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HESI NSG: Mental Health Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A client with schizophrenia states, “I hear a voice telling me to hurt myself.” What is the nurse’s priority action?✔✔Ensure the client’s immediate safety and notify the healthcare provider.
A client with major depression has stopped eating. What is the nurse’s most important intervention?✔✔Monitor nutritional intake and encourage small, frequent, high-calorie meals.
A client with bipolar disorder is pacing rapidly, talking loudly, and unable to sit. What phase is the client experiencing?✔✔Manic episode.
A client experiencing alcohol withdrawal becomes agitated and reports visual hallucinations.What is the nurse’s priority?✔✔Monitor for seizures and administer prescribed benzodiazepines.
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A client taking lithium reports diarrhea and tremors. What should the nurse suspect?✔✔Lithium toxicity.
A client states, “I can’t sleep because I keep thinking about the same things over and over.” What disorder does this describe?✔✔Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A client with PTSD avoids certain places because they trigger memories of trauma. What type of symptom is this?✔✔Avoidance.
A client with schizophrenia is unable to connect thoughts logically and their speech is hard to follow. What is this called?✔✔Loose associations.
A client with depression says, “I don’t have any reason to live anymore.” What is the nurse’s first action?✔✔Conduct a suicide risk assessment.
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A client with schizophrenia suddenly imitates every movement the nurse makes. What is this behavior?✔✔Echopraxia.
A client with borderline personality disorder makes extreme statements like, “You’re the only one I trust,” then later says, “You’re the worst nurse here.” What is this behavior?✔✔Splitting.
A client who abuses alcohol shows memory loss and confusion. What condition should the nurse suspect?✔✔Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
A client with mania is constantly active and unable to sit still long enough to eat meals. What intervention is most appropriate?✔✔Offer portable, high-calorie finger foods.
A client prescribed clozapine reports sore throat and fever. What should the nurse do first?✔✔Check white blood cell count immediately.
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A client in a panic attack is trembling, hyperventilating, and unable to focus. What is the nurse’s first action?✔✔Stay with the client and use a calm, reassuring voice.
A client reports seeing spiders crawling on the wall, but none are present. What is this symptom?✔✔Visual hallucination.
A client believes their thoughts are being broadcast on the radio. What is this symptom called?✔✔Delusion of thought broadcasting.
A client with depression sits quietly and does not respond verbally. What type of affect is this?✔✔Flat affect.
A client taking haloperidol develops muscle stiffness, high fever, and confusion. What condition is suspected?✔✔Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
A client taking an MAOI asks about diet. What should the nurse emphasize?
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