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Mental Health Hesi PN Exam Test Bank Latest 2025
with 200 Real Exam Questions and Correct Verified
Answers with Rationales/ HESI PN Mental Health
Exam Practice Test Bank / PN Mental health Hesi
exam
A 45-year-old female client is admitted to the psychiatric
unit for evaluation. Her husband states that she is
reluctant to leave home for the last 6 months. The client
has not gone to work for a month and has been
terminated from her job. She has not left the house since
that time. This client is displaying symptoms of what
condition?
A. Claustrophobia.
B. Acrophobia.
C. Agoraphobia
D. Post-Traumatic stress disorder. - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
A 45-year-old male client tells the nurse that he used to
believe he was Jesus Christ, but now he knows he is not.
Which response is best for the nurse to make?
A. "Did you really believe you were Jesus Christ?"
B. "I think you're getting well."
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C. "Others have had similar thoughts when under stress."
D. "Why did you think you were Jesus Christ?" -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
A male client with schizophrenia tells the nurse that the
voices he hears are saying, "You must kill yourself." To
assist the client is coping with these thoughts, which
response is best for the nurse to provide?
A. "Tell yourself that the voices are unreasonable"
B. "Exercise when you hear the voices."
C. "Talk to someone when you hear the voices."
D. "The voices aren't real, so ignore them." -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...A
A 25-year-old female client has been particularly
restless and the nurse finds her trying to leave the
psychiatric unit. She tells the nurse, "Please let me go! I
must leave because the secret police are after me!"
Which response is best for the nurse to make?
A. "No one is after you, you're safe here."
B. "You'll feel better after you have rested."
C. "I know you must feel lonely and frightened."
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D. "Come with me to your room and I will sit with you." -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...D
The nurse is conducting discharge teaching for a client
with schizophrenia who plans to live in a group home.
Which statement is most indicative of the need for careful
follow-up after discharge?
A. "Crickets are a good source of protein."
B. "I have not heard any voices for a week."
C. "Only my belief in God can help me"
D. "Sometimes I have a hard time sitting still." -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
A 52-year-old male client in the ICU who has been
oriented suddenly becomes disoriented and fearful.
Assessment of vital signs and other physical parameters
reveal no significant change and the nurse formulates the
diagnosis, "confusion related to ICU psychosis". Which
intervention would be best to implement?
A. Move all machines away from the client's immediate
area.
B. Attempt to allay the client's fears by explaining the
etiology of his condition.
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C. Cluster care so that brief periods of rest can be
scheduled during the day
D. Extend visitation times for family and friends. -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
A male client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with a
medical diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. During the
admission procedure, the client looks up and states, "No
it's not MY fault. You can't blame me. I didn't kill him, you
did." What action is best for the nurse to take?
A. Reassure the client by telling him that his fear of the
admission procedure is to be expected.
B. Tell the client that no one is accusing him of murder
and remind him that the hospital is safe
C. Assess the content of the hallucinations by asking the
client what he is hearing
D. Ignore the behavior and make no response at all to his
delusional statements - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
Over a period of several weeks, one male participant of a
socialization group at a community day care center for
the elderly monopolized most of the group's time and
interrupts others when they are talking. What is the best
action for the nurse to take in this situation?
Mental Health Hesi PN Exam Test Bank Latest 2025
with 200 Real Exam Questions and Correct Verified
Answers with Rationales/ HESI PN Mental Health
Exam Practice Test Bank / PN Mental health Hesi
exam
A 45-year-old female client is admitted to the psychiatric
unit for evaluation. Her husband states that she is
reluctant to leave home for the last 6 months. The client
has not gone to work for a month and has been
terminated from her job. She has not left the house since
that time. This client is displaying symptoms of what
condition?
A. Claustrophobia.
B. Acrophobia.
C. Agoraphobia
D. Post-Traumatic stress disorder. - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
A 45-year-old male client tells the nurse that he used to
believe he was Jesus Christ, but now he knows he is not.
Which response is best for the nurse to make?
A. "Did you really believe you were Jesus Christ?"
B. "I think you're getting well."
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C. "Others have had similar thoughts when under stress."
D. "Why did you think you were Jesus Christ?" -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
A male client with schizophrenia tells the nurse that the
voices he hears are saying, "You must kill yourself." To
assist the client is coping with these thoughts, which
response is best for the nurse to provide?
A. "Tell yourself that the voices are unreasonable"
B. "Exercise when you hear the voices."
C. "Talk to someone when you hear the voices."
D. "The voices aren't real, so ignore them." -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...A
A 25-year-old female client has been particularly
restless and the nurse finds her trying to leave the
psychiatric unit. She tells the nurse, "Please let me go! I
must leave because the secret police are after me!"
Which response is best for the nurse to make?
A. "No one is after you, you're safe here."
B. "You'll feel better after you have rested."
C. "I know you must feel lonely and frightened."
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D. "Come with me to your room and I will sit with you." -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...D
The nurse is conducting discharge teaching for a client
with schizophrenia who plans to live in a group home.
Which statement is most indicative of the need for careful
follow-up after discharge?
A. "Crickets are a good source of protein."
B. "I have not heard any voices for a week."
C. "Only my belief in God can help me"
D. "Sometimes I have a hard time sitting still." -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
A 52-year-old male client in the ICU who has been
oriented suddenly becomes disoriented and fearful.
Assessment of vital signs and other physical parameters
reveal no significant change and the nurse formulates the
diagnosis, "confusion related to ICU psychosis". Which
intervention would be best to implement?
A. Move all machines away from the client's immediate
area.
B. Attempt to allay the client's fears by explaining the
etiology of his condition.
, 4|Page
C. Cluster care so that brief periods of rest can be
scheduled during the day
D. Extend visitation times for family and friends. -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
A male client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with a
medical diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. During the
admission procedure, the client looks up and states, "No
it's not MY fault. You can't blame me. I didn't kill him, you
did." What action is best for the nurse to take?
A. Reassure the client by telling him that his fear of the
admission procedure is to be expected.
B. Tell the client that no one is accusing him of murder
and remind him that the hospital is safe
C. Assess the content of the hallucinations by asking the
client what he is hearing
D. Ignore the behavior and make no response at all to his
delusional statements - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...C
Over a period of several weeks, one male participant of a
socialization group at a community day care center for
the elderly monopolized most of the group's time and
interrupts others when they are talking. What is the best
action for the nurse to take in this situation?
