MENTAL HEALTH HESI RN TEST BANK NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 400+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
A nurse performed these actions while caring for patients in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
Which action violated patients' rights?
A. Prohibited a patient from using the telephone
B. In patient's presence, opened a package mailed to patient
C. Remained within arm's length of patient with homicidal ideation
D. Permitted a patient with psychosis to refuse oral psychotropic medication. - (Correct Answer)-
A. Prohibited a patient from using telephone
A psychiatric nurse discusses rules of the therapeutic milieu and patient's rights with a newly
admitted patient. Which rights should be included? (Select all that apply)
The right to:
A. Have visitors
B. confidentiality
C. A private Room
D. complain about inadequate care
E. select the nurse assigned to their care - (Correct Answer)-A. Have visitors
B. Confidentiality
D. Complain about inadequate care
A nurse prepares to administer a scheduled injection of haloperidol to a patient with
schizophrenia. As the nurse swabs the site, the patient shouts, "Stop! I don't want to take that
medicine anymore. I hate the side effects." Select the nurse's best action.
, 2
A. Assemble other stuff for a show of force and proceed with injection, using restrains if
necessary.
B. Stop the medication administration procedure and say to the patient, "Tell me more about the
side effects you've been having."
C. Proceed with the injection but explain to the patient that here are medications that will help
reduce the unpleasant side effects.
D. Say to the patient, "Since i've already drawn the medication in the syringe, I'm required to
give it, but let's talk to the doctor about delaying next month's dose." - (Correct Answer)-B. Stop
the medication administration procedure and say to the patient, "Tell me more about the side
effects you've been having."
An Adolescent hospitalized after a violent physical outburst tells the nurse, "i'm going to kill my
father, but you can't tell anyone." Select the nurse's best response
A. "you are right. Federal law requires me to keep clinical information private."
B. "I Am obligated to share that information with the treatment team."
C. "Those kinds of thoughts will make your hospitalization longer."
D. "You should share this thought with your psychiatrist." - (Correct Answer)-B. "I Am obligated
to share that information with the treatment team."
A voluntary hospitalized patient tells the nurse, "Get me the forms for discharge. I want to leave
now." Select the nurse's best response.
, 3
A. "I Will get the form for you right now and bring them to your room."
B. "Since you signed your consent for treatment, you may leave if you desire."
C. "I will get them for you, but let's talk about your decision to leave treatment."
D. "I cannot give you those forms without your healthcare provider's permission." - (Correct
Answer)-C. "I will get them for you, but lets talk about your decision to leave treatment."
Which individual diagnosed with mental illness needs psychiatric hospitalization the most? An
individual:
A. Who has a panic attack after her child gets lost in a shopping mall.
B. With visions of demons emerging from cemetery plots throughout the community
C. Who takes 38 acetaminophen tablets after the person's stock portfolio becomes worthless.
D. Diagnosed with major depression who stops taking prescribed antidepressant medication -
(Correct Answer)-C. Who take 38 acetaminophen tablets after the person's stock portfolio
becomes worthless
During which phase of the nurse-patient relationship can the nurse anticipate that identified
patient issues will be explored and resolved?
A. Preorientation
B. Orientation
, 4
C. Working
D. Termination - (Correct Answer)-C. Working
A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. The nurse may expert an advanced
practice nurse to perform which additional intervention?
A. Conduct mental health assessments.
B. Prescribed psychotropic medication
C. Established therapeutic relationships.
D. Individualize nursing care plans. - (Correct Answer)-B. Prescribed psychotropic medication
Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior" was
achieved? A patient:
A. Sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demands
B. Behaves without considering the consequences of personal action
C. Aggressively meets own needs without considering the rights of others.
D. Seeks help from others when assuming responsibility for major areas of own life. - (Correct
Answer)-A. Sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demands
A nurse uses Maslow's Hierarchy of needs to plan care for a patient with mental illness. Which
problem will receive priority?
