10/22/24, 6:33 AM HESI RN Mental Health/HESI MENTAL HEALTH RN EXAM 2024-2025 update /100% CORRECT ANSWERS RATED & HESI…
HESI RN Mental Health/HESI MENTAL HEALTH
RN EXAM 2024-2025 update /100% CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED & HESI Mental Health Exam,
Mental Health HESI Exam latest version with
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A male client with bipolar A. Report the client's serum lithium level to the HCP.
disorder who began
taking lithium carbonate
five days ago is
complaining of excessive
thirst, and the RN finds
him attempting to drink
water from the bathroom
sink faucet. Which
intervention should the
RN implement?
A. Report the client's
serum lithium level to the
HCP.
B. Encourage the client to
suck on hard candy to
relieve the symptoms.
C. No action is needed
since polydipsia is a
common side effect.
D. Tell the client that
drinking from the faucet
is not allowed.
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A mental health worker is A. Is attempting to physically restrain the patient.
caring for a client with
escalating aggressive
behavior. Which action by
the MHW warrant
immediate intervention
by the RN?
A. Is attempting to
physically restrain the
patient.
B. Tells the client to go to
the quiet area of the unit.
C. Is using a loud voice to
talk to the client.
D. Remains at a distance
of 4 feet from the client.
A client is admitted to the D. "I don't want to walk. Nothing matters anymore."
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."
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The RN is performing C. Methamphetamine
intake interviews at a
psychiatric clinic. A
female client with a
known history of drug
abuse reports that she
had a heart attack four
years ago. Useof which
substance places the
client at highest risk for
myocardial infarction?
A. Benzodiazepine
B. Alcohol
C. Methamphetamine
D. Marijuana
A male client comes to B. Have you taken any medications for erectile
the emergency center dysfunction?
because he has an
erection that will not
resolve. The client
reports that he is taking
trazodone (Desyrel) for
insomnia. Which
information is most
important for the nurse
ask the client?
A. When was the last time
you drank alcoholic
beverage?
B. Have you taken any
medications for erectile
dysfunction?
C. Are you having any
other sexual dysfunctions
or problems?
D. Do you have a history
of angina or high blood
pressure?
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A female client admitted A. Stay quietly with the patient
to the mental health unit
starts to shout and
scream at the RN. What is
the best approach for the
RN to take?
A. Stay quietly with the
patient
B. Tell her that she is out
of control.
C. Distract her by
offering her finger foods.
D. Ignore the client's
acting out behavior.
When developing a plan C. Ineffective breathing pattern.
of care for a client
admitted to the
psychiatric unit following
aspiration of a caustic
material related to a
suicide attempt, which
nursing problem has the
highest priority?
A. Impaired comfort.
B. Risk for injury.
C. Ineffective breathing
pattern.
D. Ineffective coping.
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