ATI RN
Aggressive Behavior Nursing Diagnosis Questions
Question 1 of 5
To provide culturally competent care,the nurse should:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cultural competence requires ongoing effort. Culture is dynamic, diversified, and changing. The nurse must be prepared to gain cultural knowledge and determine nursing care measures that patients find acceptable and helpful. Interpreting the thinking of individual patients does not ensure culturally competent care. Reducing a patients ethnocentrism may not be a desired outcome.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse begins work in an agency that provides care to members of a minority ethnic population. The nurse will be better able to demonstrate cultural competence after:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cultural competence is dependent on understanding the beliefs and values of members of a different culture. A nurse who works with an individual or group of a culture different from his or her own must be open to learning about the culture. The other options have little to do with cultural competence or represent only a portion of the answer.
Question 3 of 5
Which is a standard for establishing a code of conduct for living?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Values are abstract standards that give a person a sense of right and wrong and establish a code of conduct for living. Acceptance occurs when the nurse does not become upset or respond negatively to a client's outbursts, anger, or acting out. Empathy is the ability of the nurse to perceive the meaning and feelings of the client and to communicate that understanding to the client. Positive regard is an unconditional, nonjudgmental attitude.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse notices a patient sitting quietly alone, eyes downcast, and looking sad. The nurse says to the patient, 'You look like something is bothering you.' Which pattern of knowing did the nurse use to respond to the patient?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Personal knowing is obtained from life experience. An example would be a client's face shows the panic. Empirical knowing is obtained from the science of nursing. An example would be a client with panic disorder begins to have an attack. Panic attack will raise pulse rate. Ethical knowing is obtained from the moral knowledge of nursing. An example is although the nurse's shift has ended, she remains with the client. Aesthetic knowing is obtained from the art of nursing. Although the client shows outward signals now, the nurse has sensed previously the client's jumpiness and subtle differences in the client's demeanor and behavior.
Question 5 of 5
During the working phase of a therapeutic relationship, which of the following actions by the nurse would best help the client to explore problems?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Helping the client to clarify feelings and behavior is a first step in problem identification and exploration. This approach empowers the client to examine and understand their own issues, fostering a therapeutic process. The nurse must remain nonjudgmental and avoid giving direct advice. Choice A might be useful later but doesn’t initiate exploration, C skips ahead to solutions, and D deflects responsibility, none of which prioritize the client’s self-exploration.