ATI RN
Behavioral Health Nurse Certification Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following occurrences is considered a breach of professional boundaries?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse must maintain professional boundaries to ensure therapeutic outcomes, acting warmly but not forming friendships. Lengthy social conversations erode focus on the client’s problems, shifting the relationship to a personal level. Choice A is the patient’s action, not a breach by the nurse, while B and C are appropriate boundary-maintaining responses.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse has invited a patient to sit down and have a conversation. The patient takes the first seat. The nurse pulls up another chair to sit with the patient. Approximately how far from the patient should the nurse place her chair?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A patient yells, 'All the nurses here are so mean. None of you really care about us!' The most therapeutic response would be,
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Genetics have been shown to play which of the following roles in a person’s mental and emotional health?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Individuals who grow up in 'at-risk' environments but are able to become productive, successful citizens are believed to possess which of the following characteristics?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.