HESI RN
RN Care Hope Mental Health HESI Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Naloxone is administered to an adult client following a suicide attempt with an overdose of hydrocodone bitartrate. Within 15 minutes, the client is alert and oriented. In planning nursing care, which intervention has the highest priority at this time?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Determining the client's reason for attempting suicide is the highest priority to understand underlying issues and plan appropriate interventions to prevent recurrence.
Question 2 of 5
A young adult female client is admitted to the Emergency Department after being raped in a shopping center parking lot. The client expresses no suicidal ideation but expresses feelings of self-blame for not taking precautions when going to her car. According to theorists, such as Maslow and Erikson, this client is struggling with which issue?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Self-esteem is most related to feelings of self-blame, as the client struggles with self-worth post-trauma.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is leading a group on the inpatient psychiatric unit. Which approach should the nurse use during the working phase of group development?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Discussing ways to use new coping skills learned is appropriate during the working phase, focusing on problem-solving and achieving goals identified earlier.
Question 4 of 5
A male client with known auditory hallucinations begins talking loudly and gesturing wildly while in the unit's day room. Which action should the nurse implement first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Listening to what the client is saying is crucial to understand the content and nature of the auditory hallucinations, guiding further interventions.
Question 5 of 5
Naloxone is administered to an adult client following a suicide attempt with an overdose of hydrocodone bitartrate. Within 15 minutes, the client is alert and oriented. In planning nursing care, which intervention has the highest priority at this time?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Determining the client's reason for attempting suicide is the highest priority to understand underlying issues and plan appropriate interventions to prevent recurrence.