ATI RN
Population Based Health Care Questions
Question 1 of 5
When coping with a patient's inappropriate expression of anger, a psychiatric-mental health nurse's initial action is to identify the:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A 5-year-old boy is diagnosed in the Emergency Department as having measles, the first symptoms having started 2 days previously. He has a 2-year-old sister, who has received the recommended immunisation schedule. Which one of the following is the most appropriate treatment?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A patient asks, 'What advantage does a durable power of attorney for health care have over a living will?' The nurse should reply, 'A durable power of attorney for health care:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A durable power of attorney for health care is an instrument that appoints a person other than a health care provider to act as an individuals agent in the event that he or she is unable to make medical decisions. No waiting period is required for it to become effective, and the individual does not have to be terminally ill or incompetent for the person appointed to act on the individuals behalf.
Question 4 of 5
An older adult patient was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 18. A nurse at the outpatient medication clinic interviews this patient. Which communication strategy will be most helpful?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Communication with individuals who have schizophrenia might be difficult because of their various thought disorders. The nurse can be most effective by using simple language, keeping to concrete concepts, and clarifying and validating as needed (B). Yes/no questions (A) limit information, silence (C) may not engage, and open-ended questions (D) may confuse.
Question 5 of 5
An outpatient diagnosed with schizophrenia tells the nurse, I am here to save the world. I threw away the pills because they make God go away. The nurse identifies the patients reason for medication nonadherence as:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.