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A 35-year-old male client on the psychiatric ward of a general hospital believes that someone is
trying to poison him. The nurse understands that ...
HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH TEST BANK NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM | COMPLETE 100+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A 35-year-old male client on the psychiatric ward of a general hospital believes that
someone is
trying to poison him. The nurse understands that a client's delusions are most likely
related to his
A) early childhood experiences involving authority issues.
B) anger about being hospitalized.
C) low self-esteem.
D) phobic fear of food. - ANSWERC
A 35-year-old male client who has been hospitalized for two weeks for chronic paranoia
continues to state that someone is trying to steal his clothing. Which action should the
nurse
implement?
A) Encourage the client to actively participate in assigned activities on the unit.
B) Place a lock on the client's closet.
C) Ignore the client's paranoid ideation to extinguish these behaviors.
D) Explain to the client that his suspicions are false. - ANSWERA
A 65-year-old female client complains to the nurse that recently she has been hearing
voices.
What question should the nurse ask this client first?
A) Do you have problems with hallucinations?
B) Are you ever alone when you hear the voices?
C) Has anyone in your family had hearing problems?
,D) Do you see things that others cannot see? - ANSWERB
A child is brought to the emergency room with a broken arm. Because of other injuries,
the nurse
suspects the child may be a victim of abuse. When the nurse tries to give the child an
injection,
the child's mother becomes very loud and shouts, "I won't leave my son! Don't you
touch him!
You'll hurt my child!" What is the best interpretation of the mother's statements? The
mother is
A) regressing to an earlier behavior pattern.
B) sublimating her anger.
C) projecting her feelings onto the nurse.
D) suppressing her fear. - ANSWERC
, A client admitted with a closed head injury after a fall has a blood alcohol level of 0.28
(28%)
and is difficult to arouse. Which intervention during the first 6 hours following admission
should
the RN identify as the priority?
A. Give lorazepam (Ativan) PRN for signs of withdrawal.
B. Administer disulfiram (Antabuse) immediately.
C. Place in a side lying position with head of bed elevated.
D. Provide thiamine and folate supplements as prescribed. - ANSWERC
A client is admitted for bipolar disorder and alcohol withdrawal, depressive phase.
Based on
which assessment finding will the RN withhold the clonidine (Catapres) prescription?
A. Blood pressure readings of 90/62 mmHg to 92/58 mmHg.
B. Pulse rate of 68-78 BPM.
C. Temperature of 99.5-99.7 F.
D. Respiration rate of 24 breaths per minute - ANSWERA
A client is admitted to the mental health unit and reports taking extra antianxiety
medication
because, "I'm so stressed out. I just want to go to sleep." The RN should plan one-on-
one
observation of the client based on which statement?
A. "What should I do? Nothing seems to help."
B. "I have been so tired lately and needed to sleep."
C. "I really think that I don't need to be here."
D. "I don't want to walk. Nothing matters anymore. - ANSWERD
A client is admitted to the mental health unit reports shortness of breath and dizziness.
The client
tells the RN, "I feel like I'm going to die". Which nursing problem should the RN include
in this
client's plan of care?
A. Mood disturbance.
B. Moderate anxiety.
C. Altered thoughts.
D. Social isolation. - ANSWERB
A client is admitted with a diagnosis of depression. The nurse knows that which
characteristic is
most indicative of depression?
A) Grandiose ideation.
B) Self-destructive thoughts.
C) Suspiciousness of others.
D) A negative view of self and the future. - ANSWERD
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