PSYCH / MENTAL HEALTH HESI
NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| 3
VERSIONS WITH COMPLETE 50 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
(MOST RECENT!!)
Amclientmsaysmtomamnurse,m"I'mmgoingmtomdie,mandmImwishmmymfamilymwouldmstopmhopingmformamcur
e!mImgetmsomangrymwhenmtheymcarrymonmlikemthis.mAftermall,mI'mmthemonemwho'smdying."mThemthera
peuticmresponsembymthemnursemis:m
1)m"Havemyoumsharedmyourmfeelingsmwithmyourmfamily?"m
2)m"Imthinkmwemshouldmtalkmmoremaboutmyourmangermwithmyourmfamily."m
3)m"You'remfeelingmangrymthatmyourmfamilymcontinuesmtomhopemformyoumtombemcured."m
4)m"Well,mitmsoundsmlikemyou'rembeingmprettympessimistic.mAftermall,myearsmago,mpeoplemdiedmofmpn
eumonia."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm3)m"You'remfeelingmangrymthatmyourmfamilymcontinuesmtomhopemformyoumtombe
mcured."
Onmreviewmofmthemclient'smrecord,mthemnursemnotesmthatmthemadmissionmwasmvoluntary.mBasedmon
mthisminformation,mthemnursemanticipatesmwhichmclientmbehavior:m
1)mFearfulnessmregardingmtreatmentmmeasuresm
2)mAngermandmaggressivenessmdirectedmtowardsmothersm
3)mAnmunderstandingmofmthempathologymandmsymptomsmofmthemdiagnosis.m
4)mAmwillingnessmtomparticipateminmthemplanningmthemcaremandmtreatmentmplan.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm4)mAmwillingnessmtomparticipateminmthemplanningmthemcaremandmtreatmentmpl
an.
,Amnursemismpreparingmamclientmformthemterminationmphasemofmthemnurse-
clientmrelationship.mThemnursempreparesmtomimplementmwhichmnursingmtaskmappropriatemformthism
phase?m
1)mPlanningmshort-termmgoalsm
2)mMakingmappropriatemreferralsm
3)mDevelopingmrealisticmsolutions
4)mIdentifyingmexpectedmoutcomesm-mCORRECTmANSWERm2)mMakingmappropriatemreferrals
Themnursemcallsmsecuritymandmhasmphysicalmrestrainsmappliedmwhenmamclientmwhomwasmadmittedmv
oluntarilymbecomesmbothmphysicallymandmverballymabusivemwhilemdemandingmtombemdischargedmfr
ommthemhospital.mWhichmrepresentsmthempossiblemlegalmramificationsmformthemnursemassociatedmw
ithmtheseminterventions?mSelectmallmthatmapply.m
1)mLibel
2)mBattery
3)mAssault
4)mSlander
5)mFalsemImprisonmentm-mCORRECTmANSWERm2)mBattery
3)mAssault
5)mFalsemImprisonment
Amnursemismworkingmwithmamclientmwhomhasmsoughtmcounselingmaftermtryingmtomrescuemamneighbor
minvolvedminmamhousemfire.mDespitemthemclient'smefforts,mthemneighbormdied.mWhichmactionmdoesmt
hemnursemengageminmwithmthemclientmduringmthemworkingmphasemofmthemnurse-
clientmrelationship?m
1)mExploringmthemclient'smabilitymtomfunction
2)mExploringmthemclient'smpotentialmformself-harmm
3)mInquiringmaboutmthemclient'smperceptionmofmappraisalmofmthemneighbor'smdeathm
, 4)mInquiringmaboutmandmexaminemthemclient'smfeelingsmthatmmaymblockmadaptivemcopingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm4)mInquiringmaboutmandmexaminemthemclient'smfeelingsmthatmmaymblockmadap
tivemcoping
Amclientmwhomhasmjustmbeenmsexuallymassaultedmismcalmmandmquiet.mThemnursemanalyzesmthismbeh
aviormasmindicatingmwhichmdefensemmechanism?m
1)mDenial
2)mProjection
3)mRationalizationm
4)mIntellectualizationm-mCORRECTmANSWERm1)mDenial
Unresolvedmfeelingsmrelatedmtomlossmmostmlikelymmaymbemrecognizedmduringmwhichmphasemofmthem
therapeuticmnurse-clientmrelationship?m
1)mWorkingm
2)mTrustingm
3)mOrientationm
4)mTerminationm-mCORRECTmANSWERm4)mTermination
Whichmstatementmdemonstratesmthembestmunderstandingmofmthemnurse'smrolemregardingmensuring
mthatmeachmclient'smrightsmaremrespected?
1)m"Autonomymismthemfundamentalmrightmofmeachmandmeverymclient."m
2)m"Amclient'smrightsmaremguaranteedmbymbothmstatemandmfederalmlaws."m
3)m"BeingmrespectfulmandmconcernedmwillmensuremthatmI'mmattentivemtommymclients'mrights."m
4)m"Regardlessmofmthemclient'smcondition,mallmnursesmhavemthemdutymtomrespectmclientmrights."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm3)m"BeingmrespectfulmandmconcernedmwillmensuremthatmI'mmattentivemtommym
clients'mrights."
NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| 3
VERSIONS WITH COMPLETE 50 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
(MOST RECENT!!)
Amclientmsaysmtomamnurse,m"I'mmgoingmtomdie,mandmImwishmmymfamilymwouldmstopmhopingmformamcur
e!mImgetmsomangrymwhenmtheymcarrymonmlikemthis.mAftermall,mI'mmthemonemwho'smdying."mThemthera
peuticmresponsembymthemnursemis:m
1)m"Havemyoumsharedmyourmfeelingsmwithmyourmfamily?"m
2)m"Imthinkmwemshouldmtalkmmoremaboutmyourmangermwithmyourmfamily."m
3)m"You'remfeelingmangrymthatmyourmfamilymcontinuesmtomhopemformyoumtombemcured."m
4)m"Well,mitmsoundsmlikemyou'rembeingmprettympessimistic.mAftermall,myearsmago,mpeoplemdiedmofmpn
eumonia."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm3)m"You'remfeelingmangrymthatmyourmfamilymcontinuesmtomhopemformyoumtombe
mcured."
Onmreviewmofmthemclient'smrecord,mthemnursemnotesmthatmthemadmissionmwasmvoluntary.mBasedmon
mthisminformation,mthemnursemanticipatesmwhichmclientmbehavior:m
1)mFearfulnessmregardingmtreatmentmmeasuresm
2)mAngermandmaggressivenessmdirectedmtowardsmothersm
3)mAnmunderstandingmofmthempathologymandmsymptomsmofmthemdiagnosis.m
4)mAmwillingnessmtomparticipateminmthemplanningmthemcaremandmtreatmentmplan.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm4)mAmwillingnessmtomparticipateminmthemplanningmthemcaremandmtreatmentmpl
an.
,Amnursemismpreparingmamclientmformthemterminationmphasemofmthemnurse-
clientmrelationship.mThemnursempreparesmtomimplementmwhichmnursingmtaskmappropriatemformthism
phase?m
1)mPlanningmshort-termmgoalsm
2)mMakingmappropriatemreferralsm
3)mDevelopingmrealisticmsolutions
4)mIdentifyingmexpectedmoutcomesm-mCORRECTmANSWERm2)mMakingmappropriatemreferrals
Themnursemcallsmsecuritymandmhasmphysicalmrestrainsmappliedmwhenmamclientmwhomwasmadmittedmv
oluntarilymbecomesmbothmphysicallymandmverballymabusivemwhilemdemandingmtombemdischargedmfr
ommthemhospital.mWhichmrepresentsmthempossiblemlegalmramificationsmformthemnursemassociatedmw
ithmtheseminterventions?mSelectmallmthatmapply.m
1)mLibel
2)mBattery
3)mAssault
4)mSlander
5)mFalsemImprisonmentm-mCORRECTmANSWERm2)mBattery
3)mAssault
5)mFalsemImprisonment
Amnursemismworkingmwithmamclientmwhomhasmsoughtmcounselingmaftermtryingmtomrescuemamneighbor
minvolvedminmamhousemfire.mDespitemthemclient'smefforts,mthemneighbormdied.mWhichmactionmdoesmt
hemnursemengageminmwithmthemclientmduringmthemworkingmphasemofmthemnurse-
clientmrelationship?m
1)mExploringmthemclient'smabilitymtomfunction
2)mExploringmthemclient'smpotentialmformself-harmm
3)mInquiringmaboutmthemclient'smperceptionmofmappraisalmofmthemneighbor'smdeathm
, 4)mInquiringmaboutmandmexaminemthemclient'smfeelingsmthatmmaymblockmadaptivemcopingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm4)mInquiringmaboutmandmexaminemthemclient'smfeelingsmthatmmaymblockmadap
tivemcoping
Amclientmwhomhasmjustmbeenmsexuallymassaultedmismcalmmandmquiet.mThemnursemanalyzesmthismbeh
aviormasmindicatingmwhichmdefensemmechanism?m
1)mDenial
2)mProjection
3)mRationalizationm
4)mIntellectualizationm-mCORRECTmANSWERm1)mDenial
Unresolvedmfeelingsmrelatedmtomlossmmostmlikelymmaymbemrecognizedmduringmwhichmphasemofmthem
therapeuticmnurse-clientmrelationship?m
1)mWorkingm
2)mTrustingm
3)mOrientationm
4)mTerminationm-mCORRECTmANSWERm4)mTermination
Whichmstatementmdemonstratesmthembestmunderstandingmofmthemnurse'smrolemregardingmensuring
mthatmeachmclient'smrightsmaremrespected?
1)m"Autonomymismthemfundamentalmrightmofmeachmandmeverymclient."m
2)m"Amclient'smrightsmaremguaranteedmbymbothmstatemandmfederalmlaws."m
3)m"BeingmrespectfulmandmconcernedmwillmensuremthatmI'mmattentivemtommymclients'mrights."m
4)m"Regardlessmofmthemclient'smcondition,mallmnursesmhavemthemdutymtomrespectmclientmrights."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm3)m"BeingmrespectfulmandmconcernedmwillmensuremthatmI'mmattentivemtommym
clients'mrights."