ATI RN
Adult Behavioral Health Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which aspect of direct care is an experienced, inpatient psychiatric nurse most likely to provide for a patient?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Assertiveness training relies on the counseling and psychoeducational skills of the nurse. Assistance with personal hygiene would usually be accomplished by a psychiatric technician or nursing assistant. Diversional activities are usually the province of recreational therapists. The patient would probably be assisted in job hunting by a social worker or vocational therapist.
Question 2 of 5
Which statements by patients diagnosed with a serious mental illness best demonstrate that the case manager has established an effective long-term relationship? My case manager: (Select one that does not apply.)
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Each correct answer is an example of appropriate nursing foci: communicating at a level understandable to the patient, providing medication supervision, and using holistic principles to guide care. The distracters violate relationship boundaries or suggest a laissez faire attitude on the part of the nurse.
Question 3 of 5
The sibling of an Asian American patient tells the nurse,My sister needs help for pain. She cries from the hurt. Which understanding by the nurse will contribute to culturally competent care for this patient? Persons of an Asian American heritage:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asian Americans commonly express psychological distress as a physical problem. The patient may believe psychological problems are caused by a physical imbalance. Treatment will likely be short. The patient will probably respond best to a therapist who is perceived as giving. Asian Americans usually have strong family ties and value hope more than truth.
Question 4 of 5
A psychoeducational session will discuss medication management for a culturally diverse group of patients Group participants are predominantly members of minority cultures. Of the four staff nurses below,which nurse should lead this group?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse understands that empathy is essential to the therapeutic relationship. When a patient makes the statement, 'I am just devastated that my marriage is falling apart,' the nurse can best show empathy through which of the following responses?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Therapeutic communication techniques, such as reflection, restatement, and clarification, help the nurse to send empathetic messages to the client. The nurse must understand the difference between empathy and sympathy (feelings of concern or compassion one shows for another). Sympathy often shifts the emphasis to the nurse's feelings, hindering the nurse's ability to view the client's needs objectively.