RN HESI Mental Health 2023 | Nurselytic

Questions 46

HESI RN

Home > HESI RN > HESI Mental Health > RN HESI Mental Health 2023
HESI RN Test Bank

RN HESI Mental Health 2023 Questions

Extract:


Question 1 of 5

A male client with a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder takes lithium carbonate daily. The client informed the school nurse of the desire to live away from home to attend college after graduating in one month. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide the client and his family?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Lithium therapy requires regular monitoring of serum levels to ensure therapeutic efficacy and prevent toxicity, especially during transitions like starting college. Therapy and symptom awareness are important but secondary to lithium level monitoring. Independence is a goal but not the primary focus.

Question 2 of 5

Correct Answer:

Rationale:

Question 3 of 5

Correct Answer:

Rationale:

Question 4 of 5

Correct Answer:

Rationale:

Question 5 of 5

Correct Answer:

Rationale:

Similar Questions

Which reason(s) should the nurse expect a female client to use when she is having difficulty leaving a relationship where she is a victim of intimate partner violence? Select all that apply.
An adult female client is brought to the Emergency Center after fainting at work. The nurse completes an assessment of the client and identifies caregiver role strain as a nursing problem. Which information best supports this problem?
The nurse is performing intake interviews at a psychiatric clinic. A client with a known history of drug abuse reports having had a heart attack four years ago. Use of which substance places the client at highest risk for myocardial infarction?
A client is admitted to the mental health unit with a bipolar disorder. When seeking to establish a therapeutic relationship and interacting with the client, which comment is best for the nurse to make?
When the nurse addresses questions to an adult client who is depressed, the client's responses are delayed. Which intervention should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

Access More Questions!

HESI RN Basic

$89/ 30 days

 

HESI RN Premium

$150/ 90 days