Mental Health HESI 2026/2027|BRAND NEW
VERSION!!!!
Which interventions should the nurse include in the plan of
care for an adolescent who is depressed? (Select all the
above)
a. Limit time allowed to play video games
b. Restrict visitors to family members only
c. Encourage the clients to discuss thoughts and feelings
about wanting to die
d. Reinforce statements regarding a will to live and
realistic plans for the future
, e. Discuss the client's suicide plan - ANSWERc.
Encourage the clients to discuss thoughts and feelings
about wanting to die
d. Reinforce statements regarding a will to live and
realistic plans for the future
A female client with obsessive-compulsive personality
disorder is admitted to the hospital for a catheterization.
The afternoon before a procedure, the client begins to
keep detailed notes of the nursing care she is receiving
and reports her findings to the nurse at bedtime. What
action should the nurse implement?
a. Explain to the client that her behavior invades the rights
to the nursing staff
,b. Ask the client to explain why she is keeping a detailed
record of her nursing care
c. Encourage the client to express her feelings regarding
the upcoming procedure.
d. Teach the client strategies to control her obsessive-
compulsive behavior - ANSWERc. Encourage the client to
express her feelings regarding the upcoming procedure.
A client who is an alcoholic receives a prescription for
disulfiram 500 mg PO daily. Which instruction should the
nurse provide to this client?
a. Begin taking the medication immediately and take it
daily, regardless of whether or not you drink
alcohol.
, b. Take the medication with at least 8 ounces of water and
limit alcohol consumption while taking this
medication
c. Take the medication each morning beginning 48 hours
after your last drink of alcohol
d. Take the medication at bedtime and avoid consuming
any more than one ounce of alcohol daily. - ANSWERb.
Take the medication with at least 8 ounces of water and
limit alcohol consumption while taking this
medication
A client with a mood disorder receives a new prescription
for lithium carbonate. Which information provides by the
client requires additional instruction by the nurse?
VERSION!!!!
Which interventions should the nurse include in the plan of
care for an adolescent who is depressed? (Select all the
above)
a. Limit time allowed to play video games
b. Restrict visitors to family members only
c. Encourage the clients to discuss thoughts and feelings
about wanting to die
d. Reinforce statements regarding a will to live and
realistic plans for the future
, e. Discuss the client's suicide plan - ANSWERc.
Encourage the clients to discuss thoughts and feelings
about wanting to die
d. Reinforce statements regarding a will to live and
realistic plans for the future
A female client with obsessive-compulsive personality
disorder is admitted to the hospital for a catheterization.
The afternoon before a procedure, the client begins to
keep detailed notes of the nursing care she is receiving
and reports her findings to the nurse at bedtime. What
action should the nurse implement?
a. Explain to the client that her behavior invades the rights
to the nursing staff
,b. Ask the client to explain why she is keeping a detailed
record of her nursing care
c. Encourage the client to express her feelings regarding
the upcoming procedure.
d. Teach the client strategies to control her obsessive-
compulsive behavior - ANSWERc. Encourage the client to
express her feelings regarding the upcoming procedure.
A client who is an alcoholic receives a prescription for
disulfiram 500 mg PO daily. Which instruction should the
nurse provide to this client?
a. Begin taking the medication immediately and take it
daily, regardless of whether or not you drink
alcohol.
, b. Take the medication with at least 8 ounces of water and
limit alcohol consumption while taking this
medication
c. Take the medication each morning beginning 48 hours
after your last drink of alcohol
d. Take the medication at bedtime and avoid consuming
any more than one ounce of alcohol daily. - ANSWERb.
Take the medication with at least 8 ounces of water and
limit alcohol consumption while taking this
medication
A client with a mood disorder receives a new prescription
for lithium carbonate. Which information provides by the
client requires additional instruction by the nurse?
