ATI RN
Adult Behavioral Health Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
The staff on an inpatient psychiatric unit is very busy and fall behind on periodic assessment of a severely depressed client. During the rounds, the client is discovered to have completed a suicide attempt in the bathroom. Which type of lawsuit could the client's family file?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clients or families can file malpractice lawsuits in any case of injury, loss, or death. Not all injury or harm to a client can be prevented, nor do all client injuries result from malpractice. The issues are whether or not the client's actions were predictable or foreseeable (and, therefore, preventable) and whether or not the nurse carried out appropriate assessment, interventions, and evaluation that met the standards of care. In the mental health setting, lawsuits most often are related to suicide and suicide attempts. Breach of duty and injury or damage are two of the four elements of malpractice. Assault involves causing a person to fear being touched in an injurious way without consent.
Question 2 of 5
As a nurse discharges a patient, the patient gives the nurse a card of appreciation made in an arts and crafts group. What is the nurses best action?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A patient tells the nurse, I don’t think I’ll ever get out of here. Select the nurse’s most therapeutic response.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A patient is having difficulty making a decision. The nurse has mixed feelings about whether to provide advice. Which principle usually applies? Giving advice:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A client is unwilling to go out of the house for fear of 'doing something crazy in public.' Because of this, the client remains homebound, except when accompanied outside by a trusted adult. The nurse determines that the client has:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Agoraphobia (A) is fear of being in situations where escape or help might be unavailable, often leading to avoidance of public places unless accompanied, as described. Hematophobia (B) is fear of blood, Claustrophobia (C) is fear of enclosed spaces, and Hypochondriasis (D) is fear of illness—none match the client’s specific fear of acting out publicly.