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HESI Mental Health 55 m/c Questions & Detailed Answers 2024
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2021 HESI Mental Health 55m/c
A client with depression remains in bed most of the day, declines activities and refuses
meals. 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 nurse is preparing medications for a client with bipolar disorder and notices that the
antipsychotic medication was discontinued several days ago. Which medication should
also be discontinued?
a. Lithium (lithotabs)
b.Benztropine (Cogentin)
Alprazolam (Xanax)
d. Magnesium (milk of magnesia)
b.Benztropine (Cogentin)
A female client request that her husband be allowed to stay in the room during the
admission assessment. While interviewing the client, the nurse notes a discrepancy
between the client's verbal and nonverbal communication. What action should the nurse
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 client's 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 nurse 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 am going to punch him out!" the
nurse 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 who began taking lithium carbonate five days ago is
complaining of excessive thirst, and the nurse finds him attempting to drink water from
the bathroom sink faucet. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
a.Report the client's serum lithium level to the healthcare provider
b. Encourage the client to suck on hard candy to relieve the symptoms
c. No actions is needed since polydipsia is a common side effect
Tell the client that drinking from the faucet is not allowed
c. No actions is needed since polydipsia is a common side effect
The nurse is teaching a client about the initiation of a prescribed abstinence therapy using disulfiram
(Antabuse). What information should the client acknowledge understanding?
a.Completely abstain from heroin or cocaine use
b. Remain alcohol free from 12 hours prior to the first dose
c.Attend monthly meetings of alcoholics anonymous
d.Admit to others that he is a substance abuser
b. Remain alcohol free from 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 nurse to ask the client
a. Have you lost interest in the things that you used to enjoy?
b. Is your ability to think or concentrate decreased?
c. How many continuous hours do you sleep at night
d. Do you hear sounds or voices that others do not hear?
d. Do you hear sounds or voices that others do not hear?
During an annual physical by the occupational nurse working in a corporate clinic, a male
employee tells the nurse that his high-stress job is causing trouble in his personal life. He
further explains the he often gets so angry while driving to and from work that he has
considered "getting even" with other drivers, how should the nurse respond?
a.
"anger is contagious and could result in major confrontation"
b.
"Try not to let your anger cause you to act impulsively"
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