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NURS 172 HESI Exam Questions & Verified Answers covering high-yield psychiatric mental health nursing, therapeutic communication, interdisciplinary psychiatric care, therapeutic communities, group development, eating disorders, obesity-related concepts, and gastrointestinal disorders. This exam-focused resource brings together key questions and answers covering medication concepts, client relationships, communication, behavioral health, and cholecystitis/cholelithiasis nursing care. Topics covered include: * PTSD and panic attacks * Alprazolam and panic disorder * Therapeutic nurse-client relationships * Therapeutic termination * Collaborative goal setting * Promoting client insight * Physical and psychological client needs * Therapeutic communication * Verbal and nonverbal communication * Interdisciplinary psychiatric treatment teams * Psychiatric social workers * Psychologists * Occupational and recreational therapists * Mental health technicians * Therapeutic communities * Democratic unit structure * Flexible therapeutic schedules * Client responsibilities * Group therapy * Orientation phase of group development * Group confidentiality * Establishing group rules * Group behavioral skills * Group development concepts * Milieu therapy * Countertransference * Rapport * Excessive weight gain * Diabetes mellitus and weight gain * Cushing's disease * Hypothalamic lesions * Hyperthyroidism * Topiramate (Topamax) * Bulimia nervosa * Binge-eating disorder * Anorexia nervosa * DSM-5 eating-disorder criteria * Binge eating frequency and duration * Distress associated with binge eating * Anorexia nervosa psychological concepts * Bulimia nervosa binge-purge cycle * Cholelithiasis * Cholecystitis * Fatty-food intolerance * Laparoscopic cholecystectomy * Postoperative cholecystectomy teaching * Incision and drainage assessment * Bile-colored drainage * T-tube care * T-tube positioning and support * Preventing T-tube kinks * Gallbladder disease nursing care * Psychiatric nursing assessment * Mental health nursing concepts * HESI nursing exam review This resource is designed for NURS 172 students reviewing psychiatric/mental health nursing, therapeutic communication, group and milieu therapy, eating disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, and postoperative gallbladder care.

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Nurs 172 HESI Exam
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,a.Alprazolam


Shane, a veteran of the war in Iraq, has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). He is a client of a VA outpatient clinic. He tells the nurse that he
experiences panic attacks. Which of the following medications may be prescribed for
Shane to treat his panic attacks?
a.Alprazolam
b. Lithium
c. Carbamazepine
d. Haldol



1. Ensuring therapeutic termination
2. Collaborating to set appropriate goals
4. Promoting client insight into problematic behavior
5. Meeting both the physical and psychological needs of the client


Which of the following characteristics should be included in a therapeutic nurse-client
relationship? (Select 4 that apply.)
1. Ensuring therapeutic termination
2. Collaborating to set appropriate goals
3. Meeting the psychological needs of the nurse and the
client 4.Promoting client insight into problematic behavior
5.Meeting both the physical and psychological needs of the client



1.A biker sporting an eagle tattoo on his biceps
2.A mother spanking her son for playing with matches
4.A teenage boy isolating himself and playing loud music
5.A teenage girl writing, "No one understands me"


Which of the following individuals are communicating a message? (Select 4 that apply.)
1.A biker sporting an eagle tattoo on his biceps
2.A mother spanking her son for playing with matches
3.A father checking for new e-mail on a regular basis
4.A teenage boy isolating himself and playing loud music
5.A teenage girl writing, "No one understands me"

,3.Occupational therapist and psychologist
4.Recreational therapist and art therapist.
5.Mental health technician and chaplain


A nurse attends an interdisciplinary team meeting regarding a newly admitted client.
Which of the following individuals are typically included as members of the
interdisciplinary treatment team in psychiatry? (Select 3 that apply.)
1.Social worker and hospital volunteer
2.Respiratory therapist and psychiatrist
3.Occupational therapist and psychologist
4.Recreational therapist and art therapist.
5.Mental health technician and chaplain



2.A democratic form of government exists.
5.Unit responsibilities are assigned according to client capabilities.


Which of the following conditions promote a therapeutic community? (Select 2 that
apply.)
1. The unit schedule includes unlimited free time for personal reflection.
2. A democratic form of government exists.
3. The individual is the sole focus of therapy.
4. A flexible schedule is determined by client needs.
5. Unit responsibilities are assigned according to client capabilities.

, 2.Emphasize the need for and importance of confidentiality within the group.
3. Work with group members to establish rules that will govern the group.
5. Ensure that group rules do not interfere with goal fulfillment.


Which of the following behavioral skills should a nurse implement when leading a group
that is functioning in the orientation phase of group development? (Select 3 that apply.)
1.Help the leader to resolve conflicts and foster cohesiveness within the group.
2.Emphasize the need for and importance of confidentiality within the group.
3.Work with group members to establish rules that will govern the group.
4.Encourage members to provide feedback to each other about individual progress.
5.Ensure that group rules do not interfere with goal fulfillment.



Group


A________________is a collection of individuals whose association is founded on shared
commonalities of interest, values, norms, or purpose.


Milieu


A scientific structuring of the environment in order to effect behavioral changes and to
improve the psychological health and functioning of the individual is defined as
_________________therapy.


Countertransference


_____________refers to a nurse's behavioral and emotional response to a client. These
responses may be related to unresolved feelings toward significant others from the
nurse's past.


Rapport


The term________________implies special feelings on the part of both the client and the
nurse, based on acceptance, warmth, friendliness, common interest, a sense of trust, and
a nonjudgmental attitude.

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