ATI RN
Behavioral Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
When a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental health nurses lose all their nursing skills, the best response by the mental health nurse is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical-surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to help patients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective these nurses must have. Nurse-patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased, just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
Question 2 of 5
An experienced nurse says to a new graduate, When you've practiced as long as I have, you instantly know how to take care of psychotic patients. What information should the new graduate consider when analyzing this comment? Select one that does not apply.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Evidence-based practice involves using research findings and standards of care to provide the most effective nursing care. Evidence is continuously emerging, so nurses cannot rely solely on experience. The effective nurse also maintains respect for each patient as an individual. Overgeneralization compromises that perspective. Intuition and trial and error are unsystematic approaches to care.
Question 3 of 5
Which principle has the highest priority when addressing a behavioral crisis in an inpatient setting?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The case manager plans to discuss the treatment plan with a patients family. Select the case managers first action.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse can best address factors of critical importance to successful community treatment by including making assessments relative to: (Select one that does not apply.)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Early psychosocial developmental history is less relevant to successful outcomes in the community than the assessments listed in the other options. If a patient is homeless or fears homelessness, focusing on other treatment issues is impossible. Sufficient income for basic needs and medication is necessary. Adequate support is a requisite to community placement. Substance abuse undermines medication effectiveness and interferes with community adjustment.