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HESI PSYCH-MENTAL HEALTH NEWEST EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
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HESI PSYCH-MENTAL HEALTHNEWEST EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS | A+
GRADE
The home care nurse suspects that a client's spouse is
experiencing caregiver strain. Which action should the
nurse take to assess for this condition? Correct Answer
Gathering data from the caregiver and the client
The nurse is developing a plan of care for an older client
with dementia. The nurse develops which realistic
outcome for the client? Correct Answer The client will
function at the highest level of independence possible
A client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia is experiencing
visual hallucinations. The nurse plans care based on the
determination that this symptom is related to an alteration
in brain function in which lobe of the cerebrum? Refer to
figure. Correct Answer 4. Occipital
A female client who is in a manic state emerges from her
room topless while making sexual remarks and lewd
gestures toward the staff and her peers. Which
intervention should the nurse initiate first? Correct Answer
Quietly approach the client, escort her to her room and
offer help to get dressed
,The spouse of a dying client says to the nurse, "I don't
think I can come anymore and watch her die. It's chewing
me up too much!" Which therapeutic response should the
nurse make to the spouse? Correct Answer It's hard to
watch someone you love die. You've been here with your
wife every day. Are you taking any time for yourself?
An older adult client at the retirement center spits her food
out and throws it on the floor. She yells, "This turkey is dry
and cold! I can't stand the food here!" How should the
nurse respond to the client? Correct Answer Let me get
you another serving that is more to your liking. Would you
like to see the chef and select your own serving?
A client reports having difficulty concentrating and
outbursts of anger, as well as feeling "keyed up" all the
time. The nurse obtaining the client's history discovers that
the symptoms started about 6 months ago. The client
reveals that, around that same time, a best friend was
killed in a drive-by shooting while they were talking
together. The nurse should suspect which stressor before
communicating with the client? Correct Answer Post
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
A client says to the nurse, "I can't get any help with my
care! I call and call, but the nurses never answer my light.
Last night one of them told me she had other clients
besides me! I'm very sick, but the nurses don't care!"
Which statement from the nurse is therapeutic? Correct
,Answer It's hard to be in bed and to have to ask for help.
You feel that the nurses do not seem to care?
An English-speaking Hispanic man with a newly applied
long leg cast has a right proximal fractured tibia. During
rounds at night, the nurse finds the client restless,
withdrawn, and quiet. Which nursing statement would be
appropriate? Correct Answer Tell me what you are feeling
Family members of a client who attempted suicide are
tearful. Which statement by the nurse would be
therapeutic? Correct Answer I certainly can see that you
are terribly worried about your loved one.
The nurse is caring for an 11-year-old child who has been
abused. Which therapeutic action should the nurse include
in the plan of care? Correct Answer Provide a care
environment that allows for the development of trust.
Which psychosocial factor obtained during an assessment
of an older client places the client at risk for abuse?
Correct Answer The client is completely dependent on
family members for both food and medicine.
A client who has urticaria (hives) and pruritus is anxious
and says to the nurse, "What am I going to do? I'm getting
married next week, and I'll probably be covered in this
rash and itching like crazy." Which statement made by the
nurse is the most therapeutic? Correct Answer You're
troubled that this will extend into your wedding?
, While assessing a 14-year-old child, the nurse notes
bruises and cigarette burns on the child's chest and rope
burns on the buttocks. The child states, "I'm afraid to go
home because my stepfather will be angry with me for
telling on him!" The nurse should make which therapeutic
response to the child? Correct Answer I am sorry that this
has happened to you, but you will be safe here until plans
can be made.
The nurse is caring for a 12-year-old client who has been
physically and sexually abused by her father. The father
angrily approaches the nurse and says, "I'm taking my
daughter home. She's told me what you people are up to,
and we're out of here!" Which therapeutic response should
the nurse make? Correct Answer You seem very upset.
Let's talk at the nurse's station. I know you're very
concerned and that you want to help your daughter. It will
be best if you agree to let your daughter stay here for now.
The nurse is assessing a client's suicide potential. Which
most important question should the nurse ask the client?
Correct Answer Do you have a plan to commit suicide?
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for a major depressive
disorder. Which assessment finding should the nurse
identify as an unexpected side effect of ECT that requires
notifying the health care provider? Correct Answer
Hypertension
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