Psych HESI Questions and Answers Already Graded A

After returning to work after a weekend off the nurse gets report that a depressed client has been in bed all weekend. What should the nurse to first? Assist the client out of bed and involve in activity. A client with dementia uses the defense mechanism of confabulation. What is the reasoning? To decrease anxiety. A husband states to the nurse that his wife is not sleeping, buying impulsively, taking last minute trips, and has lost 22 pounds one month. What is an appropriate nursing dx? Disturbed thought process. A nurse is explaining a fire drill routine to a group of clients. A client becomes disruptive and continually interrupts the group. What is the nurse's best response? When you interrupt, I cannot explain what to do to the group. When performing a MSE on a client which assessment intervention would best assist the nurse? Ask the client to interpret the proverb a stitch in time saves nine