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A client who has agoraphobia (a fear of crowds) is beginning desensitization with the therapist, and the nurse is reinforcing the process. Which intervention has the highest priority for this client's plan of care? A.Encourage substitution of positive thoughts for negative ones B.Establish tru...

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NEW UPDATE 2022/2023 NURS 6512 HESI
RN MENTAL HEALTH HESI REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEST RATED
A+ ASSURED SUCCESS
A client who has agoraphobia (a fear of crowds) is beginning

desensitization with the therapist, and the nurse is reinforcing

the process. Which intervention has the highest priority for this

client's plan of care?

A. Encourage substitution of positive thoughts for negative ones

B. Establish trust by providing a calm, safe environment

C. Progressively expose the client to larger crowds

D. Encourage deep breathing when anxiety escalates in a crowd

B. Establish trust by providing a calm, safe environment

A male client is admitted to the psychiatric unit for recurrent

negative symptoms of chronic schizophrenia and medication

adjustment of risperidone (Risperdal). When the client walks to

the nurse's station in a literally contracted position, he states

that something has made his body contort into a monster. What

action should the nurse take?



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RN MENTAL HEALTH HESI REVIEW EXAM
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A. Medicate the client with the prescribed antipsychotic

thiordazine (mellaril)

B. Offer the client a prescribed physical therapy hot pack

for muscle spasms

C. Direct client to occupational therapy to distract him for

somatic complaints

D.Administer the prescribed anticholinergic benztropine

(Cogentin) for dystonia

D. Administer the prescribed anticholinergic benztropine

(Cogentin) for dystonia

A client on the mental health unit is becoming more agitated,

shouting at the staff, and pacing in the hallway. When a PRN

medication is offered, the client refuses the medication and

defiantly sits on the floor in the middle of the unit hallway. What

nursing intervention should the nurse implement first?

A. Transport the client to the seclusion room
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B. Quietly approach the client with additional staff members

C.Take other client in the area to the client lounge

D.Administer medication to chemically restrain client

C. Take other client in the area to the client lounge

A male hospital employee is pushed out of the way by a female

employee because of an oncoming gurney. The pushed employee

becomes very angry and swings at the female employee. Both

employees are referred for counseling with the staff psychiatric

nurse. Which factor in the pushed employee's history is most

related to the reaction that occurred?

A. Is worried about losing his job to a woman

B.Tortured animals as a child

C. Was physically abused by his mother

D. Hates to be touched by anyone

C. Was physically abused by his mother



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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEST RATED
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Which nursing actions are likely to help promote the self-

esteem of a male client with moderate depression? (Select all

that apply) A.Ask the client what his long-term goals are

B. Discuss the challenges of his medical condition

C. Include the client in determining treatment protocol

D. Encourage the client to engage in recreational therapy

E. Provide opportunities for the client to discuss his concerns

C. Include the client in determining treatment protocol

D. Encourage the client to engage in recreational

therapy A client who is admitted to the mental health

unit reports

shortness of breath and dizziness. The client tells the nurse, "I feel

like I am going to die," which nursing problem should the nurse

include in this client's plan of care?

A. Mood disturbance

B. Moderate anxiety

C.Altered thoughts
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEST RATED
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