ATI RN
Assessing Health Behavior Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is working with a patient who has quit several jobs and no longer sends financial support to his two children living with their mother. This behavior is in conflict with the nurse's values concerning responsible parenting. When discussing family roles with the patient, the nurse shows positive regard through which statement?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The nurse who appreciates the client as a unique worthwhile human being can respect the client regardless of his or her behavior, background, or lifestyle. The nurse maintains attention on the client and avoids communicating negative opinions or value judgments about the client's behavior. In using positive regard, the nurse avoids value judgments and shifting of the focus away from the patient.
Question 2 of 5
During the orientation phase of the nurse-patient relationship, the nurse directs the patient to do which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Which role of the nurse is most likely to create difficulty for the nurse-client relationship if the client confuses physical care with intimacy and sexual interest?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The caregiver role involves physical care (e.g., bathing), which some clients may misinterpret as intimacy, eroding the therapeutic relationship. Teacher focuses on education, advocate supports decisions, and parent surrogate sets limits or nurtures, none of which inherently involve physical closeness prone to misinterpretation.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statements would be an empathetic response in a client interaction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should use clear concrete messages when working with patients displaying which of the following conditions? Select one that does not apply.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.