ATI RN
Behavioral Health Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
While shopping in the local supermarket, a mental health nurse encounters an individual who recently was a patient on her unit. Which is the proper response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
In the Mental Health Status Examination, which of the following focuses on what the person is thinking?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Your patient is sternly criticized by her doctor for not complying with the medication regimen. The patient walks out of the office and yells at the parking attendant. This may be an example of which defense mechanism?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Your patient Vicky just received a diagnosis of terminal cancer. You plan to speak to her about her response to the diagnosis.. When you reach her room, you find Vicky on the phone. As youre standing in the doorway, she starts laughing. You are startled when she states, Why are you looking so sad? Obviously the tests were wrong. I am not that sick. The patient is displaying:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A person facing eminent death may cry often, become socially withdrawn, or become mute. This may be indicative of
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: These behaviors—crying, withdrawal, muteness—align with depression (Option D) in Kübler-Ross’s stages of grief, reflecting despair near death. Isolation (A) is a coping mechanism, bargaining (B) involves negotiation, and anger (C) manifests differently (e.g., frustration), not matching these symptoms.