HESI MENTAL HEALTH (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

HESI MENTAL HEALTH (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Amclientmwithmdepressionmdoesmnotmwantmtomcommunicatemwithmfriends,musesmtelevisionmwatchin
gmasmammeansmofmescapingmresponsibilities,mandmdescribesmtheminabilitymtomhandlempersonalmcircu
mstances.mWhichmcopingmstrategymshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthemplanmofmcare?

A.mshiftmattentionmfrommselfmtomthemneedsmandmrequestsmofmothers

B.mrelaxmandmreducemthemamountmofmeffortmtomsolvemthemproblem

C.mfocusmonmsmallmachievablemtasks,mnotmtaxingmproblems

D.mconcentratemonmandmsharememotionsmwhenmdistressedm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mfocusmonmsmallmachievablemtasks,mnotmtaxingmproblems




Amfemalemcollegemstudentmismadmittedmtomthemmentalmhealthmunitmfollowingmamdrugmoverdose.mTh
emstudentmtellsmthemnursemthatmshemtookmthemoverdosemfollowingmthemendmofmamromanticmrelation
ship.mWhichmIsmthemprimarymgoalmformhospitalizationmthatmshouldmbemincludedminmthemclient'smpla
nmofmcare?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmreturnsmtomhermpreviousmlevelmofmfunctioning



Whenmthemnursemaddressesmquestionsmtomanmadultmclientmwhomismdepressed,mthemclient'smrespon
sesmaremdelayed.mWhichminterventionmshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthismclient'smplanmofmcare?

A.mSpendmtimemsittingminmsilencemwithmclient.

B.mObservemformsignsmofmpossiblempsychosis.

C.mInvolvemclientminmdailymexercisemprogram

D.mAskmthemclientmtomdescribemthemfeelingsmofmdepression.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mSpendmtimemsittingminmsilencemwithmclient.

,Amclientmreportsmneedingmtomincreasemopioidmdosagemtomachievemthemoriginalmlevelmofmpainmrelief.
mWhichmactionmshouldmthemnursemtake?m-


mCORRECTmANSWERmexplainmthatmopioidmreceptormresponsemreducesmwithmcontinuemuse.




Amclientmwithmborderlinempersonalitymdisordermtellsmthemnurse,m"Youmaremthembestmnursemonmthem
unit!mThemothermnursesmdon'tmcaremaboutmmemthemwaymyoumdo."mWhichmresponsemshouldmthemnu
rsemprovidemtomthismclient?

A.mImdomcaremaboutmyoumasmampersonmbutmnothingmmore.

B.mImammnotmthembestmnurse.mAllmthemnursesmaremgood.

C.mThemothermnursesmandmImaremheremtomhelpmyoumgetmbetter.

D.mYoumdon'tmthinkmthemothermnursesmcaremaboutmyou?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mThemothermnursesmandmImaremheremtomhelpmyoumgetmbetter.




Amclientmwithmschizophreniamreturnsmtomthemclinicmtwomweeksmaftermreceivingmamprescriptionmform
haloperidol.mTomassessmformNeurolepticmMalignantmSyndromem(NMS)mwhichminformationmismmostm
importantmformthemregisteredmnursemtomobtainm-mCORRECTmANSWERmcurrentmvitalmsigns



Amclientmismadmittedmtomthemmentalmhealthmunitmandmsitsminmthemcornermofmthemdaymroom.Whenmt
hemnursembeginsmthemadmissionmassessmentminterview,mthemclientmismguarded,msuspicious,mandmre
sistsmtalking.mWhichmactionmshouldmthemnursemimplement?

A.mAskmanothermnursemtomtalkmwithmthemclient.

B.mDocumentmthemclient'smparanoidmbehavior.

c.mPostponemthemclientminterviewmuntilmthemnextmday.

D.mAttemptmtomaskmthemclientmsimplemquestions.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mAttemptmtomaskmthemclientmsimplemquestions.




