HESI RN Mental Health Exam

HESI RN Mental Health Exam

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• 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?• Do you hear voices

• A female client with a history of drinking who was admitted 8 hours ago after

receiving treatment for minor abrasions occurred from a fall at home. The nurse determines the client's blood alcohol level (BAL) was not analyzed on administration action should the nurse take • Ask client about alcohol quantity, frequency, and time of last drink

• A male client is admitted to the psychiatric inpatient unit with a bandaged

flesh wound after attempting to shoot himself. he is recently divorced one year ago, lost his job four months ago, and suffered a break up of his current relationship last week. What is the most likely source of this client's current feelings of depression • a sense of loss

• What is the most important goal for a client diagnosed with major depression

who has been receiving an antidepressant medication for two weeks • No attempt to committee suicide

• A male adult comes to the mental health clinic and walks back and forth in

front of the office door, but does not enter the office. He then walks around a chair that is in the hallway several times before sitting down in the chair.What action should the nurse take first • observe the client in the chair

• A male client in the mental health unit is guarded and vaguely answers the

nurse's questions. He isolates to his room and sometimes opens the door to peek into the hall. Which problem can the nurse anticipate • delusions of persecution 1 / 2

• A male client who is seen in the mental health clinic monthly reports feeling

very stressed and nervous and further describes becoming angry increasingly more often during the last month. What action should the nurse take first

• ask the client to identify problems that have occurred during the last month

• A 26-year-old female client has been particularly restless and the nurse finds

her trying to leave the psychiatric unit. She tells her the nurse," please let me leave because the secret police are after me." Which response is best for the nurse • come with me to your room and I will sit with you

• 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 • Benztropine (Cogentin) 10.A young woman is preparing to be discharged from the psychiatric unit.Which nursing intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this phase of the nurse client relationship • explore the client's feelings related to discharge 11.A female high school teacher who was a child of alcoholic parents seeks counseling at the community health clinic because of depression over a student who was killed by a drunk driver. After several weeks of counseling, which behavior is the best indicator that the client is coping well with the anxiety related to the student's death • becomes the faculty sponsor for students against drunk driving (SADD)

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