ATI RN
Adult Behavioral Health Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a patient may be experiencing a mental illness? The patient:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Inpatient hospitalization for persons with mental illness is generally reserved for patients who:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 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 4 of 5
A community mental health nurse has worked for months to establish a relationship with a delusional, suspicious patient. The patient recently lost employment and could no longer afford prescribed medications. The patient says, Only a traitor would make me go to the hospital. Select the nurses best initial intervention.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hospitalization may damage the nurse-patient relationship, even if it provides an opportunity for rapid stabilization. If medication is restarted, the patient may possibly be stabilized in the home setting, even if it takes a little longer. Programs are available to help patients who are unable to afford their medications. A homeless shelter is inappropriate and unnecessary. Hospitalization may be necessary later, but a less restrictive solution should be tried first, since the patient is not dangerous. A yes/no question is non-therapeutic communication.
Question 5 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.