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2023-HESI Mental Health RN Questions and Answers
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Complete Guide Rated A+
HESI Mental Health RN Questions and Answers from
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2023) Complete Guide Rated A+
1. During admission to the psychiatric unit, a female client is extremely
anxious and states that she is worried about the sun coming up the next
day. What intervention is most important for the RN to implement during
the admission process?
A. Assist the client in developing alternative coping skills.
B. Remain calm and use a matter of fact approach.
C. Ask the client why she is so anxious
D. Administer a PRN sedative to help relieve her anxiety.
2. A female client is brought to the emergency department after police
officers found her disoriented, disorganized, and confused. The RN
also determines that the client is homeless and is exhibiting
suspiciousness. The client’s plan of care should include what priority
problem?
A. Acute confusion.
B. Ineffective community coping
C. Disturbed sensory perception.
D. Self-care deficit.
3. The occupational health nurse is working with a female employee who
was just notified that her child was involved in a MVA and taken to the
hospital. The employee states, “I can’t believe this. What should I do?”
Which response is best for the RN to provide in this crisis?
A. Tell me what you think should happen.
B. How serious was the collision?
C. What do you think you should do?
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D. Call for transportation to the hospital.
4. A client tells the RN that he has an IQ of 400+ and is a genius and an
inventor. He also reports that he is married to a female movie star and
thinks that his brother wants a sexual relationship with her. What is the
priority nursing problem for admission to the psychiatric unit?
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A. Ineffective sexual patterns.
B. Impaired environmental interpretation.
C. Disturbed sensory perception.
D. Compromised family coping.
5. The RN is providing care for a client diagnosed with borderline
personality disorder who has self-inflicted lacerations on the abdomen.
Which approach should the RN use when changing this client’s dressing?
A. Provide detailed thorough explanations when cleansing wound.
B. Perform the dressing change in a non-judgmental manner.
C. Ask in a non-threatening manner why the client cut own abdomen.
D. Request another staff member assist with the dressing change.
6. While sitting in the day room of the mental health unit, a male
adolescent avoids eye contact, looks at the floor, and talks softly when
interacting verbally with the RN. The two trade places, and the RN
demonstrates the client’s behaviors. What is the main goal of this
therapeutic technique?
A. Initiate a non-threatening conversation with the client.
B. Dialog about the ineffectiveness of his
interactions.
C. Allow the client to identify the way he
interacts.
D. Discuss the client’s feelings when he responds.
7. An antidepressant medication is prescribed for a client who reports
sleeping only 4 hours in the past 2 days and weight loss of 9 lbs within
the last month. Which client goal is most important to achieve within
the first three days of treatment?
A. Meet scheduled appointment
with dietitian.
B. Sleep at least 6 hours a
night.
C. Understands the purpose of the medication regimen.
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D. Describes the reasons for hospitalization.
8. When preparing to administer to domestic violence screening tool
to a female client, which statement should the RN provide?
2023-HESI Mental Health RN Questions and Answers
from V1-V3 Test Banks from ActualExams 2023
Complete Guide Rated A+
HESI Mental Health RN Questions and Answers from
V1-V3 Test Banks and Actual Exams (LatestUpdate
2023) Complete Guide Rated A+
1. During admission to the psychiatric unit, a female client is extremely
anxious and states that she is worried about the sun coming up the next
day. What intervention is most important for the RN to implement during
the admission process?
A. Assist the client in developing alternative coping skills.
B. Remain calm and use a matter of fact approach.
C. Ask the client why she is so anxious
D. Administer a PRN sedative to help relieve her anxiety.
2. A female client is brought to the emergency department after police
officers found her disoriented, disorganized, and confused. The RN
also determines that the client is homeless and is exhibiting
suspiciousness. The client’s plan of care should include what priority
problem?
A. Acute confusion.
B. Ineffective community coping
C. Disturbed sensory perception.
D. Self-care deficit.
3. The occupational health nurse is working with a female employee who
was just notified that her child was involved in a MVA and taken to the
hospital. The employee states, “I can’t believe this. What should I do?”
Which response is best for the RN to provide in this crisis?
A. Tell me what you think should happen.
B. How serious was the collision?
C. What do you think you should do?
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D. Call for transportation to the hospital.
4. A client tells the RN that he has an IQ of 400+ and is a genius and an
inventor. He also reports that he is married to a female movie star and
thinks that his brother wants a sexual relationship with her. What is the
priority nursing problem for admission to the psychiatric unit?
, lOMoAR cPSD| 22696389
A. Ineffective sexual patterns.
B. Impaired environmental interpretation.
C. Disturbed sensory perception.
D. Compromised family coping.
5. The RN is providing care for a client diagnosed with borderline
personality disorder who has self-inflicted lacerations on the abdomen.
Which approach should the RN use when changing this client’s dressing?
A. Provide detailed thorough explanations when cleansing wound.
B. Perform the dressing change in a non-judgmental manner.
C. Ask in a non-threatening manner why the client cut own abdomen.
D. Request another staff member assist with the dressing change.
6. While sitting in the day room of the mental health unit, a male
adolescent avoids eye contact, looks at the floor, and talks softly when
interacting verbally with the RN. The two trade places, and the RN
demonstrates the client’s behaviors. What is the main goal of this
therapeutic technique?
A. Initiate a non-threatening conversation with the client.
B. Dialog about the ineffectiveness of his
interactions.
C. Allow the client to identify the way he
interacts.
D. Discuss the client’s feelings when he responds.
7. An antidepressant medication is prescribed for a client who reports
sleeping only 4 hours in the past 2 days and weight loss of 9 lbs within
the last month. Which client goal is most important to achieve within
the first three days of treatment?
A. Meet scheduled appointment
with dietitian.
B. Sleep at least 6 hours a
night.
C. Understands the purpose of the medication regimen.
, lOMoAR cPSD| 22696389
D. Describes the reasons for hospitalization.
8. When preparing to administer to domestic violence screening tool
to a female client, which statement should the RN provide?
