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HESI MENTAL HEALTH TEST BANK
NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| 3
VERSIONS WITH COMPLETE 150
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Amclientmwithmdepressionmremainsminmbedmmostmofmthemday,mandmdeclinesmactivities.mWhichmnursi
ng

problemmhasmthemgreatestmprioritymformthismclient?

A.mLossmofminterestminmdiversionalmactivity.

B.mSocialmisolation.

C.mRefusalmtomaddressmnutritionalmneeds.

D.mLowmself-esteemm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC



ThemRNmismpreparingmmedicationsmformamclientmwithmbipolarmdisordermandmnoticesmthatmthemclient

discontinuedmantipsychoticmmedicationmformseveralmdays.mWhichmmedicationmshouldmalsombe

discontinued?

a.mLithium.m(Lithotabs)

b.mBenzotropinem(Cogentin).

c.mAlprazolamm(Xanax).

d.mMagnesiumm(MilkmofmMagnesia)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmB



ThemRNmismteachingmamclientmaboutmtheminitiationmofmthemprescribedmabstinencemtherapymusing

,disulfiramm(Antabuse).mWhatminformationmshouldmthemclientmacknowledgemunderstanding?

A.mCompletelymabstainmfrommheroinmormcocainemuse.

B.mRemainmalcoholmfreemform12mhoursmpriormtomthemfirstmdose.

C.mAttendmmonthlymmeetingsmofmalcoholicsmanonymous.

D.mAdmitmtomothersmthatmhemismamsubstancemuser.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmB



Ammalemclientmwithmschizophreniamismadmittedmtomthemmentalmhealthmunitmaftermabruptlymstoppin
gmhis

prescriptionmformziprasidonem(Geodon)monemmonthmago.mWhichmquestionmismmostmimportantmform
the

RNmtomaskmthemclient?

A.mHavemyoumlostminterestminmthemthingsmthatmyoumusedmtomenjoy?

B.mIsmyourmabilitymtomthinkmormconcentratemdecreased?

C.mHowmmanymcontinuousmhoursmdomyoumsleepmatmnight?

D.mDomyoumhearmsoundsmormvoicesmthatmothersmdomnotmhear?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD



Amfemalemclientmrequestsmthatmhermhusbandmbemallowedmtomstayminmthemroommduringmthemadmissi
on

assessment.mWhenminterviewingmthemclient,mthemRNmnotesmamdiscrepancymbetweenmthemclient's

verbalmandmnonverbalmcommunication.mWhatmactionmdoesmthemRNmtake?

A.mPaymclosemattentionmandmdocumentmthemnonverbalmmessages.

B.mAskmthemclient'smhusbandmtominterpretmthemdiscrepancy.

C.mIgnoremthemnonverbalmbehaviormandmfocusmonmthemclient'smverbalmmessages.

D.mIntegratemthemverbalmandmnonverbalmmessagesmandminterpretmthemmasmone.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA




AmmalemclientmapproachesmthemRNmwithmanmangrymexpressionmonmhismfacemandmraisesmhismvoice,

,sayingm"Mymroommatemismthemmostmselfish,mself-centered,mangrympersonmImhavemevermmet.mIfmhe

losesmhismtempermonemmoremtimemwithmme,mImammgoingmtompunchmhimmout!"mThemRNmrecognizesm
that

themclientmismusingmwhichmdefensemmechanism?

A.mDenial.

B.mProjection.

C.mRationalization.

D.mSplitting.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD



Ammentalmhealthmworkermismcaringmformamclientmwithmescalatingmaggressivembehavior.mWhichmactio
n

bymthemMHWmwarrantmimmediateminterventionmbymthemRN?

A.mIsmattemptingmtomphysicallymrestrainmthempatient.

B.mTellsmthemclientmtomgomtomthemquietmareamofmthemunit.

C.mIsmusingmamloidmvoicemtomtalkmtomthemclient.

D.mRemainsmatmamdistancemofm4mfeetmfrommthemclient.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA



Amclientmonmthemmentalmhealthmunitmismbecomingmmoremagitated,mshoutingmatmthemstaff,mandmpaci
ngmin

themhallway.mWhenmthemPRNmmedicationmismoffered,mthemclientmrefusesmthemmedicationmandmdefi
antly

sitsmonmthemfloorminmthemmiddlemofmthemunitmhallway.mWhatmnursingminterventionmshouldmthemRN

implementmfirst?

A.mTransportmofmthemclientmtomthemseclusionmroom.

B.mQuietlymapproachmthemclientmwithmadditionalmstaffmmembers.

C.mTakemothermclientsminmthemareamtomthemclientmlounge.

D.mAdministermmedicationmtomchemicallymrestrainmthempatient.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC

, Ammalemclientmwithmbipolarmdisordermwhombeganmtakingmlithiummcarbonatemfivemdaysmagomis

complainingmofmexcessivemthirst,mandmthemRNmfindsmhimmattemptingmtomdrinkmwatermfrommthe

bathroommsinkmfaucet.mWhichminterventionmshouldmthemRNmimplement?

A.mReportmthemclient'smserummlithiummlevelmtomthemHCP.

B.mEncouragemthemclientmtomsuckmonmhardmcandymtomrelievemthemsymptoms.

C.mNomactionmismneededmsincempolydipsiamismamcommonmsidemeffect.

D.mTellmthemclientmthatmdrinkingmfrommthemfaucetmismnotmallowed.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA



DuringmanmannualmphysicalmbymthemoccupationalmRNmworkingminmamcorporatemclinic,mammale

employeemtellsmthemRNmthatmismhigh-
stressmjobmismcausingmtroubleminmhismpersonalmlife.mHemfurther

explainsmthatmhemoftenmgetsmsomangrymwhilemdrivingmtomandmfrommworkmthatmhemhasmconsidered

"gettingmeven"mwithmothermdrivers.mHowmshouldmthemRNmrespond?

A.m"Angermismcontagiousmandmcouldmresultminmmajormconfrontation."

B.m"Trymnotmtomletmyourmangermcausemyoumtomactmimpulsively."

C.m"Expressingmyourmangermtomamstrangermcouldmresultminmanmunsafemsituation."

D.m"Itmsoundsmasmifmtheremaremmanymsituationsmthatmmakemyoumfeelmangry."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD




Amclientmwhomhasmagoraphobiam(amfearmofmcrowds)mismbeginningmdesensitizationmwithmthemtherapi
st,

andmthemRNmismreinforcingmthemprocess.mWhichminterventionmhasmthemhighestmprioritymformthismcli
ent's

planmofmcare?

A.mEncouragemsubstitutionmofmpositivemthoughtsmandmnegativemones.

B.mEstablishmtrustmbymprovidingmamcalm,msafemenvironment.