HESI MENTAL HEALTH RN V1-V3 TEST BANKS SOLUTION GUIDE

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HESI MENTAL HEALTH RN V1-V3 TEST BANKS (ALL TOGETHER) A client with depression remains in bed most of the day, and declines activities. Which nursing problem has the greatest priority for this cl... ient? A. Loss of interest in diversional activity. B. Social isolation. C. D. Low self-esteem. The RN is preparing medications for a client with bipolar disorder and notices that the client discontinued antipsychotic medication for several days. Which medication should also be discontinued? a. Lithium. (Lithotabs) b. c. Alprazolam (Xanax). d. Magnesium (Milk of Magnesia). A female client requests that her husband be allowed to stay in the room during the admission assessment. When interviewing the client, the RN notes a discrepancy between the client’s verbal and nonverbal communication. What action does the RN take? A. B. Ask the client’s husband to interpret the discrepancy. C. Ignore the nonverbal behavior and focus on the client’s verbal messages. D. Integrate the verbal and nonverbal messages and interpret them as one. A male client approaches the RN with an angry expression on his face and raises his voice, saying “My roommate is the most selfish, self-centered, angry person I have ever met. If he loses his temper one more time with me, I am going to punch him out!” The RN recognizes that the client is using which defense mechanism? A. Denial. Projection. C. Rationalization. D. Splitting. A male client with bipolar disorder who began taking lithium carbonate five days ago is complaining of excessive thirst, and the RN finds him attempting to drink water from the bathroom sink faucet. Which intervention should the RN implement? A. B. Encourage the client to suck on hard candy to relieve the symptoms. C. No action is needed since polydipsia is a common side effect. D. Tell the client that drinking from the faucet is not allowed. The RN is teaching a client about the initiation of the prescribed abstinence therapy using disulfiram (Antabuse). What information should the client acknowledge understanding? A. Completely abstain from heroin or cocaine use. B. Refusal to address nutritional needs. Benzotropine (Cogentin). Pay close attention and document the nonverbal messages. B. Report the client’s serum lithium level to the HCP. Remain alcohol free for 12 hours prior to the first dose [Show More]

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