HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH NGN FORMAT NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSIONS

HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH NGN
FORMAT NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM ALL 120 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSIONS
Ammentalmhealthmworkermismcaringmformamclientmwithmescalatingmaggressivembehavior.mWhichmactio
nmbymthemMHWmwarrantmimmediateminterventionmbymthemRN?

A.mIsmattemptingmtomphysicallymrestrainmthempatient.

B.mTellsmthemclientmtomgomtomthemquietmareamofmthemunit.

C.mIsmusingmamloudmvoicemtomtalkmtomthemclient.

D.mRemainsmatmamdistancemofm4mfeetmfrommthemclient.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mIsmattemptingmtomphysicallymrestrainmthempatient.




Amclientmismadmittedmtomthemmentalmhealthmunitmandmreportsmtakingmextramantianxietymmedicatio
nmbecause,m"I'mmsomstressedmout.mImjustmwantmtomgomtomsleep."mThemRNmshouldmplanmone-on-
onemobservationmofmthemclientmbasedmonmwhichmstatement?

A.m"WhatmshouldmImdo?mNothingmseemsmtomhelp."

B.m"Imhavembeenmsomtiredmlatelymandmneededmtomsleep."

C.m"ImreallymthinkmthatmImdon'tmneedmtombemhere."

D.m"Imdon'tmwantmtomwalk.mNothingmmattersmanymore."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.m"Imdon'tmwantmtomwalk.mNothingmmattersmanymore."




ThemRNmismperformingmintakeminterviewsmatmampsychiatricmclinic.mAmfemalemclientmwithmamknownmh
istorymofmdrugmabusemreportsmthatmshemhadmamheartmattackmfourmyearsmago.mUseofmwhichmsubstan
cemplacesmthemclientmatmhighestmriskmformmyocardialminfarction?

A.mBenzodiazepine

,B.mAlcohol

C.mMethamphetamine

D.mMarijuanam-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mMethamphetamine



Ammalemclientmcomesmtomthememergencymcentermbecausemhemhasmanmerectionmthatmwillmnotmresol
ve.mThemclientmreportsmthatmhemismtakingmtrazodonem(Desyrel)mforminsomnia.mWhichminformationmi
smmostmimportantmformthemnursemaskmthemclient?

A.mWhenmwasmthemlastmtimemyoumdrankmalcoholicmbeverage?

B.mHavemyoumtakenmanymmedicationsmformerectilemdysfunction?

C.mAremyoumhavingmanymothermsexualmdysfunctionsmormproblems?

D.mDomyoumhavemamhistorymofmanginamormhighmbloodmpressure?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mHavemyoumtakenmanymmedicationsmformerectilemdysfunction?




AmfemalemclientmadmittedmtomthemmentalmhealthmunitmstartsmtomshoutmandmscreammatmthemRN.mW
hatmismthembestmapproachmformthemRNmtomtake?

A.mStaymquietlymwithmthempatient

B.mTellmhermthatmshemismoutmofmcontrol.

C.mDistractmhermbymofferingmhermfingermfoods.

D.mIgnoremthemclient'smactingmoutmbehavior.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mStaymquietlymwithmthempatient




Whenmdevelopingmamplanmofmcaremformamclientmadmittedmtomthempsychiatricmunitmfollowingmaspirat
ionmofmamcausticmmaterialmrelatedmtomamsuicidemattempt,mwhichmnursingmproblemmhasmthemhighest
mpriority?



A.mImpairedmcomfort.

B.mRiskmforminjury.

C.mIneffectivembreathingmpattern.

D.mIneffectivemcoping.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mIneffectivembreathingmpattern.

,Amfemalemclientmonmampsychiatricmunitmismsweatingmprofuselymwhilemshemvigorouslymdoesmpush-
upsmandmthenmrunsmthemlengthmofmthemcorridormseveralmtimesmbeforemcrashingmintomfurnitureminmt
hemsittingmroom.mPickingmherselfmup,mshembeginsmtomtossmchairsmaside,mlookingmformamredmonemtoms
itmin.mWhenmanothermclientmobjectsmtomthemdisturbance,mthemclientmshouts,m"Imammthembossmhere.
mImdomwhatmImwant."mWhichmnursingmproblemmbestmsupportsmthesemobservations?



