2026 Mental Health Nursing HESI Questions and Answers, Complete Complete And Study material 7pages LEARNEXAMS

1. A student has reported to you that he has observed several types of behavior among the patients. Which patient needs a priority assessment? A. A patient who is having command hallucinations B. A patient who is demonstrating clang associations C. A patient who is verbalizing ideas of reference D. A patient who is using neologisms: Answer: A. A patient who is having command hallucinations The voices in their head is commanding them to do things such as harm themselves and others 2. Definition of neologism: Answer: A new word that is coined especially by a person affected with schizophrenia and is meaningless except to the coiner, and is typically a combination of two existing words or a shortening or distortion of an existing word 3. Clang associations are...: Answer: Meaningless rhyming of words, can also be seen in mania, (i.e.: Dr. Seuss - Mouse on house) Association of words based on rhyming quality and punning. "I wrote the boat overload showed my goat float tote." "He rained the train brain strain gain the crane." 4. A geriatric nurse is