ATI RN
Behavioral Health Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which principle should guide the nurse in determining the extent of silence to use during patient interview sessions?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Recent evidence suggests that at least some phobias are closely associated with the emotion of:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a pervasive condition in which the sufferer experiences:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing effective health care as demonstrated by:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Florence Nightingale (Option A) pioneered sanitation in healthcare, notably reducing infection rates during the Crimean War by introducing clean environments. Benner focuses on nursing expertise, Swanson on caring processes, and King on goal attainment—none emphasize sanitation as Nightingale did.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is working with a patient and attempts to communicate effectively with him or her. Techniques the nurse can use to help communication include (Select one that does not apply.):
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.