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HESI RN Mental Health Final Exam
(2026/2027) — Newest Updated Exam Solved
with Verified A+ Results | Mental Health
Nursing Comprehensive Predictor
The HESI RN Mental Health Exam 2026/2027 – Newest Updated Edition is a high-yield, exam-
focused study resource designed to help nursing students successfully pass the HESI RN Mental
Health Comprehensive Predictor on the first attempt. This guide reflects the latest HESI
blueprint, NCLEX-aligned content, and real exam difficulty level used across accredited nursing
programs.
This comprehensive predictor exam resource covers core psychiatric-mental health nursing
concepts, clinical judgment scenarios, safety priorities, therapeutic communication, and
psychopharmacology principles commonly tested on the HESI RN Mental Health exam. All
questions are fully solved and paired with 100% verified correct answers, clearly highlighted for
fast review and high retention.
Each question is written in HESI-style format, emphasizing critical thinking, patient safety,
prioritization, and nursing best practice, making this guide ideal for final exam preparation,
remediation, and score improvement. Optimized for Docsity, Stuvia, CourseHero, and nursing
exam bundles, this resource supports confident exam performance and A+ results.
Exam Coverage
✔ HESI RN Mental Health Comprehensive Predictor Blueprint
✔ Therapeutic Communication & Nurse–Patient Relationship
✔ Mental Health Assessment & Mental Status Examination (MSE)
✔ Anxiety, Mood, and Depressive Disorders
✔ Psychotic Disorders (Schizophrenia Spectrum)
✔ Substance Use & Addictive Disorders
✔ Crisis Intervention & Suicide Risk Assessment
✔ Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Nursing
✔ Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Mood Stabilizers, Anxiolytics
✔ Legal & Ethical Issues in Psychiatric Nursing
✔ Patient Rights, Confidentiality, and Involuntary Commitment
✔ Trauma-Informed Care & Safety Management
✔ Cultural Considerations in Mental Health Care
✔ HESI-Style Clinical Judgment & Prioritization Questions
,Answer Format
All questions include verified correct answers highlighted
HESI RN–style multiple-choice format
NCLEX-aligned rationales focused on safety and priority care
A nurse performed these actions while caring for patients in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
Which action violated patients' rights?
A. Prohibited a patient from using the telephone
B. In patient's presence, opened a package mailed to patient
C. Remained within arm's length of patient with homicidal ideation
D. Permitted a patient with psychosis to refuse oral psychotropic medication.
A. Prohibited a patient from using telephone
A psychiatric nurse discusses rules of the therapeutic milieu and patient's rights with a newly
admitted patient. Which rights should be included? (Select all that apply)
The right to:
A. Have visitors
B. confidentiality
C. A private Room
D. complain about inadequate care
E. select the nurse assigned to their care
A. Have visitors
B. Confidentiality
D. Complain about inadequate care
A nurse prepares to administer a scheduled injection of haloperidol to a patient with
schizophrenia. As the nurse swabs the site, the patient shouts, "Stop! I don't want to take that
medicine anymore. I hate the side effects." Select the nurse's best action.
A. Assemble other stuff for a show of force and proceed with injection, using restrains if
necessary.
B. Stop the medication administration procedure and say to the patient, "Tell me more about the
side effects you've been having."
C. Proceed with the injection but explain to the patient that here are medications that will help
reduce the unpleasant side effects.
D. Say to the patient, "Since i've already drawn the medication in the syringe, I'm required to
give it, but let's talk to the doctor about delaying next month's dose."
B. Stop the medication administration procedure and say to the patient, "Tell me more about the
side effects you've been having."
, An Adolescent hospitalized after a violent physical outburst tells the nurse, "i'm going to kill my
father, but you can't tell anyone." Select the nurse's best response
A. "you are right. Federal law requires me to keep clinical information private."
B. "I Am obligated to share that information with the treatment team."
C. "Those kinds of thoughts will make your hospitalization longer."
D. "You should share this thought with your psychiatrist."
B. "I Am obligated to share that information with the treatment team."
A voluntary hospitalized patient tells the nurse, "Get me the forms for discharge. I want to leave
now." Select the nurse's best response.
A. "I Will get the form for you right now and bring them to your room."
B. "Since you signed your consent for treatment, you may leave if you desire."
C. "I will get them for you, but let's talk about your decision to leave treatment."
D. "I cannot give you those forms without your healthcare provider's permission."
C. "I will get them for you, but lets talk about your decision to leave treatment."
Which individual diagnosed with mental illness needs psychiatric hospitalization the most? An
individual:
A. Who has a panic attack after her child gets lost in a shopping mall.
B. With visions of demons emerging from cemetery plots throughout the community
C. Who takes 38 acetaminophen tablets after the person's stock portfolio becomes worthless.
D. Diagnosed with major depression who stops taking prescribed antidepressant medication
C. Who take 38 acetaminophen tablets after the person's stock portfolio becomes worthless
During which phase of the nurse-patient relationship can the nurse anticipate that identified
patient issues will be explored and resolved?
