ATI RN
Psychiatry Test Bank Questions
Question 1 of 5
Before assessing a new patient, a nurse is told by another health care worker, "I know that patient. No matter how hard we work, there isn’t much improvement by the time of discharge." The nurse’s responsibility is to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A patient tries to gouge out their eye in response to auditory hallucinations. The nurse would analyze this behavior as indicating:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
What would be an appropriate short-term outcome for a patient diagnosed with residual schizophrenia who exhibits ambivalence?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Immediately after electroconvulsive therapy, in which position should a nurse place the client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Which assessment finding should be considered a high risk factor for adolescent suicide?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.