HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE

HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE 1. A patient who has been on an antidepressant for 2 weeks. What should you watch for? 2. patient states "I can't get my thoughts together I should really sell my car. It's not in here. Let's buy a car. What is the patient experiencing? 3. A patient won't take oral meds that is going through alcohol withdrawal. The nurse starts giving saline lock per alcohol protocol and thiamine. What do you tell them that it will help with recovery? 4. A nurse visits a community half way house with one bathroom. The nurse notices urine all over the walls of the bathroom. The toilet is clogged with feces and paper towels. 5. Older man who recently got divorced and is 2 years sober, and an alcoholic loves God. He loves kids also. What should nurse ask at his initial interaction? 6. Schizophrenic patient returns to clinic 2 weeks after receiving dose of Haldol; important info for the nurse to obtain during this visit 7. Chronically depressed older male client of a long-term care facility becomes more reclusive and today refuses to leave room: 8. The nurse is assessing a client with postpartum depression for changes in the Sign & Symptoms that are consistent with postpartum depression? Select all that apply 9. A sales executive presents to the psychiatric office for an initial evaluation and tells the nurse "My therapist said my wife was having an affair. I had drinking problem for years, but I have been sober for 3 years. I believe in God What response is best for the nurse to provide 10. The nurse is taking the history of a young adult female who is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs. What is the most important for the nurse to address immediately? 11. A young woman is preparing to be discharged from the psychiatric unit. Which nursing intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this phase of the nurse client relationship: 12. a client is being discharged with a prescription of paroxetine. which in traction is most important for the nurse to include in this client's discharge? 13. client sitting in corner of day room during admission assessment, what nursing action 14. Patient who had generalized anxiety disorder is on Alprazolam for a long-term. What is the outcome?