HESI RN Mental
Health Exam (20
Exam Sets, 1500+ Q &
A, Newest-2022)
,HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
1. A 30-year-old sales manager tells the nurse, "I am thinking about a job
change. I don't feel like I am living up to my potential." Which of Maslow's
developmental stages is the sales manager attempting to achieve?
A. Self-Actualization. Correct
B. Loving and Belonging.
C. Basic Needs.
D. Safety and Security.
Self-actualization is the highest level of Maslow's development stages, which is
an attempt to fulfill one's full potential (C). (B) is identifying support systems. (C)
is the first level of Maslow's developmental stages and is the foundation upon
which higher needs rest. Individuals who feel safe and secure (D) in their
environment perceive themselves as having physical safety and lack fear of harm.
2. The nurse observes a client who is admitted to the mental health unit and
identifies that the client is talking continuously, using words that rhyme but
that have no context or relationship with one topic to the next in the
conversation. This client's behavior and thought processes are consistent with
which syndrome?
A. Dementia.
B. Depression.
C. Schizophrenia. Correct
HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
,HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
1. A 30-year-old sales manager tells the nurse, "I am thinking about a job
change. I don't feel like I am living up to my potential." Which of Maslow's
developmental stages is the sales manager attempting to achieve?
A. Self-Actualization. Correct
B. Loving and Belonging.
C. Basic Needs.
D. Safety and Security.
Self-actualization is the highest level of Maslow's development stages, which is
an attempt to fulfill one's full potential (C). (B) is identifying support systems. (C)
is the first level of Maslow's developmental stages and is the foundation upon
which higher needs rest. Individuals who feel safe and secure (D) in their
environment perceive themselves as having physical safety and lack fear of harm.
2. The nurse observes a client who is admitted to the mental health unit and
identifies that the client is talking continuously, using words that rhyme but
that have no context or relationship with one topic to the next in the
conversation. This client's behavior and thought processes are consistent with
which syndrome?
A. Dementia.
B. Depression.
C. Schizophrenia. Correct
HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
, HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
D. Chronic brain syndrome.
The client is demonstrating symptoms of schizophrenia (C), such as disorganized
speech that may include word salad (communication that includes both real and
imaginary words in no logical order), incoherent speech, and clanging (rhyming).
Dementia (A) is a global impairment of intellectual (cognitive) functions that may
be progressive, such as Alzheimer's or organic brain syndrome (D). Depression
(C) is typified by psychomotor retardation, and the client appears to be slowed
down in movement, in speech, and would appear listless and disheveled.
3. A homeless person who is in the manic phase of bipolar disorder is admitted
to the mental health unit. Which laboratory finding obtained on admission is
most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider?
A. Decreased thyroid stimulating hormone level. Correct
B. Elevated liver function profile.
C. Increased white blood cell count.
D. Decreased hematocrit and hemoglobin levels.
Hyperthyroidism causes an increased level of serum thyroid hormones (T3 and
T4), which inhibit the release of TSH (A), so the client's manic behavior may be
related to an endocrine
HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
Health Exam (20
Exam Sets, 1500+ Q &
A, Newest-2022)
,HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
1. A 30-year-old sales manager tells the nurse, "I am thinking about a job
change. I don't feel like I am living up to my potential." Which of Maslow's
developmental stages is the sales manager attempting to achieve?
A. Self-Actualization. Correct
B. Loving and Belonging.
C. Basic Needs.
D. Safety and Security.
Self-actualization is the highest level of Maslow's development stages, which is
an attempt to fulfill one's full potential (C). (B) is identifying support systems. (C)
is the first level of Maslow's developmental stages and is the foundation upon
which higher needs rest. Individuals who feel safe and secure (D) in their
environment perceive themselves as having physical safety and lack fear of harm.
2. The nurse observes a client who is admitted to the mental health unit and
identifies that the client is talking continuously, using words that rhyme but
that have no context or relationship with one topic to the next in the
conversation. This client's behavior and thought processes are consistent with
which syndrome?
A. Dementia.
B. Depression.
C. Schizophrenia. Correct
HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
,HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
1. A 30-year-old sales manager tells the nurse, "I am thinking about a job
change. I don't feel like I am living up to my potential." Which of Maslow's
developmental stages is the sales manager attempting to achieve?
A. Self-Actualization. Correct
B. Loving and Belonging.
C. Basic Needs.
D. Safety and Security.
Self-actualization is the highest level of Maslow's development stages, which is
an attempt to fulfill one's full potential (C). (B) is identifying support systems. (C)
is the first level of Maslow's developmental stages and is the foundation upon
which higher needs rest. Individuals who feel safe and secure (D) in their
environment perceive themselves as having physical safety and lack fear of harm.
2. The nurse observes a client who is admitted to the mental health unit and
identifies that the client is talking continuously, using words that rhyme but
that have no context or relationship with one topic to the next in the
conversation. This client's behavior and thought processes are consistent with
which syndrome?
A. Dementia.
B. Depression.
C. Schizophrenia. Correct
HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
, HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
D. Chronic brain syndrome.
The client is demonstrating symptoms of schizophrenia (C), such as disorganized
speech that may include word salad (communication that includes both real and
imaginary words in no logical order), incoherent speech, and clanging (rhyming).
Dementia (A) is a global impairment of intellectual (cognitive) functions that may
be progressive, such as Alzheimer's or organic brain syndrome (D). Depression
(C) is typified by psychomotor retardation, and the client appears to be slowed
down in movement, in speech, and would appear listless and disheveled.
3. A homeless person who is in the manic phase of bipolar disorder is admitted
to the mental health unit. Which laboratory finding obtained on admission is
most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider?
A. Decreased thyroid stimulating hormone level. Correct
B. Elevated liver function profile.
C. Increased white blood cell count.
D. Decreased hematocrit and hemoglobin levels.
Hyperthyroidism causes an increased level of serum thyroid hormones (T3 and
T4), which inhibit the release of TSH (A), so the client's manic behavior may be
related to an endocrine
HESI RN Mental Health Exam (20 Exam Sets, 1500+ Q & A,
Newest-2022).
