HESI:l NURl 208/l NUR208l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Mentall Healthl Nursingl Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Fortis
Q:l Al nursel shouldl placel anl anxiousl client
Answer:
Wherel therel arel reducedl environmentall stimulil (al quietl areal ofl thel unit,l awayl froml thel nurses'l station).
Q:l Whenl al clientl describesl al phobial orl expressesl andl unreasonablel fear,l thel nursel
should:
Answer:
acknowledgel thel fearl andl refrainl froml exposingl thel clientl tol thel identifiedl fear.
Q:l Inl addition,l relevantl OCDl mayl presentl withl al range
Answer:
ofl insightl intol theirl disorderl relatedl beliefsl includingl insight/delusionl symptoms.
Q:l compulsivel actsl arel usedl inl responsel tol anxiety,l whichl mayl orl mayl notl bel relatedl tol thel obsession.l itsl thel nurse'sl responsibilityl helpl alleviatel anxiety
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Interferingl willl increasel anxiety,thel actsl shouldl bel allowedl asl longl asl theyl arel violentl free.l Thel nursel should:l activelyl listenl tol thel clientsl obsessivel themes,l acknowledgel thel effectsl thel rituall hasl onl thel client,l demonstratel empathy,l avoidl beingl judged.
Q:l thel bestl timel forl interactionl withl al clientl isl atl thel completionl ofl thel preformedl ritual.
Answer:
thel clientsl anxietyl isl atl thel lowestl duringl thisl time
Q:l Forl clientsl diagnosedl withl traumaticl andl stressorl relatedl disorder,l thel nursel should:
Answer:
activelyl listen assessl suicidel risk assistl clientsl tol thinkl objectivelyl andl probleml solve encouragel groupl therapy
Q:l Identifyl thel copingl stylel usedl byl al personl whol feelsl guiltyl aboutl masturbatingl asl al childl andl developsl al handl washingl compulsionl asl anl adult
Answer:
undoing
Q:l Identifyl anxiety-reducingl strategiesl thel nursel canl teach.
Answer:
Deepl breathing,l visualization,l relaxation,l exercise,l biofeedback
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Q:l Whichl levelsl ofl anxietyl facilitatel learning?
Answer:
mild,l moderate
Q:l al veteranl ofl thel warsl inl Afghanistanl andl Iraql isl plaguedl byl nightmaresl andl isl foundl tryingl tol stranglel hisl roommatel onel night,l listl inl orderl thel priorityl interventions
Answer:
protectl roommatel froml harm,l stayl withl client,l administerl anxietyl meds,l arrangel forl privatel room,l placel clientl onl homicidall precautionsl atl night.
Q:l al clientl displaysl al phobicl responsel tol flying.l describel desensitizationl processl thatl wouldl probablyl bel implemented
Answer:
talkl aboutl planes,l lookl atl picturesl ofl planes,l makel plansl tol gol tol airportl withl client,l allowl clientl tol boardl al planel alone,l accompanyl clientl onl shortl flightl whilel givingl relaxationl tapes.
Q:l Al clientl inl thel middlel ofl anl extensivel rituall focusesl onl foodl duringl lunch,l however,l thel clientl isl scheduledl forl groupl therapy,l whichl isl aboutl tol start,l whichl actionl shouldl thel nursel take?
Answer:
allowl theml tol completel thel ritual,l discussl withl groupl leaderl isl thel clientl canl arrivel late,l arrangel forl thel clientl tol beginl lunchl earlier.
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