8/28/25, 11:02 PM HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH HESI REVIEW
NGN HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH REAL EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) RN HESI MENTAL HEALTH WITH NGN LATEST
VERSIONS 2025/2026 ALREADY GRADED A+(NEWEST!!)
The RN on the evening shift A. Keep client NPO after midnight
receives report that a client
is scheduled for
Electroconvulsive Therapy in
the morning.
Which intervention
should the RN
implement the
evening before the
scheduled ECT?
A. Keep client NPO after
midnight
B. Hold all bedtime meds
C. Implement elopement
precautions
D. Give the client an enema at
bedtime
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The LPN/LVN calls B. Battery
security and has physical C. Assault
restraints applied when a E. False Imprisonment
client who was admitted
voluntarily becomes
both physically and verbally
abusive while demanding to
be discharged from the
hospital. Which represents the
possible
legal ramifications for the
nurse associated with these
interventions? (Select all
that
apply)
A. Libel
B. Battery
C. Assault
D. Slander
E. False Imprisonment
A nurse is working with a D. Inquiring about and examine the client's feelings that may
client who has block adaptive coping
sought counseling after
trying to rescue a neighbor
involved in a house fire.
Despite the client's
efforts, the neighbor
died.
Which action does the
nurse engage in with the
client during the working
phase of the nurse-client
relationship?
A. Exploring the client's ability
to function
B. Exploring the client's
potential for self- harm
C. Inquiring about the client's
perception of appraisal of
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the neighbor's death
D. Inquiring about and
examine the client's
feelings that may block
adaptive coping
A client who has just been A. Denial
sexually
assaulted is calm and quiet.
The nurse
analyzes this behavior as
indicating which defense
mechanism?
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Rationalization
D. Intellectualization
Unresolved feelings related D. Termination
to loss most likely may be
recognized during which
phase of the therapeutic
nurse-client
relationship?
A. Working
B. Trusting
C. Orientation
D. Termination
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Which statement demonstrates C. "Being respectful and concerned will ensure that I'm attentive
the best to my client's rights"
understanding of the nurse's
role regarding ensuring that
each client's rights are
respected?
A. "Autonomy is the
fundamental right of each
and every client"
B. "A client's rights are
guaranteed by both state
and federal laws"
C. "Being respectful and
concerned will ensure that
I'm attentive to my
client's rights"
D. "Regardless of the client's
condition, all nurses have
the duty to respect client
rights"
A LPN/LVN employed in a C. Acknowledge the contributions of each group member
mental health unit of a
hospital is the leader of a
group psychotherapy
session. The nurse's role in
the termination stage of
group
development is to:
A. Encourage problem solving
B. Encourage
accomplishment of the
group's work
C. Acknowledge the
contributions of each
group member
D. Encourage members to
become
acquainted with one another
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NGN HESI RN MENTAL HEALTH REAL EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) RN HESI MENTAL HEALTH WITH NGN LATEST
VERSIONS 2025/2026 ALREADY GRADED A+(NEWEST!!)
The RN on the evening shift A. Keep client NPO after midnight
receives report that a client
is scheduled for
Electroconvulsive Therapy in
the morning.
Which intervention
should the RN
implement the
evening before the
scheduled ECT?
A. Keep client NPO after
midnight
B. Hold all bedtime meds
C. Implement elopement
precautions
D. Give the client an enema at
bedtime
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The LPN/LVN calls B. Battery
security and has physical C. Assault
restraints applied when a E. False Imprisonment
client who was admitted
voluntarily becomes
both physically and verbally
abusive while demanding to
be discharged from the
hospital. Which represents the
possible
legal ramifications for the
nurse associated with these
interventions? (Select all
that
apply)
A. Libel
B. Battery
C. Assault
D. Slander
E. False Imprisonment
A nurse is working with a D. Inquiring about and examine the client's feelings that may
client who has block adaptive coping
sought counseling after
trying to rescue a neighbor
involved in a house fire.
Despite the client's
efforts, the neighbor
died.
Which action does the
nurse engage in with the
client during the working
phase of the nurse-client
relationship?
A. Exploring the client's ability
to function
B. Exploring the client's
potential for self- harm
C. Inquiring about the client's
perception of appraisal of
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the neighbor's death
D. Inquiring about and
examine the client's
feelings that may block
adaptive coping
A client who has just been A. Denial
sexually
assaulted is calm and quiet.
The nurse
analyzes this behavior as
indicating which defense
mechanism?
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Rationalization
D. Intellectualization
Unresolved feelings related D. Termination
to loss most likely may be
recognized during which
phase of the therapeutic
nurse-client
relationship?
A. Working
B. Trusting
C. Orientation
D. Termination
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Which statement demonstrates C. "Being respectful and concerned will ensure that I'm attentive
the best to my client's rights"
understanding of the nurse's
role regarding ensuring that
each client's rights are
respected?
A. "Autonomy is the
fundamental right of each
and every client"
B. "A client's rights are
guaranteed by both state
and federal laws"
C. "Being respectful and
concerned will ensure that
I'm attentive to my
client's rights"
D. "Regardless of the client's
condition, all nurses have
the duty to respect client
rights"
A LPN/LVN employed in a C. Acknowledge the contributions of each group member
mental health unit of a
hospital is the leader of a
group psychotherapy
session. The nurse's role in
the termination stage of
group
development is to:
A. Encourage problem solving
B. Encourage
accomplishment of the
group's work
C. Acknowledge the
contributions of each
group member
D. Encourage members to
become
acquainted with one another
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