ATI RN
Behavioral Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
When providing care for a client who is terminally ill, how can the nurse assess and support the client’s spiritual distress? Select one that does not apply.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The asylum was meant to be a safe haven with food, shelter, and humane treatment for the mentally ill. Asylums were not used to improve treatment of mental disorders or to punish mentally ill people who were believed to be possessed. The asylum was not created to remove the dangerously mentally ill from the community.
Question 3 of 5
A client diagnosed with a mild anxiety disorder has been referred to treatment in a community mental health center. Treatment most likely provided at the center includes
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons with mental illness, a group of nurses writes letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An advocate defends or asserts anothers cause, particularly when the other person lacks the ability to do that for self. Examples of individual advocacy include helping patients understand their rights or make decisions. On a community scale, advocacy includes political activity, public speaking, and publication in the interest of improving the human condition. Since funding is necessary to deliver quality programming for persons with mental illness, the letter-writing campaign advocates for that cause on behalf of patients who are unable to articulate their own needs.
Question 5 of 5
A citizen at a community health fair asks the nurse, What is the most prevalent mental disorder in the United States? Select the nurses best response.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.