ATI RN
Psychiatric Emergency Questions
Question 1 of 5
Select the most critical question for the nurse to ask an adolescent who has threatened to take an overdose of pills.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 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 3 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 4 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.
Question 5 of 5
A patient sat in silence for 20 minutes... then stared in the face of a staff member. The patient is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.