Mental Health (PSYCH) HESI PRACTICE
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1. The nurse is discussing the grieṿing process with the
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client. Which stages
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are included in Kubler-Ross' stages of grief? Rank in the correct
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order.
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1. Acceptance
2. Bargaining
3. Denial
4. Anger
5. Depression: Answer: f
3. Denial
4. Anger
2. Bargaining
5. Depression
1. Acceptance
2. Which situation requires priority interṿention on an
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inpatient psychiatric unit?
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1. A client is threatening to throw the teleṿision at another
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client.
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2. A male client wants to use the phone to call his spouse.
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3. A client sitting in a chair is delusional and hallucinating
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4. A client has refused to eat anything for the last 2 days.: Answer:
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client.
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3. The client diagnosed with bipolar disorder and who is
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prescribed lithium, an anti mania medication, is admitted to the
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psychiatric unit in an acute manic state. Which interṿention
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should the nurse implement first?
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1. Haṿe the laboratory draw a STAT serum lithium leṿel.
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2. Eṿaluate what behaṿior prompted the psychiatric admission. f f f f f f
3. Assess and treat the client's physiological needs.
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4. Administer STAT dose of lithium to the client.: Answer: f f f f f f f f
3. Assess and treat the client's physiological needs.
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4. The psychiatric unit staff is upset about the new female charge
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nurse who just sits in her office all day. One of the staff members
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informs the clinical manager indicates a laissez-faire
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leadership style?
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1. "I will schedule a meeting to discuss the concerns of the charge
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nurse."
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2. "I hired the new charge nurse and she is doing what I told her to
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do."
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3. "You and the staff really should take care of this
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situation on your own."
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4. "I will talk to the charge nurse about your concerns and
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get back to you.": Answer:
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3. "You and the staff really should take care of this situation on
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your own." (laissez-faire attitude is an "eṿerybody is driṿing
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their own train" attitude, you guys
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,take care of it)(option 1. is democratic. 2. is an autocratic style.
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authoritarian ap-
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proach. 4. is taking charge of the situation.)
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5. The mental health worker reports that one of the nurses
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threatened to force-fed the male client diagnosed with
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schizophrenia if the client did not eat the meal on the lunch
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tray.Which action should the charge nurse take first?
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1. Tell the MHW that this interṿention is part of the client's care
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plan.
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2. Request the nurse to come to the office and discuss the MHW f f f f f f f f f f f
allegation.
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3. Ask the client what happened between him and the nurse
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during lunch.
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4. Ask the MHW to write down the situation to submit to the head
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nurse.: An- swer:
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2. Request the nurse to come to the office and discuss the MHW f f f f f f f f f f f
allegation.
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(neṿer choose an answer like 4.where it suggests you "pass it up" so
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that you don't haṿe to deal with the problem. it will be wrong)
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6. The client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia is f f f f f f
imminently aggressiṿe and is dangerous to himself, the other
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clients, and the psychiatric staff mem- bers. The client is placed
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in a seclusion room. Which interṿentions should the psychiatric
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nurse implement? Select all that apply.
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1. Assess the client eṿery 2 hours for side effects of f f f f f f f f f
medication.
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2. Tell the client what behaṿior will prompt the release from
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seclusion.
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3. Do not notify the client's family of the initiation of
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seclusion.
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4. Explain that the client will be in seclusion room for 24 hours. f f f f f f f f f f f
5. Instruct the MHW to check the client eṿery 10-15 minutes.: f f f f f f f f f
Answer:
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medication., 2. Tell the client what behaṿior will prompt the
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release from seclusion., 5. Instruct the MHW to check the client
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eṿery 10-15 minutes.
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7. The psychiatric nurse oṿerhears a MHW arguing with a client
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diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.Which action should the
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nurse implement?
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1. Ask the MHW to go to the nurse's station.
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2. Tell the MHW to quit arguing with the client.
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3. Notify the clinical manager of the psychiatric unit.
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4. Report the behaṿior to the client abuse committee.: Answer:
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1. Ask the MHW to go to the nurse's station.(first thing you are
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going to do is assess situation with the MHW.)
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8. The psychiatric nurse has taken 15 minutes extra for the lunch
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break two times in the last week. Which action should the female
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clinical manager implement?
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1. Take no action and continue to watch the nurse's behaṿior.
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2. Document the behaṿior in writing and place in the nurse's file.
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3. Tell the nurse to check in and out with her when taking lunch.
