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HESI RN · HESI Mental Health · Biological Basis of Behavior

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Question 1 of 5

Which intervention best demonstrates that a nurse correctly understands the cultural needs of a hospitalized Asian American patient diagnosed with a mental illness?

A. Encouraging the family to attend community support groups

B. Involving the patient's family to assist with activities of daily living

C. Providing educational pamphlets to explain the patient's mental illness

D. Restricting homemade herbal remedies the family brings to the hospital

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Involving the patient's family to assist with activities of daily living

Question 2 of 5

Mental health is defined as:

A. The ability to distinguish what is real from what is not.

B. A state of well-being where a person can realize his own abilities can cope with normal stresses of life and work productively.

C. Is the promotion of mental health, prevention of mental disorders, nursing care of patients during illness and rehabilitation

D. Absence of mental illness

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A state of well-being where a person can realize his own abilities can cope with normal stresses of life and work productively.

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following is the highest level need according to Maslow (1934)?

A. Physiological

B. Love and belonging

C. Self-actualization

D. Esteem

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Self-actualization

Question 4 of 5

Nurse Michelle is caring for an elderly female with osteoporosis. When teaching the client, the nurse should include information about which major complication:

A. Bone fracture

B. Loss of estrogen

C. Negative calcium balance

D. Dowager's hump

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Bone fracture

Question 5 of 5

Which factors are the most essential for the nurse to assess when providing crisis intervention for a client?

A. The client's communication and coping skills

B. The client's anxiety level and ability to express feelings

C. The client's perception of the triggering event and availability of situational supports

D. The client's use of reality testing and level of depression

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The client's perception of the triggering event and availability of situational supports

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