Hesi Milestone 2 Exam
A male client with schizophrenia is admitted to the mental health unit after abruptly stopping his prescription for ziprasidone (Geodon) one month ago. Which question is most important for the RN to ask the client?
Correct Answer: Do you hear sounds or voices that...
A male client with schizophrenia is admitted to the mental health unit after abruptly
stopping his prescription for ziprasidone (Geodon) one month ago. Which question is
most important for the RN to ask the client?
Correct Do you hear sounds or voices that others do not
Answer: hear?
The schizophrenic client insists that he is returning to his apartment, although the
healthcare provider informed him that he will be moving to a boarding home. What is the
most important nursing diagnosis for discharge planning?
Correct Answer: Ineffective denial related to situational
anxiety
The nurse is interviewing a client with schizophrenia. Which client behavior requires
immediate intervention?
Correct Answer: Muscle twitches in the back and
neck
32-year-old male client is admitted with paranoid schizophrenia
Correct Reassure the client that he is safe and should
Answer: rest.
What is schizophrenia?
Correct Answer: it is a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes
disorganized
thinking:
Dx: 2 or more S&S for over 6 mo
(Positive= delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech or
2 days after admission from alcohol withdrawal what should the nurse do?
Correct Answer: Monitor HR and
BP
2
, which action should the nurse implement first for a client experiencing alcohol
withdrawal?
Correct prepare the environment to prevent self injury:
Answer: self
A patient won't take oral meds that is going through alcohol withdrawal. The nurse
starts giving saline lock per alcohol protocol and thiamine. What do you tell them that it
will help with recovery?
Correct Answer: Thiamine will replenish alcohol effects on the body (something to
do
with iron)
A client comes in after being in a car accident and is experiencing alcohol withdrawal,
magnesium level of 1.1, cardiac dysrhythmias. What would you give first?
Correct Answer: Magnesiu
m
Patient having to get treated for benzodiazepine and methadone overdose. What do
you use?
Correct Answer: Narca
n
When preparing to administer a domestic violence screening tool to a female client,
which statement should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: all clients are screened for domestic abuse because it is common in
our society
a mental health care worker caring for a client with escalating aggressive behavior.
What action by the mental healthcare worker wards immediate interventions?
Correct -attempting to physically restrain
Answer: patient
Violence handling
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