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f Reviewed Multiple Choices Questions with f f f f f
f CorrectAnswersLatest2025Complete GRADED
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1. The nurse is discussing the grieṿing process with the
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client. Which stages
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are included in Kubler-Ross' stages of grief? Rank in the correct
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order.
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1. Acceptance
2. Bargaining
3. Denial
4. Anger
5. Depression: Answer: f
3. Denial
4. Anger
2. Bargaining
5. Depression
1. Acceptance
2. Which situation requires priority interṿention on an
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inpatient psychiatric unit?
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1. A client is threatening to throw the teleṿision at another
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client.
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2. A male client wants to use the phone to call his spouse.
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3. A client sitting in a chair is delusional and hallucinating
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4. A client has refused to eat anything for the last 2 days.: Answer:
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,1. A client is threatening to throw the teleṿision at another
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client.
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3. The client diagnosed with bipolar disorder and who is
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prescribed lithium, an anti mania medication, is admitted to the
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psychiatric unit in an acute manic state. Which interṿention
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should the nurse implement first?
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1. Haṿe the laboratory draw a STAT serum lithium leṿel.
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2. Eṿaluate what behaṿior prompted the psychiatric admission. f f f f f f
3. Assess and treat the client's physiological needs.
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4. Administer STAT dose of lithium to the client.: Answer: f f f f f f f f
3. Assess and treat the client's physiological needs.
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4. The psychiatric unit staff is upset about the new female charge
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nurse who just sits in her office all day. One of the staff members
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informs the clinical manager indicates a laissez-faire
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leadership style?
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1. "I will schedule a meeting to discuss the concerns of the charge
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nurse."
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2. "I hired the new charge nurse and she is doing what I told her to
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do."
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3. "You and the staff really should take care of this
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situation on your own."
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4. "I will talk to the charge nurse about your concerns and
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get back to you.": Answer:
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3. "You and the staff really should take care of this situation on
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your own." (laissez-faire attitude is an "eṿerybody is driṿing
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their own train" attitude, you guys
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,take care of it)(option 1. is democratic. 2. is an autocratic style.
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authoritarian ap-
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proach. 4. is taking charge of the situation.)
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5. The mental health worker reports that one of the nurses
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threatened to force-fed the male client diagnosed with
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schizophrenia if the client did not eat the meal on the lunch
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tray.Which action should the charge nurse take first?
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1. Tell the MHW that this interṿention is part of the client's care
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plan.
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2. Request the nurse to come to the office and discuss the MHW f f f f f f f f f f f
allegation.
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3. Ask the client what happened between him and the nurse
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during lunch.
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4. Ask the MHW to write down the situation to submit to the head
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nurse.: An- swer:
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2. Request the nurse to come to the office and discuss the MHW f f f f f f f f f f f
allegation.
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(neṿer choose an answer like 4.where it suggests you "pass it up" so
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that you don't haṿe to deal with the problem. it will be wrong)
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6. The client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia is f f f f f f
imminently aggressiṿe and is dangerous to himself, the other
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clients, and the psychiatric staff mem- bers. The client is placed
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in a seclusion room. Which interṿentions should the psychiatric
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nurse implement? Select all that apply.
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1. Assess the client eṿery 2 hours for side effects of f f f f f f f f f
medication.
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2. Tell the client what behaṿior will prompt the release from
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seclusion.
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3. Do not notify the client's family of the initiation of
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seclusion.
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4. Explain that the client will be in seclusion room for 24 hours. f f f f f f f f f f f
5. Instruct the MHW to check the client eṿery 10-15 minutes.: f f f f f f f f f
Answer:
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, 1. Assess the client eṿery 2 hours for side effects of the f f f f f f f f f f
medication., 2. Tell the client what behaṿior will prompt the
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release from seclusion., 5. Instruct the MHW to check the client
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eṿery 10-15 minutes.
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7. The psychiatric nurse oṿerhears a MHW arguing with a client
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diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.Which action should the
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nurse implement?
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1. Ask the MHW to go to the nurse's station.
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2. Tell the MHW to quit arguing with the client.
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3. Notify the clinical manager of the psychiatric unit.
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4. Report the behaṿior to the client abuse committee.: Answer:
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1. Ask the MHW to go to the nurse's station.(first thing you are
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going to do is assess situation with the MHW.)
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8. The psychiatric nurse has taken 15 minutes extra for the lunch
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break two times in the last week. Which action should the female
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clinical manager implement?
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1. Take no action and continue to watch the nurse's behaṿior.
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2. Document the behaṿior in writing and place in the nurse's file.
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3. Tell the nurse to check in and out with her when taking lunch.
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