ATI RN
Behavioral Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which scenario is an example of a situational crisis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is planning a new sexuality group for patients. Which location would best enhance the effectiveness of this group?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The conference room would provide a quiet, private area with few distractions, separate from other patient areas and effective for teaching and learning about a private topic. The auditorium is too large, and members' anxiety or lack of trust might lead them to spread out too far from each other, interfering with group process. The day room and the music therapy room are too busy and exposed, reducing privacy and increasing distractions.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse leads a psychoeducational group for patients in the community diagnosed with schizophrenia. A realistic outcome for group members is that they will
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Patients with schizophrenia almost universally have problems associated with everyday living in the community, so discussing ways to manage the illness would be an important aspect of psychoeducation. Discussing concerns about daily life would be a goal to which each could relate. Developing trust and cohesion is desirable but is not the priority outcome of a psychoeducational group. Understanding unconscious motivation would not be addressed. Insight would be difficult for a patient with residual schizophrenia because of the tendency toward concrete thinking.
Question 4 of 5
Nurses often care for clients and families experiencing death and dying. What is an important part of self-care for a nurse to promote their own health? Select one that does not apply.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
What is a primary goal of crisis care in cases of abuse and violence?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.