A.mDeficientmdiversionalmactivitymrelatedmtomexcessmenergymlevel.

B.mRiskmformothermrelatedmviolencemrelatedmtomdisruptivembehavior.

C.mRiskmformactivitymintolerancemrelatedmtomhyperactivity.

D.mDisturbedmpersonalmidentitymrelatedmtomgrandiosity.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mRiskmformothermrelatedmviolencemrelatedmtomdisruptivembehavior.




AmRNmismpreparingmthemphysicalmenvironmentmtominterviewmamnewmclientmformadmissionmtomthemm
entalmhealthmunit.mWhichmenvironmentalmsettingmfacilitatesmthembestmoutcomemofmtheminterview?

A.mDimmthemlightsminmthemroommtomhelpmthempatientmfeelmcalm.

B.mSitmwithinmtwomfeetmofmthemclientmtomenhancemlevelmofmsafetymandmsecurity.

C.mReducemthemnoisemlevelminmthemroommbymturningmoffmthemtelevisionmandmradio.

D.mPositionmtablembetweenmthemclientmandmthemRNmformextrampersonalmspace.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mReducemthemnoisemlevelminmthemroommbymturningmoffmthemtelevisionmandmr


adio.



ThemRNmismprovidingmeducationmaboutmstrategiesmformamsafetymplanmformamfemalemclientmwhomismam
victimmofmintimatempartnermviolence.mWhichmstrategiesmshouldmbemincludedminmthemsafetymplan?m(
Selectmallmthatmapply)

A.mPurchasemamgunmtomusemformprotection.

B.mEstablishmamcodemwithmfamilymandmfriendsmtomsignifymviolence.

C.mTakemamself-defensemcoursemthatmretaliatesmthemabusermwithminjury.m

D.mHavemambagmreadymthatmhasmextramclothesmformselfmandmchildren.

, E.mPlanmanmescapemroutemtomusemifmthemabusermblocksmthemmainmexit.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mEstablishmamcodemwithmfamilymandmfriendsmtomsignifymviolence.



D.mHavemambagmreadymthatmhasmextramclothesmformselfmandmchildren.

E.mPlanmanmescapemroutemtomusemifmthemabusermblocksmthemmainmexit.



ThemRNmismadmittingmammalemclientmwhomtakesmlithiummcarbonatem(Eskalith)mtwicemamday.mWhichmi
nformationmshouldmthemRNmreportmtomthemHCPmimmediately?

A.mShortmtermmmemorymloss.

B.mFivempoundmweightmgain

C.mDecreasedmaffect.

D.mNauseamandmvomiting.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mNauseamandmvomiting.



Amhomelessmclientmwhomreportsmfeelingmsadmandmdepressedmtellsmthemmentalmhealthmnursemthatmi
nmthempastm2mdaysmshemhasmonlymhadm4mhoursmofmsleep.mWhichmactionmismmostmimportantmformthe
mRNmtomimplementmwithinmthemfirstm24mhoursmaftermtreatmentmisminitiated?



A.mAllowmthemclientmtomrestmandmsleep.

B.mEnsuremclientmattendmgroupsmaddressingmcopingmskillsmformdealingmwithmdepression.

C.mBeginmplanningmformthemclientsmdischarge.

D.mEncouragemverbalizationmofmfeelings.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mAllowmthemclientmtomrestmandmsleep.




AmRNmismteachingmamclientmaboutminitiationmofmamprescribedmabstinencemtherapymusingmDisulfiramm
(Antabuse).mWhatminformationmshouldmthemclientmacknowledgemunderstanding?

A.mAdmitmtomothersmthatmhemismamsubstancemabuser.

B.mRemainmalcoholmfreemform12mhoursmpriormtomfirstmdose.

C.mAttendmmonthlymmeetingsmofmalcoholicsmanonymous.

D.mCompletelymsustainmfrommheroinmormcocainemuse.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mRemainmalcoholmfreemform12mhoursmpriormtomfirstmdose.