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HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH TEST BANK NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
After receiving report on an D) The client with a bowel obstruction due to a
inpatient acute care unit volvulus who is experiencing abdominal rigidity.
which client should the
nurse assess first?
A) The client who had
surgery yesterday and is
experiencing a paralytic
ileus with absent bowel
sounds.
B) The client with a small
bowel obstruction who has a
nasogastric tube that is
draining greenish fluid.
C) The client with an
obstruction of the large
intestine who is
experiencing
abdominal distention.
D) The client with a bowel
obstruction due to a
volvulus who is
experiencing
abdominal rigidity.
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Client presents at the A) administer prescribed dose of level thyroxine.
emergency
department reporting a
raspy voice, cold
intolerance, and fatigue.
Laboratory tests indicate
an elevated thyroid
stimulating
hormone and a low T3 and
T4 levels. After the client is
admitted to the telemetary
unit, which intervention is
most appropriate for the
nurse to implement?
A) administer prescribed
dose of level thyroxine.
B) Note clients most recent
hemoglobin level.
C) Offer additional blankets
and a warm drink.
D) Assess for the presence
of nonpitting edema.
While caring for a client post D) Request a culture and sensitivity of the wound.
operative dressing, the nurse
observes purulent
wound drainage. Previously,
the wound was inflamed and
tender but without drainage.
Which is the most important
action for the nurse to
take?
A) Determine if the
drainage has an
unpleasant odor.
B) Cleanse the wound with a
sterile saline solution.
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C) Monitor the clients
white blood cell count.
D) Request a culture and
sensitivity of the wound.
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The school nurse is screening C) Excessive concave curvature of the lumbar spine.
students for scoliosis and
notes that one student has
lordosis. Which finding
should the nurse
document in the student
screening record?
A) Lateral curvature
that creates a
symmetry of the
shoulders.
B) Posterior curvature that is
convex in the thoracic
area.
C) Excessive concave
curvature of the lumbar
spine.
D) Rounded spine from
head to hips without
concave curbs.
The nurse is assigned to care A) An older client who is receiving packed red blood
for for cells on the third day post operative for colon
surgical clients. After
resection.
receiving report, which
client should the nurse see
first?
A) An older client who is
receiving packed red blood
cells on the third day
post
operative for colon
resection.
B) An older client with
continuous bladder
irrigation who is two days
post operative for bladder
surgery.
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HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH TEST BANK NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
After receiving report on an D) The client with a bowel obstruction due to a
inpatient acute care unit volvulus who is experiencing abdominal rigidity.
which client should the
nurse assess first?
A) The client who had
surgery yesterday and is
experiencing a paralytic
ileus with absent bowel
sounds.
B) The client with a small
bowel obstruction who has a
nasogastric tube that is
draining greenish fluid.
C) The client with an
obstruction of the large
intestine who is
experiencing
abdominal distention.
D) The client with a bowel
obstruction due to a
volvulus who is
experiencing
abdominal rigidity.
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,6/3/25, 5:48 AM HESI RN Mental Health
Client presents at the A) administer prescribed dose of level thyroxine.
emergency
department reporting a
raspy voice, cold
intolerance, and fatigue.
Laboratory tests indicate
an elevated thyroid
stimulating
hormone and a low T3 and
T4 levels. After the client is
admitted to the telemetary
unit, which intervention is
most appropriate for the
nurse to implement?
A) administer prescribed
dose of level thyroxine.
B) Note clients most recent
hemoglobin level.
C) Offer additional blankets
and a warm drink.
D) Assess for the presence
of nonpitting edema.
While caring for a client post D) Request a culture and sensitivity of the wound.
operative dressing, the nurse
observes purulent
wound drainage. Previously,
the wound was inflamed and
tender but without drainage.
Which is the most important
action for the nurse to
take?
A) Determine if the
drainage has an
unpleasant odor.
B) Cleanse the wound with a
sterile saline solution.
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C) Monitor the clients
white blood cell count.
D) Request a culture and
sensitivity of the wound.
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The school nurse is screening C) Excessive concave curvature of the lumbar spine.
students for scoliosis and
notes that one student has
lordosis. Which finding
should the nurse
document in the student
screening record?
A) Lateral curvature
that creates a
symmetry of the
shoulders.
B) Posterior curvature that is
convex in the thoracic
area.
C) Excessive concave
curvature of the lumbar
spine.
D) Rounded spine from
head to hips without
concave curbs.
The nurse is assigned to care A) An older client who is receiving packed red blood
for for cells on the third day post operative for colon
surgical clients. After
resection.
receiving report, which
client should the nurse see
first?
A) An older client who is
receiving packed red blood
cells on the third day
post
operative for colon
resection.
B) An older client with
continuous bladder
irrigation who is two days
post operative for bladder
surgery.
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