ATI RN
Psychiatric Nurse Certification Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which intervention best demonstrates that a nurse correctly understands the cultural needs of a hospitalized Asian American patient diagnosed with a mental illness?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Asian community values the family in caring for each other. The Asian community uses traditional medicines and healers, including herbs for mental symptoms. The Asian community describes illness in somatic terms. The Asian community attaches a stigma to mental illness, so interfacing with the community would not be appealing.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following is the most important skill the nurse must bring to the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse must be able to express caring and concern for the client. Empathy is the ability of the nurse to perceive the meanings and feelings of the client and to communicate that understanding to the client. The ability to use confrontation, humor and reframing are also important skills but not as important as the skill of empathy.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assigned to care for a client whose sexual orientation differs from the nurse's sexual orientation. When should the nurse seek clinical supervision?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
What would be the most appropriate action by the student nurse when the client asked the student nurse to keep it secret that the client plans to kill a family member?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If a client expresses homicidal thoughts, the professional is released from privileged communication due to the duty to protect others from harm. The nurse must inform the client that such a secret cannot be kept and report it to the instructor or staff to notify the intended victim and police. Choice A compromises safety, C involves deceit, and D delays necessary action, all of which are inappropriate.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following statements is true of empathy? Select one that does not apply.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Empathy involves stepping into the client’s experience (A) and is built by understanding their perspective through information gathering (C). It avoids personal bias (B), does not harm outcomes (D), and is the nurse’s role, not the client’s (E). This fosters a supportive, client-focused relationship.