HESI PN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
HESI-PN Mental Health
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1. Which data indicate to the nurse that a Looking at old snapshots of family
client is experiencing effective coping fol- Visits the Spouse's grave once a month
lowing the loss of a spouse? Select all that Visits the senior citizens' center once a month
apply.
1.Looks at old snapshots of family Coping mechanisms are behaviors that are
2.Constantly neglects personal groom- used to decrease stress and anxiety. Visiting
ing a spouse's grave, visiting the senior citizens'
3.Visits the spouse's grave once a month center, and looking at snapshots of the family
4.Visits the senior citizens' center once a are effective coping mechanisms. Neglecting
month grooming and preferring to spend time alone
5.Prefers to spend time alone and avoids and avoiding contact with others are behaviors
contact with others that identify ineffective coping of the grieving
process.
2. Which client is most likely at risk to be- A 90-year-old woman with advanced
come a victim of elder abuse? Alzheimer's disease
1.A 75-year-old man with moderate hy-
pertension Elder abuse is widespread and occurs among
2.A 68-year-old man with newly diag- all subgroups of the population. It includes
nosed cataracts physical and psychological abuse, the misuse
3.A 90-year-old woman with advanced of property, and the violation of rights. The
Alzheimer's disease person at highest risk of abuse is an elder with
4.A 70-year-old woman with early diag- dementia that occurs with Alzheimer's disease.
nosed Lyme disease
3. The nurse is assigned to care for a client Open-ended questions and silence
experiencing disturbed thought process-
es. The nurse is told that the client be- Open-ended questions and silence are strate-
lieves that their food is being poisoned. gies used to encourage clients to discuss their
Which communication technique should problem. Options 3 and 4 do not encourage
the nurse plan to use to encourage the the client to express feelings. The nurse should
client to eat? not offer opinions and should not state the
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1.Open-ended questions and silence reasons, but should encourage the client to
2.Focusing on self-disclosure regarding identify the reasons for their behavior. Option
food preferences 2 is not a client-centered intervention.
3.Stating the reasons that the client may
not want to eat
4.Offering opinions about the necessity
of adequate nutrition
4. The nurse is assigned to care for a client Inquiring about the client's feelings that may
admitted to the hospital after sustaining affect coping
an injury from a house fire. The client
attempted to save a neighbor involved in The client must first deal with feelings and
the fire, but despite the client's efforts, negative responses before the client is able to
the neighbor died. Which action should work through the meaning of the crisis. Op-
the nurse take to enable the client to tion 3 pertains directly to the client's feelings.
work through the meaning of the crisis? Options 1, 2, and 4 do not directly address the
1.Identifying the client's ability to func- client's feelings.
tion
2.Identifying the client's potential for
self-harm
3.Inquiring about the client's feelings
that may affect coping 4.Inquiring about
the client's perception of the cause of the
neighbor's death
5. The nurse is assisting with the data col- The client's report of self-destructive thoughts
lection on a client admitted to the psy-
chiatric unit. After review of the obtained The client's thoughts are extremely important
data, the nurse should identify which as when verbalized. Self-destructive thoughts are
a priority concern? the highest priority. Options 1, 2, and 4 will all
1.The client's report of not eating or affect the treatment of the client but are not of
sleeping greatest importance at this time.
HESI-PN Mental Health
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2025
1. Which data indicate to the nurse that a Looking at old snapshots of family
client is experiencing effective coping fol- Visits the Spouse's grave once a month
lowing the loss of a spouse? Select all that Visits the senior citizens' center once a month
apply.
1.Looks at old snapshots of family Coping mechanisms are behaviors that are
2.Constantly neglects personal groom- used to decrease stress and anxiety. Visiting
ing a spouse's grave, visiting the senior citizens'
3.Visits the spouse's grave once a month center, and looking at snapshots of the family
4.Visits the senior citizens' center once a are effective coping mechanisms. Neglecting
month grooming and preferring to spend time alone
5.Prefers to spend time alone and avoids and avoiding contact with others are behaviors
contact with others that identify ineffective coping of the grieving
process.
2. Which client is most likely at risk to be- A 90-year-old woman with advanced
come a victim of elder abuse? Alzheimer's disease
1.A 75-year-old man with moderate hy-
pertension Elder abuse is widespread and occurs among
2.A 68-year-old man with newly diag- all subgroups of the population. It includes
nosed cataracts physical and psychological abuse, the misuse
3.A 90-year-old woman with advanced of property, and the violation of rights. The
Alzheimer's disease person at highest risk of abuse is an elder with
4.A 70-year-old woman with early diag- dementia that occurs with Alzheimer's disease.
nosed Lyme disease
3. The nurse is assigned to care for a client Open-ended questions and silence
experiencing disturbed thought process-
es. The nurse is told that the client be- Open-ended questions and silence are strate-
lieves that their food is being poisoned. gies used to encourage clients to discuss their
Which communication technique should problem. Options 3 and 4 do not encourage
the nurse plan to use to encourage the the client to express feelings. The nurse should
client to eat? not offer opinions and should not state the
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1.Open-ended questions and silence reasons, but should encourage the client to
2.Focusing on self-disclosure regarding identify the reasons for their behavior. Option
food preferences 2 is not a client-centered intervention.
3.Stating the reasons that the client may
not want to eat
4.Offering opinions about the necessity
of adequate nutrition
4. The nurse is assigned to care for a client Inquiring about the client's feelings that may
admitted to the hospital after sustaining affect coping
an injury from a house fire. The client
attempted to save a neighbor involved in The client must first deal with feelings and
the fire, but despite the client's efforts, negative responses before the client is able to
the neighbor died. Which action should work through the meaning of the crisis. Op-
the nurse take to enable the client to tion 3 pertains directly to the client's feelings.
work through the meaning of the crisis? Options 1, 2, and 4 do not directly address the
1.Identifying the client's ability to func- client's feelings.
tion
2.Identifying the client's potential for
self-harm
3.Inquiring about the client's feelings
that may affect coping 4.Inquiring about
the client's perception of the cause of the
neighbor's death
5. The nurse is assisting with the data col- The client's report of self-destructive thoughts
lection on a client admitted to the psy-
chiatric unit. After review of the obtained The client's thoughts are extremely important
data, the nurse should identify which as when verbalized. Self-destructive thoughts are
a priority concern? the highest priority. Options 1, 2, and 4 will all
1.The client's report of not eating or affect the treatment of the client but are not of
sleeping greatest importance at this time.
