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HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH NGN FORMAT NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM ALL 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
A mental health worker is A. Is attempting to physically restrain the patient.
caring for a client with
escalating
aggressive behavior.
Which action by the
MHW warrant immediate
intervention by the RN?
A. Is attempting to
physically restrain the
patient.
B. Tells the client to go
to the quiet area of
the unit.
C. Is using a loud voice to
talk to the client.
D. Remains at a distance
of 4 feet from the
client.
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A client is admitted to the D. "I don't want to walk. Nothing matters anymore."
mental health unit and
reports taking extra
antianxiety medication
because, "I'm so
stressed out. I just want to
go to sleep." The RN
should plan one- on-one
observation of the client
based on which
statement?
A. "What should I do?
Nothing seems to
help."
B. "I have been so tired
lately and needed to
sleep."
C. "I really think that I don't
need to be here."
D. "I don't want to walk.
Nothing
matters anymore."
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The RN is performing intake C. Methamphetamine
interviews at a psychiatric
clinic. A female client
with a known history of
drug abuse reports that
she had a heart attack
four years ago. Useof
which substance places
the client at highest risk
for myocardial
infarction?
A. Benzodiazepine
B. Alcohol
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C. Methamphetamine
D. Marijuana
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A male client comes to the B. Have you taken any medications for erectile dysfunction?
emergency center
because he has an
erection that will not
resolve. The client
reports that he is taking
trazodone (Desyrel) for
insomnia. Which
information is most
important for the nurse
ask the client?
A. When was the last
time you drank
alcoholic beverage?
B. Have you taken
any medications
for erectile
dysfunction?
C. Are you having any
other sexual
dysfunctions or
problems?
D. Do you have a history
of angina or high blood
pressure?
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A female client admitted A. Stay quietly with the patient
to the mental health unit
starts to shout and scream
at the RN. What is the
best approach for the RN
to take?
A. Stay quietly with the
patient
B. Tell her that she is
out of control.
C. Distract her by
offering her finger
foods.
D. Ignore the client's acting
out
behavior.
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When developing a plan C. Ineffective breathing pattern.
of care for a client
admitted to the
psychiatric unit
following
aspiration of a caustic
material related to a
suicide attempt,
which nursing problem has
the highest priority?
A. Impaired comfort.
B. Risk for injury.
C. Ineffective breathing
pattern.
D. Ineffective coping.
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HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH NGN FORMAT NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM ALL 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
A mental health worker is A. Is attempting to physically restrain the patient.
caring for a client with
escalating
aggressive behavior.
Which action by the
MHW warrant immediate
intervention by the RN?
A. Is attempting to
physically restrain the
patient.
B. Tells the client to go
to the quiet area of
the unit.
C. Is using a loud voice to
talk to the client.
D. Remains at a distance
of 4 feet from the
client.
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A client is admitted to the D. "I don't want to walk. Nothing matters anymore."
mental health unit and
reports taking extra
antianxiety medication
because, "I'm so
stressed out. I just want to
go to sleep." The RN
should plan one- on-one
observation of the client
based on which
statement?
A. "What should I do?
Nothing seems to
help."
B. "I have been so tired
lately and needed to
sleep."
C. "I really think that I don't
need to be here."
D. "I don't want to walk.
Nothing
matters anymore."
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The RN is performing intake C. Methamphetamine
interviews at a psychiatric
clinic. A female client
with a known history of
drug abuse reports that
she had a heart attack
four years ago. Useof
which substance places
the client at highest risk
for myocardial
infarction?
A. Benzodiazepine
B. Alcohol
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C. Methamphetamine
D. Marijuana
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A male client comes to the B. Have you taken any medications for erectile dysfunction?
emergency center
because he has an
erection that will not
resolve. The client
reports that he is taking
trazodone (Desyrel) for
insomnia. Which
information is most
important for the nurse
ask the client?
A. When was the last
time you drank
alcoholic beverage?
B. Have you taken
any medications
for erectile
dysfunction?
C. Are you having any
other sexual
dysfunctions or
problems?
D. Do you have a history
of angina or high blood
pressure?
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A female client admitted A. Stay quietly with the patient
to the mental health unit
starts to shout and scream
at the RN. What is the
best approach for the RN
to take?
A. Stay quietly with the
patient
B. Tell her that she is
out of control.
C. Distract her by
offering her finger
foods.
D. Ignore the client's acting
out
behavior.
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When developing a plan C. Ineffective breathing pattern.
of care for a client
admitted to the
psychiatric unit
following
aspiration of a caustic
material related to a
suicide attempt,
which nursing problem has
the highest priority?
A. Impaired comfort.
B. Risk for injury.
C. Ineffective breathing
pattern.
D. Ineffective coping.
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