HESI RN Mental Health Exit Exam
Newest 2025/2026 Edition
Complete 350 Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
Verified Answers | Brand New Version
DESCRIPTION
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This comprehensive study guide is designed to help nursing students and registered
nurses prepare for the HESI RN Mental Health Exit Exam. It contains over 350 carefully
curated practice questions covering a wide range of mental health nursing topics,
including psychosocial assessment, therapeutic communication, psychiatric disorders,
pharmacology, and nursing care interventions.
Each question is accompanied by a detailed, verified answer to reinforce understanding
and improve critical thinking skills. Topics covered include adult and pediatric nursing
care, maternal-child health, pharmacology, leadership and delegation, infection control,
and psychiatric/mental health nursing.
This guide is ideal for students seeking to pass their HESI exit exams and nurses
preparing for the NCLEX-RN. It is regularly updated to reflect the latest exam trends
,and clinical guidelines, making it one of the most reliable and complete resources
available for exam preparation.
Edition: 2025/2026
For Educational Purposes Only
,HESI RN Mental Health Exit Exam
Practice Questions and Verified Answers
Q1: The nurse is giving preop instructions to a 14 yr old scheduled to correct a
spinal curvature. Which statement best demonstrates that learning has taken
place?
Answer: I understand I will be in a body cast and I will show you how you taught me to
turn
Q2: To take the vital signs of a 4 month old child which order will give the most
accurate results?
Answer: Respiratory rate, heart rate, rectal temperature
Q3: An otoscope exam of a child's ear reveals a tympanic membrane that is
pearly gray, slightly bulging and not movable. What action should the nurse take
next?
Answer: Ask the child if he has had a cold, runny nose or any ear pain lately
Q4: Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft palate repair?
Answer: Elbow
Q5: What preoperative nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care
for an infant with pyloric stenosis?
Answer: Observe for projectile vomiting
Q6: A six month old returns from surgery with elbow restraints in place. What
nursing intervention should be included when caring for any restrained child?
Answer: Remove restraints one at a time and provide range of motion exercise
Q7: A two year old with Down Syndrome is brought to the clinic for his regular
physical exam. The nurse knows which problem is frequently associated with
Down Syndrome?
, Answer: Congenital Heart Disease
Q8: When assessing a child with asthma the nurse should expect intercostal
retractions during?
Answer: Inspiration
Q9: When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft lip repair, the nurse
knows that crying should be minimized because it?
Answer: Stresses the suture line
Q10: A client with a productive cough has obtained a sputum specimen for
culture as instructed. What action is the best initial nursing action?
Answer: Administer the first dose of prescribed antibiotic therapy
Q11: A client is brought to the Emergency Department by ambulance in cardiac
arrest with CPR in progress. Which assessment is most important to obtain?
Answer: Deep tendon reflexes
Q12: After a hospitalization for SIADH, a client develops pontine myelinolysis.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
Answer: Reorientate client to his room
Q13: A male client with heart failure (HF) calls the clinic and reports he cannot put
his shoes on because they are too tight. Which additional information should the
nurse obtain?
Answer: Has his weight changed in the last several days
Q14: An older adult with a long history of COPD is admitted with progressive
shortness of breath. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
Answer: Apply a high flow venturi mask
Newest 2025/2026 Edition
Complete 350 Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
Verified Answers | Brand New Version
DESCRIPTION
――――――――――
This comprehensive study guide is designed to help nursing students and registered
nurses prepare for the HESI RN Mental Health Exit Exam. It contains over 350 carefully
curated practice questions covering a wide range of mental health nursing topics,
including psychosocial assessment, therapeutic communication, psychiatric disorders,
pharmacology, and nursing care interventions.
Each question is accompanied by a detailed, verified answer to reinforce understanding
and improve critical thinking skills. Topics covered include adult and pediatric nursing
care, maternal-child health, pharmacology, leadership and delegation, infection control,
and psychiatric/mental health nursing.
This guide is ideal for students seeking to pass their HESI exit exams and nurses
preparing for the NCLEX-RN. It is regularly updated to reflect the latest exam trends
,and clinical guidelines, making it one of the most reliable and complete resources
available for exam preparation.
Edition: 2025/2026
For Educational Purposes Only
,HESI RN Mental Health Exit Exam
Practice Questions and Verified Answers
Q1: The nurse is giving preop instructions to a 14 yr old scheduled to correct a
spinal curvature. Which statement best demonstrates that learning has taken
place?
Answer: I understand I will be in a body cast and I will show you how you taught me to
turn
Q2: To take the vital signs of a 4 month old child which order will give the most
accurate results?
Answer: Respiratory rate, heart rate, rectal temperature
Q3: An otoscope exam of a child's ear reveals a tympanic membrane that is
pearly gray, slightly bulging and not movable. What action should the nurse take
next?
Answer: Ask the child if he has had a cold, runny nose or any ear pain lately
Q4: Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft palate repair?
Answer: Elbow
Q5: What preoperative nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care
for an infant with pyloric stenosis?
Answer: Observe for projectile vomiting
Q6: A six month old returns from surgery with elbow restraints in place. What
nursing intervention should be included when caring for any restrained child?
Answer: Remove restraints one at a time and provide range of motion exercise
Q7: A two year old with Down Syndrome is brought to the clinic for his regular
physical exam. The nurse knows which problem is frequently associated with
Down Syndrome?
, Answer: Congenital Heart Disease
Q8: When assessing a child with asthma the nurse should expect intercostal
retractions during?
Answer: Inspiration
Q9: When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft lip repair, the nurse
knows that crying should be minimized because it?
Answer: Stresses the suture line
Q10: A client with a productive cough has obtained a sputum specimen for
culture as instructed. What action is the best initial nursing action?
Answer: Administer the first dose of prescribed antibiotic therapy
Q11: A client is brought to the Emergency Department by ambulance in cardiac
arrest with CPR in progress. Which assessment is most important to obtain?
Answer: Deep tendon reflexes
Q12: After a hospitalization for SIADH, a client develops pontine myelinolysis.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
Answer: Reorientate client to his room
Q13: A male client with heart failure (HF) calls the clinic and reports he cannot put
his shoes on because they are too tight. Which additional information should the
nurse obtain?
Answer: Has his weight changed in the last several days
Q14: An older adult with a long history of COPD is admitted with progressive
shortness of breath. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
Answer: Apply a high flow venturi mask