A. Preorientation
B. Orientation
C. Working
D. Termination
C. Working
HESI RN Mental Health Final Exam
(2026/2027) — Newest Updated Exam Solved
with Verified A+ Results | Mental Health
Nursing Comprehensive Predictor
The HESI RN Mental Health Exam 2026/2027 – Newest Updated Edition is a high-yield, exam-
focused study resource designed to help nursing students successfully pass the HESI RN Mental
Health Comprehensive Predictor on the first attempt. This guide reflects the latest HESI
blueprint, NCLEX-aligned content, and real exam difficulty level used across accredited nursing
programs.
This comprehensive predictor exam resource covers core psychiatric-mental health nursing
concepts, clinical judgment scenarios, safety priorities, therapeutic communication, and
psychopharmacology principles commonly tested on the HESI RN Mental Health exam. All
questions are fully solved and paired with 100% verified correct answers, clearly highlighted for
fast review and high retention.
Each question is written in HESI-style format, emphasizing critical thinking, patient safety,
prioritization, and nursing best practice, making this guide ideal for final exam preparation,
remediation, and score improvement. Optimized for Docsity, Stuvia, CourseHero, and nursing
exam bundles, this resource supports confident exam performance and A+ results.
Exam Coverage
✔ HESI RN Mental Health Comprehensive Predictor Blueprint
✔ Therapeutic Communication & Nurse–Patient Relationship
✔ Mental Health Assessment & Mental Status Examination (MSE)
✔ Anxiety, Mood, and Depressive Disorders
✔ Psychotic Disorders (Schizophrenia Spectrum)
✔ Substance Use & Addictive Disorders
✔ Crisis Intervention & Suicide Risk Assessment
✔ Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Nursing
✔ Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Mood Stabilizers, Anxiolytics
✔ Legal & Ethical Issues in Psychiatric Nursing
✔ Patient Rights, Confidentiality, and Involuntary Commitment
✔ Trauma-Informed Care & Safety Management
✔ Cultural Considerations in Mental Health Care
✔ HESI-Style Clinical Judgment & Prioritization Questions
,Answer Format
All questions include verified correct answers highlighted
HESI RN–style multiple-choice format
NCLEX-aligned rationales focused on safety and priority care
A nurse performed these actions while caring for patients in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
Which action violated patients' rights?
A. Prohibited a patient from using the telephone
B. In patient's presence, opened a package mailed to patient
C. Remained within arm's length of patient with homicidal ideation
D. Permitted a patient with psychosis to refuse oral psychotropic medication.
A. Prohibited a patient from using telephone
A psychiatric nurse discusses rules of the therapeutic milieu and patient's rights with a newly
admitted patient. Which rights should be included? (Select all that apply)
The right to:
A. Have visitors
B. confidentiality
C. A private Room
D. complain about inadequate care
E. select the nurse assigned to their care
A. Have visitors
B. Confidentiality
D. Complain about inadequate care
A nurse prepares to administer a scheduled injection of haloperidol to a patient with
schizophrenia. As the nurse swabs the site, the patient shouts, "Stop! I don't want to take that
medicine anymore. I hate the side effects." Select the nurse's best action.
A. Assemble other stuff for a show of force and proceed with injection, using restrains if
necessary.
B. Stop the medication administration procedure and say to the patient, "Tell me more about the
side effects you've been having."
C. Proceed with the injection but explain to the patient that here are medications that will help
reduce the unpleasant side effects.
D. Say to the patient, "Since i've already drawn the medication in the syringe, I'm required to
give it, but let's talk to the doctor about delaying next month's dose."
B. Stop the medication administration procedure and say to the patient, "Tell me more about the
side effects you've been having."
, An Adolescent hospitalized after a violent physical outburst tells the nurse, "i'm going to kill my
father, but you can't tell anyone." Select the nurse's best response
A. "you are right. Federal law requires me to keep clinical information private."
B. "I Am obligated to share that information with the treatment team."
C. "Those kinds of thoughts will make your hospitalization longer."
D. "You should share this thought with your psychiatrist."
B. "I Am obligated to share that information with the treatment team."
A voluntary hospitalized patient tells the nurse, "Get me the forms for discharge. I want to leave
now." Select the nurse's best response.
A. "I Will get the form for you right now and bring them to your room."
B. "Since you signed your consent for treatment, you may leave if you desire."
C. "I will get them for you, but let's talk about your decision to leave treatment."
D. "I cannot give you those forms without your healthcare provider's permission."
C. "I will get them for you, but lets talk about your decision to leave treatment."
Which individual diagnosed with mental illness needs psychiatric hospitalization the most? An
individual:
A. Who has a panic attack after her child gets lost in a shopping mall.
B. With visions of demons emerging from cemetery plots throughout the community
C. Who takes 38 acetaminophen tablets after the person's stock portfolio becomes worthless.
D. Diagnosed with major depression who stops taking prescribed antidepressant medication
C. Who take 38 acetaminophen tablets after the person's stock portfolio becomes worthless
During which phase of the nurse-patient relationship can the nurse anticipate that identified
patient issues will be explored and resolved?
A. Preorientation
B. Orientation
C. Working
D. Termination
C. Working
