HESI MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW 2025-2026
NEWEST VERSION WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS
\VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
During a one-to-one D
session with the nurse, a
female client who has
been admitted for chronic
depression and attempted
suicide discloses her
experience of sexual
promiscuity and
prostitution. When the
nurse asks the client if she
was ever sexually abused
as a child, the client says,
"I don't remember, but my
mother ran my father off
when I was five." The nurse
should recognize that the
client may be using which
defense mechanism?
a.) Denial
b.) Projection
c.)Regression
d.)Repression
,A client who refuses B
antipsychotic medications
disrupts group activities,
talks with nonsensical
words and wanders into
client's room. The nurse
decides that the client
needs constant
observation based on
which of these assessment
findings?
a.) Disrupts group
activities.
b.) Wanders into the
client's rooms.
c.) Talks with nonsensical
words.
d.) Refuses antipsychotic
medications.
,A women is brought to the C
psychiatric clinic by her
husband who reports that
his wife is reluctant to
leave home becauseof
what she describes as fear
of open places and
crowds. What is the best
nursing diagnosis for this
client?
a.) High risk for injury
related to chronic
depression.
b.) Anxiety related to poor
self-image.
c.) Ineffective individual
coping.
d.) High risk for injury
related to isolation
, The atypical antipsychotic C
ziprasidone (Geodon) is
prescribed for a client
with a medical diagnosis
of schizophrenia. After the
client has been taking the
medication for two weeks,
the nurse assesses the
drug's effectiveness.
Which client report
suggests that the
medication is helpful?
a.) Is feeling less
depressed.
b.) Sleeps better at night.
c.) The voices are quieter.
d.)Nervousness has
decreased.
NEWEST VERSION WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS
\VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
During a one-to-one D
session with the nurse, a
female client who has
been admitted for chronic
depression and attempted
suicide discloses her
experience of sexual
promiscuity and
prostitution. When the
nurse asks the client if she
was ever sexually abused
as a child, the client says,
"I don't remember, but my
mother ran my father off
when I was five." The nurse
should recognize that the
client may be using which
defense mechanism?
a.) Denial
b.) Projection
c.)Regression
d.)Repression
,A client who refuses B
antipsychotic medications
disrupts group activities,
talks with nonsensical
words and wanders into
client's room. The nurse
decides that the client
needs constant
observation based on
which of these assessment
findings?
a.) Disrupts group
activities.
b.) Wanders into the
client's rooms.
c.) Talks with nonsensical
words.
d.) Refuses antipsychotic
medications.
,A women is brought to the C
psychiatric clinic by her
husband who reports that
his wife is reluctant to
leave home becauseof
what she describes as fear
of open places and
crowds. What is the best
nursing diagnosis for this
client?
a.) High risk for injury
related to chronic
depression.
b.) Anxiety related to poor
self-image.
c.) Ineffective individual
coping.
d.) High risk for injury
related to isolation
, The atypical antipsychotic C
ziprasidone (Geodon) is
prescribed for a client
with a medical diagnosis
of schizophrenia. After the
client has been taking the
medication for two weeks,
the nurse assesses the
drug's effectiveness.
Which client report
suggests that the
medication is helpful?
a.) Is feeling less
depressed.
b.) Sleeps better at night.
c.) The voices are quieter.
d.)Nervousness has
decreased.
