ATI RN
Psychiatric Nurse Certification Questions
Question 1 of 5
A psychiatric nurse leads a medication education group for Hispanic patients. This nurse holds a Western worldview and uses pamphlets as teaching tools. Groups are short and concise. After the group the patients are most likely to believe:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A Mexican American patient puts a picture of the Virgin Mary on the bedside table. What is the nurses best action?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cultural heritage is expressed through language, works of art, music, dance, customs, traditions, diet, and expressions of spirituality. This patients prominent placement of the picture is an example of expression of cultural heritage and spirituality. The nurse should not move it unless the patients safety is jeopardized.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is the most important skill the nurse must bring to the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse must be able to express caring and concern for the client. Empathy is the ability of the nurse to perceive the meanings and feelings of the client and to communicate that understanding to the client. The ability to use confrontation, humor and reframing are also important skills but not as important as the skill of empathy.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assigned to care for a client whose sexual orientation differs from the nurse's sexual orientation. When should the nurse seek clinical supervision?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
What would be the most appropriate action by the student nurse when the client asked the student nurse to keep it secret that the client plans to kill a family member?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If a client expresses homicidal thoughts, the professional is released from privileged communication due to the duty to protect others from harm. The nurse must inform the client that such a secret cannot be kept and report it to the instructor or staff to notify the intended victim and police. Choice A compromises safety, C involves deceit, and D delays necessary action, all of which are inappropriate.