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REVIEW| HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS, Exams of Advanced
Education|2025
,Male who was found sitting in the middle of a busy street is brought to the emergency
department. Confused and has difficulty answering questions. After ruling out a
physiological etiology for the client's behavior. When admitting the client to the unit,
which action is most important for the nurse to take?
A. Ask the client about his recent substance use
B. Perform a mental status exam
C. Determine the number of previous
hospitalizations
D. Assess the client from head-to-toe - answ✔️✔️-B. Perform a mental status exam
An adolescent male client is hospitalized after he threatened a teacher at school. He
admits feeling angry because his mother tricked him and brought him to the hospital.
The client states that when his mother visits, he plans to get his belongings from her,
but he is not going to talk to her. Which activity is most important for the nurse to
complete before the mother arrives?
A. Assess the client's self-esteem needs.
B. Determine the client's expectations fortreatment.
C. Discuss methods for clearly communicating.
, D. Identify ways to develop support systems. - answ✔️✔️-C. Discuss methods for
clearly communicating.
A client with borderline personality disorder tells the nurse, "You are the best nurse on
the unit! The other nurses don't care about me the way you do." Which response is best
for the nurse to provide this client?
a.) "I am not the best nurse. All the nurses are good."
b.) "The other nurses and I are here to help you get better"
c.) "You don't think the other nurses care about you?"
d.) "I do care about you as a person but nothing more." - answ✔️✔️-b.) "The other
nurses and I are here to help you get better"
An older man with a hx of falls at home tells the clinic nurse that his son, who was
incarcerated last year for assault and battery, has become abusive since his release
from prison. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
A. Tell the client to call Adult Protective Services if his son's abuse continues.
B. Refer the client to a program for victims of domestic violence
C. Verify the client's report by determining if there is physical evidence of abuse
D. Assist the client in developing an emergency safety plan - answ✔️✔️-C. Verify the
client's report by determining if there is physical evidence of abuse
A young female client is admitted to the emergency room because she was raped that
evening by her date. How should the nurse record the client's chief complaint in the
medical record?
a.) Client reported that she had sexual relations against her will.
b.) Client claims that she was forced to participate in sexual
intercourse.
c.) Client has been sexually assaulted.
d.) Client states, "my date raped me tonight." - answ✔️✔️-d.) Client states, "my date
raped me tonight."
REVIEW| HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS, Exams of Advanced
Education|2025
,Male who was found sitting in the middle of a busy street is brought to the emergency
department. Confused and has difficulty answering questions. After ruling out a
physiological etiology for the client's behavior. When admitting the client to the unit,
which action is most important for the nurse to take?
A. Ask the client about his recent substance use
B. Perform a mental status exam
C. Determine the number of previous
hospitalizations
D. Assess the client from head-to-toe - answ✔️✔️-B. Perform a mental status exam
An adolescent male client is hospitalized after he threatened a teacher at school. He
admits feeling angry because his mother tricked him and brought him to the hospital.
The client states that when his mother visits, he plans to get his belongings from her,
but he is not going to talk to her. Which activity is most important for the nurse to
complete before the mother arrives?
A. Assess the client's self-esteem needs.
B. Determine the client's expectations fortreatment.
C. Discuss methods for clearly communicating.
, D. Identify ways to develop support systems. - answ✔️✔️-C. Discuss methods for
clearly communicating.
A client with borderline personality disorder tells the nurse, "You are the best nurse on
the unit! The other nurses don't care about me the way you do." Which response is best
for the nurse to provide this client?
a.) "I am not the best nurse. All the nurses are good."
b.) "The other nurses and I are here to help you get better"
c.) "You don't think the other nurses care about you?"
d.) "I do care about you as a person but nothing more." - answ✔️✔️-b.) "The other
nurses and I are here to help you get better"
An older man with a hx of falls at home tells the clinic nurse that his son, who was
incarcerated last year for assault and battery, has become abusive since his release
from prison. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
A. Tell the client to call Adult Protective Services if his son's abuse continues.
B. Refer the client to a program for victims of domestic violence
C. Verify the client's report by determining if there is physical evidence of abuse
D. Assist the client in developing an emergency safety plan - answ✔️✔️-C. Verify the
client's report by determining if there is physical evidence of abuse
A young female client is admitted to the emergency room because she was raped that
evening by her date. How should the nurse record the client's chief complaint in the
medical record?
a.) Client reported that she had sexual relations against her will.
b.) Client claims that she was forced to participate in sexual
intercourse.
c.) Client has been sexually assaulted.
d.) Client states, "my date raped me tonight." - answ✔️✔️-d.) Client states, "my date
raped me tonight."