COMPLETE 400+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
A nurse performed these actions while caring for patients in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
Which action violated patients' rights?
A. Prohibited a patient from using the telephone
B. In patient's presence, opened a package mailed to patient
C. Remained within arm's length of patient with homicidal ideation
D. Permitted a patient with psychosis to refuse oral psychotropic medication. - (Correct Answer)-
A. Prohibited a patient from using telephone
A psychiatric nurse discusses rules of the therapeutic milieu and patient's rights with a newly
admitted patient. Which rights should be included? (Select all that apply)
The right to:
A. Have visitors
B. confidentiality
C. A private Room
D. complain about inadequate care
E. select the nurse assigned to their care - (Correct Answer)-A. Have visitors
B. Confidentiality
D. Complain about inadequate care
A nurse prepares to administer a scheduled injection of haloperidol to a patient with
schizophrenia. As the nurse swabs the site, the patient shouts, "Stop! I don't want to take that
medicine anymore. I hate the side effects." Select the nurse's best action.
, 2
A. Assemble other stuff for a show of force and proceed with injection, using restrains if
necessary.
B. Stop the medication administration procedure and say to the patient, "Tell me more about the
side effects you've been having."
C. Proceed with the injection but explain to the patient that here are medications that will help
reduce the unpleasant side effects.
D. Say to the patient, "Since i've already drawn the medication in the syringe, I'm required to
give it, but let's talk to the doctor about delaying next month's dose." - (Correct Answer)-B. Stop
the medication administration procedure and say to the patient, "Tell me more about the side
effects you've been having."
An Adolescent hospitalized after a violent physical outburst tells the nurse, "i'm going to kill my
father, but you can't tell anyone." Select the nurse's best response
A. "you are right. Federal law requires me to keep clinical information private."
B. "I Am obligated to share that information with the treatment team."
C. "Those kinds of thoughts will make your hospitalization longer."
D. "You should share this thought with your psychiatrist." - (Correct Answer)-B. "I Am obligated
to share that information with the treatment team."
A voluntary hospitalized patient tells the nurse, "Get me the forms for discharge. I want to leave
now." Select the nurse's best response.
, 3
A. "I Will get the form for you right now and bring them to your room."
B. "Since you signed your consent for treatment, you may leave if you desire."
C. "I will get them for you, but let's talk about your decision to leave treatment."
D. "I cannot give you those forms without your healthcare provider's permission." - (Correct
Answer)-C. "I will get them for you, but lets talk about your decision to leave treatment."
Which individual diagnosed with mental illness needs psychiatric hospitalization the most? An
individual:
A. Who has a panic attack after her child gets lost in a shopping mall.
B. With visions of demons emerging from cemetery plots throughout the community
C. Who takes 38 acetaminophen tablets after the person's stock portfolio becomes worthless.
D. Diagnosed with major depression who stops taking prescribed antidepressant medication -
(Correct Answer)-C. Who take 38 acetaminophen tablets after the person's stock portfolio
becomes worthless
During which phase of the nurse-patient relationship can the nurse anticipate that identified
patient issues will be explored and resolved?
A. Preorientation
B. Orientation
, 4
C. Working
D. Termination - (Correct Answer)-C. Working
A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. The nurse may expert an advanced
practice nurse to perform which additional intervention?
A. Conduct mental health assessments.
B. Prescribed psychotropic medication
C. Established therapeutic relationships.
D. Individualize nursing care plans. - (Correct Answer)-B. Prescribed psychotropic medication
Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior" was
achieved? A patient:
A. Sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demands
B. Behaves without considering the consequences of personal action
C. Aggressively meets own needs without considering the rights of others.
D. Seeks help from others when assuming responsibility for major areas of own life. - (Correct
Answer)-A. Sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demands
A nurse uses Maslow's Hierarchy of needs to plan care for a patient with mental illness. Which
problem will receive priority?
