ATI RN
Behavioral Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The most common type of dementia is-
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Alzheimer’s disease (Option C) is the most common dementia, accounting for 60-80% of cases, per CDC data, due to amyloid plaques and tau tangles. Pick’s (A) is rarer (frontotemporal), Parkinson’s (B) may include dementia but is less prevalent, and 'Tics disease' (D) is not a recognized dementia.
Question 2 of 5
A child stays home from school to care for siblings while the parents work because the family cannot afford a babysitter. The home is cluttered and dirty. The child reveals, 'My father doesn’t like me very much. He calls me stupid all the time.' The wife mentions that the father is easily frustrated and has trouble disciplining the children. In planning interventions to stabilize the home situation, the community health nurse should consider which resources? (More than one answer is correct.)
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
After several therapeutic encounters with a patient who recently attempted suicide, which occurrence should cause the nurse to consider the possibility of countertransference?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse wants to demonstrate genuineness with a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia. The nurse should
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Which comment best indicates that a patient perceived the nurse was caring? "My nurse
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.