ATI RN
Psychiatric Nurse Certification Questions
Question 1 of 5
The LPN/LVN, assisting in the preparation of the care plan of the elderly patient with moderate cognitive impairment, should plan the goals to be (Select one that does not apply):
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A patient who has survived a motor vehicle accident has just learned that the passenger in the car has died. The survivor is unable to recall being in the car. The nurse on duty realizes that this is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Prompt sheets may be used in palliative care with patients who are
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a first-day postoperative surgical client. Prioritize the patient's desired dietary progression. Arrange in sequence the dietary progression from 1 to 4: 1. Full liquid; 2. NPO; 3. Clear liquid; 4. Soft
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Postoperative dietary progression starts with NPO (2) to rest the GI tract, followed by clear liquids (3) to test tolerance, full liquids (1) for nutrition, and soft diet (4) as healing progresses (Option B: 2,3,1,4). Option A starts prematurely, Option C misorders full liquids and soft, and Option D reverses the sequence.
Question 5 of 5
The patient had undergone spinal anesthesia for appendectomy. To prevent spinal headaches, the nurse should place the patient in which of the following positions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.