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Psych Hesi Questions and Answers
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n older client is admitted to a psychiatric hospital with
the diagnosis, "Major depression, single episode." Which
laboratory value is most important for the nurse to
report to the healthcare provider immediately? Ans:
Increased thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
The healthcare provider should be notified of (C)
immediately. An increased TSH suggests a low thyroxine
level because the TSH is trying to stimulate thyroxine
production, and hypothyroidism symptoms mimic those
of depression.
The nurse is planning care for a female client with
depression who cries when asked to make her menu
selections. Which therapy group is likely to be most
beneficial for this client? Ans: Coping skills
ineffective coping skills are characteristic of depression,
and based on this client's symptoms, group therapy that
focuses on coping skills is likely to be most beneficial
The nurse is assessing a client who is believed to have a
borderline personality disorder. Which question is most
important to include in this assessment? Ans: Do you
frequently have temper tantrums?
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Those with a borderline personality disorder demonstrate
intense outbursts of anger.
The nurse is planning the care for a client based on the
psychoanalytical model. Which intervention should the
nurse include? Ans: Focus on the client's positive or
negative feelings toward the nurse.
The psychoanalytical model Ans: uses concepts that
interpret and focus on working through previously
unresolved conflicts.
The medical model Ans: focuses on the diagnosis of a
mental illness and its subsequent treatments, such as
somatic treatments, pharmacotherapy, and
electroconvulsive therapy.
The existential model Ans: focuses on the person's
experience in the here and now, with much less attention
focused on the person's past.
The interpersonal model Ans: focuses on the belief that
behavior evolves around interpersonal relationships.
The results of a PET scan Ans: (used to detect cerebral
activity in depression, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's
disease)
-shows brightly colored cerebral areas where an
accumulation of a radioactively tagged glucose is used as
a tracer to visualize brain activity
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Psych Hesi Questions and Answers
Latest 2026
n older client is admitted to a psychiatric hospital with
the diagnosis, "Major depression, single episode." Which
laboratory value is most important for the nurse to
report to the healthcare provider immediately? Ans:
Increased thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
The healthcare provider should be notified of (C)
immediately. An increased TSH suggests a low thyroxine
level because the TSH is trying to stimulate thyroxine
production, and hypothyroidism symptoms mimic those
of depression.
The nurse is planning care for a female client with
depression who cries when asked to make her menu
selections. Which therapy group is likely to be most
beneficial for this client? Ans: Coping skills
ineffective coping skills are characteristic of depression,
and based on this client's symptoms, group therapy that
focuses on coping skills is likely to be most beneficial
The nurse is assessing a client who is believed to have a
borderline personality disorder. Which question is most
important to include in this assessment? Ans: Do you
frequently have temper tantrums?
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Those with a borderline personality disorder demonstrate
intense outbursts of anger.
The nurse is planning the care for a client based on the
psychoanalytical model. Which intervention should the
nurse include? Ans: Focus on the client's positive or
negative feelings toward the nurse.
The psychoanalytical model Ans: uses concepts that
interpret and focus on working through previously
unresolved conflicts.
The medical model Ans: focuses on the diagnosis of a
mental illness and its subsequent treatments, such as
somatic treatments, pharmacotherapy, and
electroconvulsive therapy.
The existential model Ans: focuses on the person's
experience in the here and now, with much less attention
focused on the person's past.
The interpersonal model Ans: focuses on the belief that
behavior evolves around interpersonal relationships.
The results of a PET scan Ans: (used to detect cerebral
activity in depression, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's
disease)
-shows brightly colored cerebral areas where an
accumulation of a radioactively tagged glucose is used as
a tracer to visualize brain activity
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