ATI RN
Psychobiological Disorders Questions
Question 1 of 5
When a 5-year-old diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) bounces out of a chair and runs over and slaps another child, what is the nurses best action?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse should manage the milieu with structure and limit setting. Removing the aggressive child to another room is an appropriate consequence for the aggressiveness. Directing the child to stop will not be effective. This is not an emergency. Intervention is needed rather than sending the child home.
Question 2 of 5
A child reports to the school nurse of being verbally bullied by an aggressive classmate. What is the nurses best first action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The behaviors by the bullying child create emotional pain and present the risk for physical pain. The nurse should first listen to the childs complaints and validate the child for reporting the events. Later, school authorities should be notified. School administrators are the most appropriate personnel to deal with the bullying child. The behavior should not be ignored; it will only get worse.
Question 3 of 5
Which child demonstrates behaviors indicative of a neurodevelopmental disorder?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse prepares to lead a discussion at a community health center regarding childrens health problems. The nurse wants to use current terminology when discussing these issues. Which terms are appropriate for the nurse to use? Select one that does not apply.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Some dated terminology contributes to the stigma of mental illness and misconceptions about mental illness. Its important for the nurse to use current terminology. 'Bullying,' 'Autism spectrum disorder,' and 'Intellectual development disorder' are current and appropriate, while 'Mental retardation' is outdated and 'Autism' is less specific than 'Autism spectrum disorder.'
Question 5 of 5
A newly admitted patient diagnosed with schizophrenia is hypervigilant and constantly scans the environment. The patient states, I saw two doctors talking in the hall. They were plotting to kill me. The nurse may correctly assess this behavior as:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.