Themnursemismadmittingmammalemclientmwhomtakesmlithiummcarbonatemtwicemamday.mWhichminforma
tionmshouldmthemnursemreportmtomthemhealthcaremprovidermimmediately?

A.mFive-poundm(2.3mkg)mweightmgain.

,B.mDepressedmaffect.

C.mNauseamandmvomiting

D.mShort-termmmemorymloss.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mNauseamandmvomiting



Themnursemplansmtomusemrole-
playingmasmamtherapeuticmmeasure.mWhichmindividualmismmostmlikelymtombenefitmfrommthismtypemof
mtherapeuticmintervention?



A.mAmhyperactivem4-year-oldmwhomhasmrecentlymbeenmtestedmformautism.

B.mAnmadolescentmwhomismdepressedmovermnotmbeingmacceptedmbympeers.

C.mAnmoldermadultmresidentmofmamlong-
termmcaremfacilitymwhomsometimesmtakesmothermresidents'mbelongings.

D.mAnmadultmwithmschizophreniamwhomoftenmrefusesmtomtakemprescribedmantipsychoticmmedicatio
ns.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mAnmadolescentmwhomismdepressedmovermnotmbeingmacceptedmbympeers.




Amclientmwithmamhistorymofmalcoholismmismadmittedmformdetoxification.mBasedmonmtreatmentmproto
col,mthemnursemgivesmthemclientmamdosemofmlorazepamm6mmg.mWhichmadditionalmprescriptionmshoul
dmthemnursemadministermimmediately?

A.mHaloperidol

B.mFolicmAcidm

C.mTrazodone

D.mVitaminmB1m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mVitaminmB1



Whenmrespondingmtomamcallmlight,mthemnursemfindsmamclientmwithmaggressivembehaviorsmpacingman
dmrestlessminmthemroom.mThemclientmshouts,m"Whatmtookmyoumsomlongmtomgetminmhere!"mWhichmacti
onmshouldmthemnursemimplement?

A.mProvidemformpersonalmspace.

B.mStandminmthemdoorwaym

C.mRequestmbackupmfrommthemstaff

, D.mEncouragemthemclientmtomsitmdown.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mProvidemformpersonalmspace.



Amyoungmfemalemclientmismadmittedmtomthememergencymroommbecausemshemwasmrapedmthatmeveni
ngmbymhermdate.mWhichmcomputermdocumentationmshouldmthemnursementerminmthemelectronicmme
dicalmrecordmasmthemclient'smchiefmcomplaint?

A.mClientmhasmbeenmsexuallymassaulted.

B.mClientmreportedmthatmshemhadmsexualmrelationsmagainstmhermwill.

C.mClientmclaimsmthatmshemwasmforcedmtomparticipateminmsexualmintercourse.

D.mClientmstates,m"Mymdatemrapedmmemtonight."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mClientmstates,m"Mymdatemrapedmmemtonight."




Ammalemclientmtellsmthemnursemthatmhemdoesmnotmwantmtomtakemthematypicalmantipsychoticmdrugmol
anzapinembecausemofmthemsidemeffectsmhemexperiencedmwhenmhemtookmthemdrugmformamyear.mWhic
hmexperiencemismmostmlikelymrelatedmtomtakingmolanzapine?

A.mThoughtsmofmwantingmtomhurtmhimself

B.mFrequentmdaysmwithmdiarrhea.

C.mWeightmgainmofm75mpoundsm(34mkg)m

D.mAlteredmlivermfunctionmtests.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mWeightmgainmofm75mpoundsm(34mkg)



Amclientmwithmschizophreniamismdemonstratingmecholalia,mwhichmismbecomingmannoyingmtomotherm
clientsmonmthemunit.mWhichminterventionmismbestmformthemnursemtomimplement?

A.mIsolatemthemclientmfrommothermclients.

B.mAdministermamPRNmsedative

C.mEscortmthemclientmtomamprivatemarea

D.mAvoidmrecognizingmthembehavior.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mEscortmthemclientmtomamprivatemarea