Community College of Rhode Island –NURS 10120 Mental Health
Final Exam Questions, HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH HESI REVIEW -
MULTIPLE CHOICE NEWEST FINAL EXAM 2026 LATEST VERSION
WITH REAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|| VERIFIED 100% ACTUAL FINAL
EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS & QUESTIONS || LATEST UPDATE
2026-2027
A patient asks, "What are neurotransmitters? The doctor said mine are
imbalanced." Select the nurse's best response.
A. "What medications are you taking, are you experiencing side
effects?"
B. "They proceed us from harmful effects of free radicals, much like our
nerves and white matter."
C. "Neurotransmitters are substances we consume that influence
memory and mood.
D. "Neurotransmitters are natural chemicals that pass messages
between brain cells."
D. "Neurotransmitters are natural chemicals that pass messages
between brain cells."
,The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action of
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be expected?
A. Reduce Anxiety
B. Improved Memory
C. More organize thinking
D. Fewer sensory perceptual alteration
A. Reduce Anxiety
Exclusive use of Western psychological theories by nurses making
client assessments will result in
A. High level of care for all clients.
B. Standardization of nomenclature for psychiatric disorders.
C. Inadequate assessment of clients of diverse cultures.
D. Greater ease in select appropriate treatment interventions
C. Inadequate assessment of clients of diverse cultures.
In which part of nursing care plan would the nurse expect to find this
statement: Offer snacks and fingers foods frequently.
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation
C. Intervention
,A nurse assess a newly admitted client diagnosed with Alzheimer's
disease and a UTI. The nurse asks the client's sibling for information
about the home environment, ADLs and medications. What type of
information source is the sibling?'
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Private
D. Informed
B. Secondary
A nurse taught a client about important precautions associated with a
new prescription. Afterward, the client accurately summarized major
self-management strategies associated with his drug. Which step of the
nursing process applies the client's summarization
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation
D. Evaluation
Which of the following would be assessed by a negative symptom of
schizophrenia?
A. Anhedonia
B. Hostility
C. Agitation
D. Hallucinations.
A. Anhedonia
, Which symptoms would NOT be assessed as a positive symptoms of
Schizophrenia?
A. Delusion of persecution
B. Auditory hallucinations
C. Affective flattening
D. Idea of reference
C. Affective flattening
Which side effect of antipsychotic medication is generally
nonreversible?
A. Anticholinergic effects
B. Pseudoparkinsonism
C. Dystonic reaction
D. Tardive Dyskinesia
D. Tardive Dyskinesia
A client diagnosed with disorganized schizophrenia would have
greatest difficulty with the nurse:
A. Interacting with a neutral attitude
B. Using concrete language.
C. Giving multistep directions.
D. Providing nutritional supplements
C. Giving multistep directions.
Final Exam Questions, HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH HESI REVIEW -
MULTIPLE CHOICE NEWEST FINAL EXAM 2026 LATEST VERSION
WITH REAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|| VERIFIED 100% ACTUAL FINAL
EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS & QUESTIONS || LATEST UPDATE
2026-2027
A patient asks, "What are neurotransmitters? The doctor said mine are
imbalanced." Select the nurse's best response.
A. "What medications are you taking, are you experiencing side
effects?"
B. "They proceed us from harmful effects of free radicals, much like our
nerves and white matter."
C. "Neurotransmitters are substances we consume that influence
memory and mood.
D. "Neurotransmitters are natural chemicals that pass messages
between brain cells."
D. "Neurotransmitters are natural chemicals that pass messages
between brain cells."
,The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action of
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be expected?
A. Reduce Anxiety
B. Improved Memory
C. More organize thinking
D. Fewer sensory perceptual alteration
A. Reduce Anxiety
Exclusive use of Western psychological theories by nurses making
client assessments will result in
A. High level of care for all clients.
B. Standardization of nomenclature for psychiatric disorders.
C. Inadequate assessment of clients of diverse cultures.
D. Greater ease in select appropriate treatment interventions
C. Inadequate assessment of clients of diverse cultures.
In which part of nursing care plan would the nurse expect to find this
statement: Offer snacks and fingers foods frequently.
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation
C. Intervention
,A nurse assess a newly admitted client diagnosed with Alzheimer's
disease and a UTI. The nurse asks the client's sibling for information
about the home environment, ADLs and medications. What type of
information source is the sibling?'
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Private
D. Informed
B. Secondary
A nurse taught a client about important precautions associated with a
new prescription. Afterward, the client accurately summarized major
self-management strategies associated with his drug. Which step of the
nursing process applies the client's summarization
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation
D. Evaluation
Which of the following would be assessed by a negative symptom of
schizophrenia?
A. Anhedonia
B. Hostility
C. Agitation
D. Hallucinations.
A. Anhedonia
, Which symptoms would NOT be assessed as a positive symptoms of
Schizophrenia?
A. Delusion of persecution
B. Auditory hallucinations
C. Affective flattening
D. Idea of reference
C. Affective flattening
Which side effect of antipsychotic medication is generally
nonreversible?
A. Anticholinergic effects
B. Pseudoparkinsonism
C. Dystonic reaction
D. Tardive Dyskinesia
D. Tardive Dyskinesia
A client diagnosed with disorganized schizophrenia would have
greatest difficulty with the nurse:
A. Interacting with a neutral attitude
B. Using concrete language.
C. Giving multistep directions.
D. Providing nutritional supplements
C. Giving multistep directions.
