HESI Mental Health
RN Practice Real
Exam Questions and
Answers
1.During admission to the psychiatric unit, a female client
is extremely anxious and states that she is worried about
the sun coming up the next day. What intervention is
most important for the RN to implement during the
admission process?
A. Assist the client in developing alternative coping
skills.
B. Remain calm and use a matter of fact approach.
C. Ask the client why she is so anxious
D. Administer a PRN sedative to help relieve her
anxiety.
A female client is brought to the emergency department
2.
after police officers found her disoriented, disorganized,
,and confused. The RN also determines that the client is
homeless and is exhibiting suspiciousness. The client’s
plan of care should include what priority problem?
A. Acute confusion.
B. Ineffective community coping
C. Disturbed sensory perception.
D. Self-care deficit.
3.The occupational health nurse is working with a female
employee who was just notified that her child was
involved in a MVA and taken to the hospital. The
employee states, “I can’t believe this. What should I do?”
Which response is best for the RN to provide in this
crisis?
A. Tell me what you think should happen.
B. How serious was the collision?
C. What do you
think you should do? D.
Call for transportation to
the hospital.
4.A client tells the RN that he has an IQ of 400+ and is a
genius and an inventor. He also reports that he is married
to a female movie star and thinks that his brother wants a
,sexual relationship with her. What is the priority nursing
problem for admission to the psychiatric unit?
, A. Ineffective sexual patterns.
B. Impaired environmental interpretation.
C. Disturbed sensory perception.
D. Compromised family coping.
5.The RN is providing care for a client diagnosed with
borderline personality disorder who has self-inflicted
lacerations on the abdomen. Which approach should the
RN use when changing this client’s dressing?
A. Provide detailed thorough
explanations when cleansing wound. B.
Perform the dressing change in a non-
judgmental manner.
C. Ask in a non-threatening manner why the client cut
own abdomen.
D. Request another staff member assist with the dressing
change.
6.While sitting in the day room of the mental health unit,
a male adolescent avoids eye contact, looks at the floor,
and talks softly when interacting verbally with the RN.
The two trade places, and the RN demonstrates the
client’s behaviors. What is the main goal of this
therapeutic technique?
RN Practice Real
Exam Questions and
Answers
1.During admission to the psychiatric unit, a female client
is extremely anxious and states that she is worried about
the sun coming up the next day. What intervention is
most important for the RN to implement during the
admission process?
A. Assist the client in developing alternative coping
skills.
B. Remain calm and use a matter of fact approach.
C. Ask the client why she is so anxious
D. Administer a PRN sedative to help relieve her
anxiety.
A female client is brought to the emergency department
2.
after police officers found her disoriented, disorganized,
,and confused. The RN also determines that the client is
homeless and is exhibiting suspiciousness. The client’s
plan of care should include what priority problem?
A. Acute confusion.
B. Ineffective community coping
C. Disturbed sensory perception.
D. Self-care deficit.
3.The occupational health nurse is working with a female
employee who was just notified that her child was
involved in a MVA and taken to the hospital. The
employee states, “I can’t believe this. What should I do?”
Which response is best for the RN to provide in this
crisis?
A. Tell me what you think should happen.
B. How serious was the collision?
C. What do you
think you should do? D.
Call for transportation to
the hospital.
4.A client tells the RN that he has an IQ of 400+ and is a
genius and an inventor. He also reports that he is married
to a female movie star and thinks that his brother wants a
,sexual relationship with her. What is the priority nursing
problem for admission to the psychiatric unit?
, A. Ineffective sexual patterns.
B. Impaired environmental interpretation.
C. Disturbed sensory perception.
D. Compromised family coping.
5.The RN is providing care for a client diagnosed with
borderline personality disorder who has self-inflicted
lacerations on the abdomen. Which approach should the
RN use when changing this client’s dressing?
A. Provide detailed thorough
explanations when cleansing wound. B.
Perform the dressing change in a non-
judgmental manner.
C. Ask in a non-threatening manner why the client cut
own abdomen.
D. Request another staff member assist with the dressing
change.
6.While sitting in the day room of the mental health unit,
a male adolescent avoids eye contact, looks at the floor,
and talks softly when interacting verbally with the RN.
The two trade places, and the RN demonstrates the
client’s behaviors. What is the main goal of this
therapeutic technique?
