Evolve Hesi Mental Health Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
Lab finding which supports liver disease - Answer-Increased SGOT/AST
Alcoholism priority at 72 hours - Answer-Altered Nutrition. Vitamin B Deficiency =
Wernicke's disease
Accounts for symptoms of alcohol withdrawal delirium. - Answer-Increased dopamine
Administer which medication if the alcoholic patient has decreased liver function? -
Answer-Ativan
What does Antabuse do? - Answer-Raises acetaldehyde. Inhibits the absorption of
alcohol
What must occur before Antabuse therapy. - Answer-Informed consent.
What task for a mental status exam should an Alzheimer's pt be asked to perform? -
Answer-List ten different fruits, colors, and animals.
What lab test should be scheduled for donepezil (Aricept). - Answer-Serum liver toxicity
because of liver toxicity.
What indicates trazodone is working? - Answer-Improved sleep. Anti-depressant.
What intervention should be done for nocturnal confusion. - Answer-Back rub. Touch as
well as other relaxation techniques.
What nursing action to do after client gets fluphenazine decanoate? - Answer-Obtain
prescription for cogentin
What reaction occurs from antipsychotic administration? - Answer-Dystonia - Tonic
muscle spasms, often of the tongue, jaw, eyes, and neck.
Which data to obtain with Zyprexa an atypical antipsychotic. - Answer-Baseline weight.
Weight gain occurs.
What are characteristic of atypical antipsychotics? - Answer-Fewer extrapyramidal
effects.
Zyprexa takes how much time? - Answer-One week
Questions with Correct Answers
Lab finding which supports liver disease - Answer-Increased SGOT/AST
Alcoholism priority at 72 hours - Answer-Altered Nutrition. Vitamin B Deficiency =
Wernicke's disease
Accounts for symptoms of alcohol withdrawal delirium. - Answer-Increased dopamine
Administer which medication if the alcoholic patient has decreased liver function? -
Answer-Ativan
What does Antabuse do? - Answer-Raises acetaldehyde. Inhibits the absorption of
alcohol
What must occur before Antabuse therapy. - Answer-Informed consent.
What task for a mental status exam should an Alzheimer's pt be asked to perform? -
Answer-List ten different fruits, colors, and animals.
What lab test should be scheduled for donepezil (Aricept). - Answer-Serum liver toxicity
because of liver toxicity.
What indicates trazodone is working? - Answer-Improved sleep. Anti-depressant.
What intervention should be done for nocturnal confusion. - Answer-Back rub. Touch as
well as other relaxation techniques.
What nursing action to do after client gets fluphenazine decanoate? - Answer-Obtain
prescription for cogentin
What reaction occurs from antipsychotic administration? - Answer-Dystonia - Tonic
muscle spasms, often of the tongue, jaw, eyes, and neck.
Which data to obtain with Zyprexa an atypical antipsychotic. - Answer-Baseline weight.
Weight gain occurs.
What are characteristic of atypical antipsychotics? - Answer-Fewer extrapyramidal
effects.
Zyprexa takes how much time? - Answer-One week
