ATI RN
Behavioral Health Nurse Certification Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which disorder is a culture-bound syndrome?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse surveys medical records. Which finding signals a violation of patients rights?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Which scenario best depicts a behavioral crisis? A patient is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This behavior constitutes a behavioral crisis because the patient is threatening harm to another individual. Intervention is called for to defuse the situation. The other options speak of behaviors that may require intervention of a less urgent nature because the patients in question are not threatening harm to self or others.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse performed these actions while caring for patients in an inpatient psychiatric setting. Which action violated patients rights?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A black patient,originally from Haiti has a diagnosis of depression. A colleague tells the nurse,This patient often looks down and is reluctant to share feelings. However,I've observed the patient spontaneously interacting with other black patients. Select the nurses best response.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Society expects a culturally diverse patient to accommodate and use English. Feelings are abstract, which requires a greater command of the language. This may be especially difficult during episodes of high stress or mental illness. Cultural brokers can be helpful with language and helping the nurse to understand the Haitian worldview and cultural nuances.