ATI RN
Behavioral Health Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which individual with mental illness may need emergency or involuntary admission? The individual who:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Select the best outcome for a patient with the nursing diagnosis: Impaired social interaction related to sociocultural dissonance as evidenced by stating, 'Although I’d like to, I don’t join in because I don’t speak the language very well' Patient will:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
After formulating the nursing diagnoses for a new patient, what is a nurses next action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A delusion represents a problem in which of the following areas?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse asks the client, 'What is similar about a cow and a horse?' and 'What do a bus and an airplane have in common?' These questions would best assess which of the following areas?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: These questions would elicit information about the client's intellectual function. Insight is the ability to understand the true nature of one's situation and accept some personal responsibility for that situation. Judgment refers to the ability to interpret one's environment and situation correctly and to adapt one's behavior and decisions accordingly. Questions about memory would require that the client identify knowledge of past events.