Psych Hesi 2025/2026 Exam Questions
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An older client is admitted to a psychiatric hospital with the diagnosis, "Major
depression, single episode." Which laboratory value is most important for the nurse
to report to the healthcare provider immediately? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Increased
thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
The healthcare provider should be notified of (C) immediately. An increased TSH
suggests a low thyroxine level because the TSH is trying to stimulate thyroxine
production, and hypothyroidism symptoms mimic those of depression.
The nurse is planning care for a female client with depression who cries when
asked to make her menu selections. Which therapy group is likely to be most
beneficial for this client? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Coping skills
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, ineffective coping skills are characteristic of depression, and based on this client's
symptoms, group therapy that focuses on coping skills is likely to be most
beneficial
The nurse is assessing a client who is believed to have a borderline personality
disorder. Which question is most important to include in this assessment? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Do you frequently have temper tantrums?
Those with a borderline personality disorder demonstrate intense outbursts of
anger.
The nurse is planning the care for a client based on the psychoanalytical model.
Which intervention should the nurse include? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Focus on the
client's positive or negative feelings toward the nurse.
The psychoanalytical model - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔uses concepts that interpret and
focus on working through previously unresolved conflicts.
The medical model - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔focuses on the diagnosis of a mental illness
and its subsequent treatments, such as somatic treatments, pharmacotherapy, and
electroconvulsive therapy.
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and Answers | A+ Score Assured
An older client is admitted to a psychiatric hospital with the diagnosis, "Major
depression, single episode." Which laboratory value is most important for the nurse
to report to the healthcare provider immediately? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Increased
thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
The healthcare provider should be notified of (C) immediately. An increased TSH
suggests a low thyroxine level because the TSH is trying to stimulate thyroxine
production, and hypothyroidism symptoms mimic those of depression.
The nurse is planning care for a female client with depression who cries when
asked to make her menu selections. Which therapy group is likely to be most
beneficial for this client? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Coping skills
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
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, ineffective coping skills are characteristic of depression, and based on this client's
symptoms, group therapy that focuses on coping skills is likely to be most
beneficial
The nurse is assessing a client who is believed to have a borderline personality
disorder. Which question is most important to include in this assessment? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Do you frequently have temper tantrums?
Those with a borderline personality disorder demonstrate intense outbursts of
anger.
The nurse is planning the care for a client based on the psychoanalytical model.
Which intervention should the nurse include? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Focus on the
client's positive or negative feelings toward the nurse.
The psychoanalytical model - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔uses concepts that interpret and
focus on working through previously unresolved conflicts.
The medical model - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔focuses on the diagnosis of a mental illness
and its subsequent treatments, such as somatic treatments, pharmacotherapy, and
electroconvulsive therapy.
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