VERSION 4 EXAM MENTAL HEALTH HESI QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS CURRENTLY TESTING SOLUTIONS
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MENTAL HEALTH HESI
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MENTAL HEALTH HESI
VERSION 4 EXAM MENTAL HEALTH HESI QUESTIONS
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
CURRENTLY TESTING SOLUTIONSVERSION 4 EXAM MENTAL HEALTH HESI QUESTIONS
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
CURRENTLY TESTING SOLUTIONSvVERSION 4 EXAM MENTAL HEALTH HESI QUESTIONS
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT ...
VERSION 4 EXAM MENTAL HEALTH HESI QUESTIONS
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
CURRENTLY TESTING SOLUTIONS
Which interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care for an adolescent who is depressed?
(Select all the above)
a. Limit time allowed to play video games
b. Restrict visitors to family members only
c. Encourage the clients to discuss thoughts and feelings about wanting to die
d. Reinforce statements regarding a will to live and realistic plans for the future
e. Discuss the client's suicide plan - ANSWER-c. Encourage the clients to discuss thoughts and feelings
about wanting to die
d. Reinforce statements regarding a will to live and realistic plans for the future
A female client with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is admitted to the hospital for a
catheterization. The afternoon before a procedure, the client begins to keep detailed notes of the
nursing care she is receiving and reports her findings to the nurse at bedtime. What action should the
nurse implement?
a. Explain to the client that her behavior invades the rights to the nursing staff
b. Ask the client to explain why she is keeping a detailed record of her nursing care
c. Encourage the client to express her feelings regarding the upcoming procedure.
d. Teach the client strategies to control her obsessive-compulsive behavior - ANSWER-c. Encourage the
client to express her feelings regarding the upcoming procedure.
A client who is an alcoholic receives a prescription for disulfiram 500 mg PO daily. Which instruction
should the nurse provide to this client?
, a. Begin taking the medication immediately and take it daily, regardless of whether or not you drink
alcohol.
b. Take the medication with at least 8 ounces of water and limit alcohol consumption while taking this
medication
c. Take the medication each morning beginning 48 hours after your last drink of alcohol
d. Take the medication at bedtime and avoid consuming any more than one ounce of alcohol daily. -
ANSWER-b. Take the medication with at least 8 ounces of water and limit alcohol consumption while
taking this
medication
A client with a mood disorder receives a new prescription for lithium carbonate. Which information
provides by the client requires additional instruction by the nurse?
a. Therapeutic effects may take 3 weeks
b. Blood will be drawn routinely
c. Insomnia is a common side effect
d. Gastric upset may be experienced - ANSWER-c. Insomnia is a common side effect
A client who was in a motor vehicle collision related alcohol intoxication is recovering in the hospital
following surgery. Which statement by the client's spouse indicates codependency?
a. The spouse informs the client of plans to move out of their home if the drinking doesn't stop.
b. The spouse tells the nurse the accident was precipitated by high stress that led to drinking
c. The spouse tells the nurse that the client was irresponsible and reckless for driving while drunk.
d. The spouse tells the client they were attending a wedding of friends the following day - ANSWER-a.
The spouse informs the client of plans to move out of their home if the drinking doesn't stop.
A male client with known auditory hallucinations begins talking loudly and gesturing wildly while in the
unit's day room. Which action should the nurse implement first?
a. Escort the client to his room
b. Administer a PRN sedative
c. Sit in the chair next to the client
d. Listen to what the client is saying - ANSWER-d. Listen to what the client is saying
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