ATI RN
Behavioral Health Nurse Certification Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse surveys medical records. Which finding signals a violation of patients rights?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse performed these actions while caring for patients in an inpatient psychiatric setting. Which action violated patients rights?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A black patient,originally from Haiti has a diagnosis of depression. A colleague tells the nurse,This patient often looks down and is reluctant to share feelings. However,I've observed the patient spontaneously interacting with other black patients. Select the nurses best response.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Society expects a culturally diverse patient to accommodate and use English. Feelings are abstract, which requires a greater command of the language. This may be especially difficult during episodes of high stress or mental illness. Cultural brokers can be helpful with language and helping the nurse to understand the Haitian worldview and cultural nuances.
Question 4 of 5
A patient in the emergency department shows a variety of psychiatric symptoms,including restlessness and anxiety. The patient says,I feel sad because evil spirits have overtaken my mind. Which worldview is most applicable to this individual?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Persons of an indigenous worldview believe disease results from a lack of personal, interpersonal, environmental, or spiritual harmony and that evil spirits exist. The holism of body-mind-spirit is a key component of this view. If one believes an evil spirit has taken control, distress results. Western and Eastern worldviews do not embrace spirits.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse cares for a first-generation American whose family emigrated from Germany. Which worldview about the source of knowledge would this patient likely have?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.