowledge of nursing. An example is although the nurse's shift has ended, she remains with the client. Aesthetic knowing is obtained from the art of nursing. Although the client shows outward signals now, the nurse has sensed previously the client's jumpiness and subtle differences in the client's demeanor and behavior.
Question 3 of 5
During the working phase of a therapeutic relationship, which of the following actions by the nurse would best help the client to explore problems?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Helping the client to clarify feelings and behavior is a first step in problem identification and exploration. This approach empowers the client to examine and understand their own issues, fostering a therapeutic process. The nurse must remain nonjudgmental and avoid giving direct advice. Choice A might be useful later but doesn’t initiate exploration, C skips ahead to solutions, and D deflects responsibility, none of which prioritize the client’s self-exploration.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse asks the patient what he would like to talk about. This is an example of
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse must be alert to the nonverbal expressions of the client. Because the meaning attached to nonverbal behavior is subjective, it is important for the nurse to
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.