Psych HESI and FINAL Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
A client, who is on a 30-day commitment to a drug rehabilitation unit, asks the
nurse if he can go for a walk on the grounds of the treatment center. When he is
told that his privileges do not include walking on the grounds, the client becomes
verbally abusive. Which approach should the nurse take?
Call a staff member to escort the client to his room.
Tell the client to talk to his healthcare provider about his privileges.
Remind the client of the unit rules.
Calmly address the client's inappropriate behavior. - ANSWER-D.
Calmly addressing inappropriate behavior minimizes escalation of the issue,
specifically that the behavior is unacceptable. The other approaches are not
indicated.
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,The nurse is planning the care for an adult client with acute depression. Which
intervention should the nurse implement to help the client deal with depression?
Ensure that the client's day is filled with group activities.
Assist the client in exploring feelings of shame, anger, and guilt.
Allow the client to initiate and determine activities of daily living.
Encourage the client to explore the rationale for depression - ANSWER-B.
Depression is associated with feelings of shame, anger, and guilt. Exploring such
feelings with the client is an important nursing intervention for a client who is
acutely depressed. The other interventions are not indicated.
A client who is diagnosed with schizophrenia is admitted to the hospital. The nurse
assesses the client's mental status. Which assessment finding is characteristic of a
client with schizophrenia?
Mood swings.
Extreme sadness.
Manipulative behavior.
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,Flat affect. - ANSWER-D.
Disinterest, and diminished or lack of facial expression is characteristic of
schizophrenia and is referred to as a flat affect. The other findings are not
associated with schizophrenia.
An adult male client who was admitted to the mental health unit yesterday tells the
nurse that microchips were planted in his head for military surveillance of his every
move. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?
You are in the hospital, and I am the nurse caring for you.
It must be difficult for you to control your anxious feelings.
Go to occupational therapy and start a project.
You are not in a war area now; this is the United States. - ANSWER-C.
Delusions, which are often well-fixed, often generate fear and isolation. The nurse
should help the client participate in activities that avoid focusing on the false belief
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, and encourage interaction with others. The other responses are not indicated and
do not distract the client or reassure that he is in a safe place.
A nurse working in the emergency room of a children's hospital admits a child
whose injuries could have resulted from abuse. Which statement most accurately
describes the nurse's responsibility in cases of suspected child abuse?
The nurse should obtain objective data such as x-rays before reporting suspicions
to the authorities.
The nurse should confirm any suspicions of child abuse with the healthcare
provider before reporting to the authorities.
The nurse should report any case of suspected child abuse to the nurse in charge.
The nurse should note in the client's record any suspicions of child abuse so that a
history of such suspicions can be tracked.
Submit - ANSWER-C.
It is the nurse's legal responsibility to report all suspected cases of child abuse.
Notifying the charge nurse starts the legal reporting process.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
A client, who is on a 30-day commitment to a drug rehabilitation unit, asks the
nurse if he can go for a walk on the grounds of the treatment center. When he is
told that his privileges do not include walking on the grounds, the client becomes
verbally abusive. Which approach should the nurse take?
Call a staff member to escort the client to his room.
Tell the client to talk to his healthcare provider about his privileges.
Remind the client of the unit rules.
Calmly address the client's inappropriate behavior. - ANSWER-D.
Calmly addressing inappropriate behavior minimizes escalation of the issue,
specifically that the behavior is unacceptable. The other approaches are not
indicated.
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,The nurse is planning the care for an adult client with acute depression. Which
intervention should the nurse implement to help the client deal with depression?
Ensure that the client's day is filled with group activities.
Assist the client in exploring feelings of shame, anger, and guilt.
Allow the client to initiate and determine activities of daily living.
Encourage the client to explore the rationale for depression - ANSWER-B.
Depression is associated with feelings of shame, anger, and guilt. Exploring such
feelings with the client is an important nursing intervention for a client who is
acutely depressed. The other interventions are not indicated.
A client who is diagnosed with schizophrenia is admitted to the hospital. The nurse
assesses the client's mental status. Which assessment finding is characteristic of a
client with schizophrenia?
Mood swings.
Extreme sadness.
Manipulative behavior.
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,Flat affect. - ANSWER-D.
Disinterest, and diminished or lack of facial expression is characteristic of
schizophrenia and is referred to as a flat affect. The other findings are not
associated with schizophrenia.
An adult male client who was admitted to the mental health unit yesterday tells the
nurse that microchips were planted in his head for military surveillance of his every
move. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?
You are in the hospital, and I am the nurse caring for you.
It must be difficult for you to control your anxious feelings.
Go to occupational therapy and start a project.
You are not in a war area now; this is the United States. - ANSWER-C.
Delusions, which are often well-fixed, often generate fear and isolation. The nurse
should help the client participate in activities that avoid focusing on the false belief
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, and encourage interaction with others. The other responses are not indicated and
do not distract the client or reassure that he is in a safe place.
A nurse working in the emergency room of a children's hospital admits a child
whose injuries could have resulted from abuse. Which statement most accurately
describes the nurse's responsibility in cases of suspected child abuse?
The nurse should obtain objective data such as x-rays before reporting suspicions
to the authorities.
The nurse should confirm any suspicions of child abuse with the healthcare
provider before reporting to the authorities.
The nurse should report any case of suspected child abuse to the nurse in charge.
The nurse should note in the client's record any suspicions of child abuse so that a
history of such suspicions can be tracked.
Submit - ANSWER-C.
It is the nurse's legal responsibility to report all suspected cases of child abuse.
Notifying the charge nurse starts the legal reporting process.
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