PSYCH HESI Test Bank Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
A nurse is explaining a fire drill routine to a group of clients. A client becomes
disruptive and continually interrupts the group. What is the nurse's best response?
- ANSWER-When you interrupt, I cannot explain what to do to the group.
A client comes in after being in a car accident and is experiencing alcohol
withdrawal, magnesium level of 1.1, cardiac dysrhythmias. What would you give
first? - ANSWER-Magnesium
When performing a Mental Status Exam (MSE) on a client which assessment
intervention would best assist the nurse? - ANSWER-Ask the client to interpret
the proverb a stitch in time saves nine.
A women was just told of her husbands diagnosis of terminal cancer. What would
the nurse offer for the wife? - ANSWER-How would you like to be involved with
your husbands care?
A nurse is to remove staples form an abdominal incision, the client is very anxious.
What is the most important intervention? - ANSWER-Attempt to distract the
client with general conversation
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, A man diagnosed with bipolar disorder states, "I don't understand. I believe in
God and have not done anything to deserve this." What is the nurses best
response? - ANSWER-You did not do anything wrong. You have a chemical
imbalance in your brain.
A client becomes upset when the nurse he requests is not assigned to him. what is
the nurses best response? - ANSWER-Advise the client that nursing assignments
are not based on client requests.
A client needs to wash her hands for 2 hours before able to go on with her
morning. She doesnt want to sit on the chairs in the dayroom for fear of getting
dirty. What is this mechanism? - ANSWER-Compulsion
A client in group is talking about her prostitution. The nurse asks her if she was
abused by her parents. She states, my mother ran my father out when I was young.
What defense mechanism was used? - ANSWER-Repression
A woman calls the crisis hotline and says she has a loaded gun and is going to kill
herself. To maintain patient confidentiality, what would the nurse do? - ANSWER-
Contact the person the client chooses to go to the home and remove the weapon
A client with anger management issues uses belt making and bangs the leather
heavily. What defense mechanism is being used? - ANSWER-sublimation
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
A nurse is explaining a fire drill routine to a group of clients. A client becomes
disruptive and continually interrupts the group. What is the nurse's best response?
- ANSWER-When you interrupt, I cannot explain what to do to the group.
A client comes in after being in a car accident and is experiencing alcohol
withdrawal, magnesium level of 1.1, cardiac dysrhythmias. What would you give
first? - ANSWER-Magnesium
When performing a Mental Status Exam (MSE) on a client which assessment
intervention would best assist the nurse? - ANSWER-Ask the client to interpret
the proverb a stitch in time saves nine.
A women was just told of her husbands diagnosis of terminal cancer. What would
the nurse offer for the wife? - ANSWER-How would you like to be involved with
your husbands care?
A nurse is to remove staples form an abdominal incision, the client is very anxious.
What is the most important intervention? - ANSWER-Attempt to distract the
client with general conversation
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, A man diagnosed with bipolar disorder states, "I don't understand. I believe in
God and have not done anything to deserve this." What is the nurses best
response? - ANSWER-You did not do anything wrong. You have a chemical
imbalance in your brain.
A client becomes upset when the nurse he requests is not assigned to him. what is
the nurses best response? - ANSWER-Advise the client that nursing assignments
are not based on client requests.
A client needs to wash her hands for 2 hours before able to go on with her
morning. She doesnt want to sit on the chairs in the dayroom for fear of getting
dirty. What is this mechanism? - ANSWER-Compulsion
A client in group is talking about her prostitution. The nurse asks her if she was
abused by her parents. She states, my mother ran my father out when I was young.
What defense mechanism was used? - ANSWER-Repression
A woman calls the crisis hotline and says she has a loaded gun and is going to kill
herself. To maintain patient confidentiality, what would the nurse do? - ANSWER-
Contact the person the client chooses to go to the home and remove the weapon
A client with anger management issues uses belt making and bangs the leather
heavily. What defense mechanism is being used? - ANSWER-sublimation
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