HESI MENTAL HEALTH RN QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
A client with depression remains in bed most of the day, and declines activities.
Which nursing problem has the greatest priority for this client?
A. Loss of interest in diversional activity
B. social isolation
C. Refusal to address nutritional needs.
D. Low self-esteem
C. Refusal to address nutritional needs
The RN is preparing medications for a client with bipolar disorder and notices
that the client discontinued antipsychotic medication for several days. Which
medication should also be discontinued?
A. Lithium (Lithotabs)
B. Benzotropine (Cogentin)
C. Alprazolam (Xanax)
D. Magnesium( Milk of Magnesia)
B. Benzotropine
A female client requests that her husband be allowed to stay in the room during
the admission assessment. When interviewing the client, the RN notes a
discrepancy between the clients verbal and nonverbal communication. What
action does the RN take?
A. Pay close attention and document the nonverbal messages
B. Ask the client's husband to interpret the discrepancy
C. Ignore the nonverbal behavior and focus on the clients verbal messages
D. Integrate the verbal and nonverbal messages and interpret them as one.
A. Pay close attention and document the nonverbal messages
, A male client approaches the RN with an angry expression on his face and raises
his voice saying " My roommate is the most selfish, self-centered, angry person I
have ever met. If he loses his temper one more time with me, I'm going to punch
him out!" The RN recognizes that the client is using which defense mechanism?
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Rationalization
D. Splitting
B. Projection
A male client with bipolar disorder wo began taking lithium carbonate five days
ago is complaining of excessive thirst, and the RN find him attempting to drink
water from the bathroom sink faucet. Which intervention should the RN
implement?
A. Report the clients 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.
A. Report the clients serum lithium level to the HCP
The Rn is teaching a client about the initiation of the prescribed abstinence
therapy using disulfiram (Antabuse). What information should the client
acknowledge understanding?
A. Completely abstain form heroin or cocaine use
B. Remain alcohol free for 12 hours prior to the first dose.
C. Attend monthly meetings of alcoholics anonymous
D. Admit to others that he is a substance user
B. Remain alcohol free for 12 hours prior to the first dose.
A male client with schizophrenia is admitted to the mental health unit after
abruptly stopping his prescription for ziprasidone (Geodon) one month ago.
Which question is most important for the RN to ask the client?
A. Have you lost interest in things that you used to enjoy
B. Is your ability to think or concentrate decreased?
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
A client with depression remains in bed most of the day, and declines activities.
Which nursing problem has the greatest priority for this client?
A. Loss of interest in diversional activity
B. social isolation
C. Refusal to address nutritional needs.
D. Low self-esteem
C. Refusal to address nutritional needs
The RN is preparing medications for a client with bipolar disorder and notices
that the client discontinued antipsychotic medication for several days. Which
medication should also be discontinued?
A. Lithium (Lithotabs)
B. Benzotropine (Cogentin)
C. Alprazolam (Xanax)
D. Magnesium( Milk of Magnesia)
B. Benzotropine
A female client requests that her husband be allowed to stay in the room during
the admission assessment. When interviewing the client, the RN notes a
discrepancy between the clients verbal and nonverbal communication. What
action does the RN take?
A. Pay close attention and document the nonverbal messages
B. Ask the client's husband to interpret the discrepancy
C. Ignore the nonverbal behavior and focus on the clients verbal messages
D. Integrate the verbal and nonverbal messages and interpret them as one.
A. Pay close attention and document the nonverbal messages
, A male client approaches the RN with an angry expression on his face and raises
his voice saying " My roommate is the most selfish, self-centered, angry person I
have ever met. If he loses his temper one more time with me, I'm going to punch
him out!" The RN recognizes that the client is using which defense mechanism?
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Rationalization
D. Splitting
B. Projection
A male client with bipolar disorder wo began taking lithium carbonate five days
ago is complaining of excessive thirst, and the RN find him attempting to drink
water from the bathroom sink faucet. Which intervention should the RN
implement?
A. Report the clients 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.
A. Report the clients serum lithium level to the HCP
The Rn is teaching a client about the initiation of the prescribed abstinence
therapy using disulfiram (Antabuse). What information should the client
acknowledge understanding?
A. Completely abstain form heroin or cocaine use
B. Remain alcohol free for 12 hours prior to the first dose.
C. Attend monthly meetings of alcoholics anonymous
D. Admit to others that he is a substance user
B. Remain alcohol free for 12 hours prior to the first dose.
A male client with schizophrenia is admitted to the mental health unit after
abruptly stopping his prescription for ziprasidone (Geodon) one month ago.
Which question is most important for the RN to ask the client?
A. Have you lost interest in things that you used to enjoy
B. Is your ability to think or concentrate decreased?
