HESI Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) LATEST VERSION.
A team approach is used to help a 6-year-old boy with attention deficit-hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD). What behaviors indicate that the interventions have been
effective? Select all that apply.
1
Is not inhibited by rules or routines
2
Has fun playing with toys by himself
Incorrect3
Is no longer enuretic during the night
Correct4
Has an increased attention span in school
Correct5
Is able to wait his turn when in line with others
A nurse is assigned to lead a relaxation group. Which techniques should the nurse
incorporate? Select all that apply.
Correct1
Meditation
Correct2
Mental imagery
3
Token economy
4
Operant conditioning
Correct5
Deep-breathing exercises
,How should a nurse characterize a sudden terrorist act that causes the deaths of
thousands of adults and children and negatively affects their families, friends,
communities, and the nation?
1
Recurring
2
Situational
Incorrect3
Maturational
Correct4
Adventitious
A nurse has just completed a mental status examination on a newly admitted
psychiatric client and returns to the nurses’ station to document the results. The
nurse reflects on the client’s drawn-out explanation of the reason for the admission
and concludes that excessive detail was given before the client eventually answered
the questions. What mental process does the nurse identify?
1
Flight of ideas
Correct2
Circumstantiality
When talking with a client who has alcoholism, the nurse notes that the client
becomes irritable, makes excuses, and blames family and friends for the drinking
problem. Which defense mechanisms does the nurse conclude that the client is
using? Select all that apply.
Correct1
Projection
Incorrect2
Suppression
3
Sublimation
4
,Identification
Correct5
Rationalization
The registered nurse managing the care of four clients is determining individual
priorities. Place the following clients in order of priority, with 1 as the highest
priority.
Incorrect
1.
A client whose auditory hallucinations are saying, “They’re going to get you.”
Correct
2.
Incorrect1
A manic client who has spent the last 8 hours refusing liquids and pacing around the unit.
Incorrect
3.
A depressed client who shares with the roommate that the client is “very happy today.”
Correct
4.
A cognitively impaired older adult who believes that the deceased spouse will visit today.
A newly admitted client with schizophrenia has a treatment plan that includes
participation in a physical activity group for several days before assignment to an
analytical group. The basis for this decision is that the client will do what?
Develop skills in managing leisure time
2
Have time to develop insight into personal problems
3
Be too disruptive to benefit from group therapy at this time
Correct4
Cultivate trust before moving into a potentially anxiety-producing group
The mother of an 18-year-old man comes to the local mental health center. She is
extremely upset because of her son’s behavior since the young man returned from
his freshman year at college. He takes his brother’s clothing, comes in at all hours,
and refuses to get a job. Sometimes he is happy and outgoing, but at other times he
is withdrawn. The mother asks why her son is like this. While contemplating this
situation, the nurse considers that which adjectives usually apply to adolescents?
1
Anxious and unhappy
, 2
Angry and irresponsible
Correct3
Impulsive and self-centered
A young adult is being treated in the emergency department for injuries sustained
as a result of physical battering by her partner. On learning that there is a history of
such abuse, the nurse plans which tertiary nursing interventions? Select all that
apply.
Incorrect1
Contacting family members to provide support
2
Discussing the legal ramifications of not pressing charges
Incorrect3
Offering to discuss the abusive behavior with the woman's partner
Correct4
Identifying the benefits of attending a support group for battered women
Correct5
Providing her with information regarding local domestic violence shelters
Certain questions are applicable in determining nursing negligence. Select all that
apply.
Correct1
"Was reasonable care provided?"
Correct2
"Was there a breach of nursing duty?"
Correct3
"Was there an act of omission that resulted in harm?"
Correct4
"Except for the nurse’s action, would the injury have occurred?"
A team approach is used to help a 6-year-old boy with attention deficit-hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD). What behaviors indicate that the interventions have been
effective? Select all that apply.
1
Is not inhibited by rules or routines
2
Has fun playing with toys by himself
Incorrect3
Is no longer enuretic during the night
Correct4
Has an increased attention span in school
Correct5
Is able to wait his turn when in line with others
A nurse is assigned to lead a relaxation group. Which techniques should the nurse
incorporate? Select all that apply.
Correct1
Meditation
Correct2
Mental imagery
3
Token economy
4
Operant conditioning
Correct5
Deep-breathing exercises
,How should a nurse characterize a sudden terrorist act that causes the deaths of
thousands of adults and children and negatively affects their families, friends,
communities, and the nation?
1
Recurring
2
Situational
Incorrect3
Maturational
Correct4
Adventitious
A nurse has just completed a mental status examination on a newly admitted
psychiatric client and returns to the nurses’ station to document the results. The
nurse reflects on the client’s drawn-out explanation of the reason for the admission
and concludes that excessive detail was given before the client eventually answered
the questions. What mental process does the nurse identify?
1
Flight of ideas
Correct2
Circumstantiality
When talking with a client who has alcoholism, the nurse notes that the client
becomes irritable, makes excuses, and blames family and friends for the drinking
problem. Which defense mechanisms does the nurse conclude that the client is
using? Select all that apply.
Correct1
Projection
Incorrect2
Suppression
3
Sublimation
4
,Identification
Correct5
Rationalization
The registered nurse managing the care of four clients is determining individual
priorities. Place the following clients in order of priority, with 1 as the highest
priority.
Incorrect
1.
A client whose auditory hallucinations are saying, “They’re going to get you.”
Correct
2.
Incorrect1
A manic client who has spent the last 8 hours refusing liquids and pacing around the unit.
Incorrect
3.
A depressed client who shares with the roommate that the client is “very happy today.”
Correct
4.
A cognitively impaired older adult who believes that the deceased spouse will visit today.
A newly admitted client with schizophrenia has a treatment plan that includes
participation in a physical activity group for several days before assignment to an
analytical group. The basis for this decision is that the client will do what?
Develop skills in managing leisure time
2
Have time to develop insight into personal problems
3
Be too disruptive to benefit from group therapy at this time
Correct4
Cultivate trust before moving into a potentially anxiety-producing group
The mother of an 18-year-old man comes to the local mental health center. She is
extremely upset because of her son’s behavior since the young man returned from
his freshman year at college. He takes his brother’s clothing, comes in at all hours,
and refuses to get a job. Sometimes he is happy and outgoing, but at other times he
is withdrawn. The mother asks why her son is like this. While contemplating this
situation, the nurse considers that which adjectives usually apply to adolescents?
1
Anxious and unhappy
, 2
Angry and irresponsible
Correct3
Impulsive and self-centered
A young adult is being treated in the emergency department for injuries sustained
as a result of physical battering by her partner. On learning that there is a history of
such abuse, the nurse plans which tertiary nursing interventions? Select all that
apply.
Incorrect1
Contacting family members to provide support
2
Discussing the legal ramifications of not pressing charges
Incorrect3
Offering to discuss the abusive behavior with the woman's partner
Correct4
Identifying the benefits of attending a support group for battered women
Correct5
Providing her with information regarding local domestic violence shelters
Certain questions are applicable in determining nursing negligence. Select all that
apply.
Correct1
"Was reasonable care provided?"
Correct2
"Was there a breach of nursing duty?"
Correct3
"Was there an act of omission that resulted in harm?"
Correct4
"Except for the nurse’s action, would the injury have occurred?"
