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PSYCH HESI Test Bank (2025) EXAM 2 2025 PRACTICE GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
A woman is being abused by her husband and the abuse is escalating. What
should the nurse ask first?
Do you have a plan in place when you are not safe?
A patient has stopped taking Depakote six months ago. What would the nurse
assess?
Mood
A nurse visits a community half way house with one bathroom. The nurse
notice urine all over the walls of the bathroom. The toilet is clogged with feces
and paper towels. Who should she contact first?
Infection control
A client with alzheimers keeps asking for his mother. What is the nurses
appropiate response?
Your mothers not here but you are safe.
A client is told to come in by friends. clients complain include losing his job,
just got a divorce, single dad with 2 kids. What would be the best question for
the nurse to ask?
What is troubling you the most?
A client with an anxiety disorder is demonstrating signs of panic. Which
intervention would be the most appropriate for the nurse to implement?
Decrease environmental stimuli and interaction with other people
A client tells the nurse that he is an accomplished writer and that directors of
television shows contact him for suggestions on actors and locations. The
nurse realizes this client is experiencing delusions of ...
grandiosity
A client tells the nurse that his father died after the client thought about it for a
few days. The nurse suspects that the client is delusional and is
demonstrating ...
magical thinking
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The nurse overhears a client diagnosed with terminal cancer tell a family
member that he will be discharged soon, will return to work, and plans to
attend a company event scheduled in a year. The nurse realizes this client is
demonstrating the defense mechanism of ...
denial
A client diagnosed with depression tells the nurse that her husband wants her
to "fix herself up" and put on nice clothes. The client continues by saying that
she believes her husband is interested in another woman. What should the
nurse respond to the client?
I can help you shower and get dressed before he comes to visit
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia has been refusing prescribed oral
medication for
several days. The client has broken a chair and is coming after another client
with the broken chair leg, threatening to do physical harm. What should the
nurse do first?
Remove the other client from the room
A client tells the nurse that he has a fear of flying on an airplane but needs to
attend a work-related meeting in another country and will have to fly to get
there. What can the nurse do to assist this client?
Instruct him to visualize flying to the meeting destination
A nurse is explaining a fire drill routine to a group of clients. A client becomes
disruptive and continually interrupts the group. What is the nurse's best
response?
When you interrupt, I cannot explain what to do to the group.
A client comes in after being in a car accident and is experiencing alcohol
withdrawal, magnesium level of 1.1, cardiac dysrhythmias. What would you
give first?
Magnesium
When performing a Mental Status Exam (MSE) on a client which assessment
intervention would best assist the nurse?
Ask the client to interpret the proverb a stitch in time saves nine.
A women was just told of her husbands diagnosis of terminal cancer. What
would the nurse offer for the wife?
How would you like to be involved with your husbands care?
PSYCH HESI Test Bank (2025) EXAM 2 2025 PRACTICE GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
A woman is being abused by her husband and the abuse is escalating. What
should the nurse ask first?
Do you have a plan in place when you are not safe?
A patient has stopped taking Depakote six months ago. What would the nurse
assess?
Mood
A nurse visits a community half way house with one bathroom. The nurse
notice urine all over the walls of the bathroom. The toilet is clogged with feces
and paper towels. Who should she contact first?
Infection control
A client with alzheimers keeps asking for his mother. What is the nurses
appropiate response?
Your mothers not here but you are safe.
A client is told to come in by friends. clients complain include losing his job,
just got a divorce, single dad with 2 kids. What would be the best question for
the nurse to ask?
What is troubling you the most?
A client with an anxiety disorder is demonstrating signs of panic. Which
intervention would be the most appropriate for the nurse to implement?
Decrease environmental stimuli and interaction with other people
A client tells the nurse that he is an accomplished writer and that directors of
television shows contact him for suggestions on actors and locations. The
nurse realizes this client is experiencing delusions of ...
grandiosity
A client tells the nurse that his father died after the client thought about it for a
few days. The nurse suspects that the client is delusional and is
demonstrating ...
magical thinking
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The nurse overhears a client diagnosed with terminal cancer tell a family
member that he will be discharged soon, will return to work, and plans to
attend a company event scheduled in a year. The nurse realizes this client is
demonstrating the defense mechanism of ...
denial
A client diagnosed with depression tells the nurse that her husband wants her
to "fix herself up" and put on nice clothes. The client continues by saying that
she believes her husband is interested in another woman. What should the
nurse respond to the client?
I can help you shower and get dressed before he comes to visit
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia has been refusing prescribed oral
medication for
several days. The client has broken a chair and is coming after another client
with the broken chair leg, threatening to do physical harm. What should the
nurse do first?
Remove the other client from the room
A client tells the nurse that he has a fear of flying on an airplane but needs to
attend a work-related meeting in another country and will have to fly to get
there. What can the nurse do to assist this client?
Instruct him to visualize flying to the meeting destination
A nurse is explaining a fire drill routine to a group of clients. A client becomes
disruptive and continually interrupts the group. What is the nurse's best
response?
When you interrupt, I cannot explain what to do to the group.
A client comes in after being in a car accident and is experiencing alcohol
withdrawal, magnesium level of 1.1, cardiac dysrhythmias. What would you
give first?
Magnesium
When performing a Mental Status Exam (MSE) on a client which assessment
intervention would best assist the nurse?
Ask the client to interpret the proverb a stitch in time saves nine.
A women was just told of her husbands diagnosis of terminal cancer. What
would the nurse offer for the wife?
How would you like to be involved with your husbands care?
