ATI RN
Psychiatric Emergency Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse uses the SAD PERSONS scale to interview a patient. This tool provides data relevant to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse interacts with an outpatient who has a history of multiple suicide attempts. Select the most helpful response for a nurse to make when the patient states, 'I am considering committing suicide.'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Which scenario predicts the highest risk for directing violent behavior toward others?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A patient who was responding to auditory hallucinations... now shouts, “Back off!”... The nurse should:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
An adult patient assaulted another patient and was restrained... Which statement requires immediate attention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.