PSYCHOSOCIAL HESI EXAM WITH 100% DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 STUDY SET
|A GRADE
A male client is admitted to a mental health unit on Friday afternoon and
is very upset on Sunday because he has not had the opportunity to talk
with the healthcare provider. Which response is best for the nurse to
provide this client?
a) Let me call and leave a message for your healthcare provider.
b) The healthcare provider should be here on Monday morning.
c) How can I help answer your questions?
d) What concerns do you have at this time?
a) Let me call and leave a message for your healthcare provider.
A 40-year-old male client diagnosed with schizophrenia and alcohol
dependence has not had any visitors or phone calls since admission. He
reports he has no family that cares about him and was living on the streets
prior to this admission. According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial
development, which stage is the client in at this time?
a) Isolation.
,PSYCHOSOCIAL HESI EXAM WITH 100% DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 STUDY SET
|A GRADE
b) Stagnation.
c) Despair.
d) Role confusion.
b) Stagnation.
A client with bipolar disorder on the mental health unit becomes loud, and
shouts at one of the nurses, "You fat tub of lard! Get something done
around here!" What is the best initial action for the nurse to take?
a) Have the orderly escort the client to his room.
b) Tell the client his healthcare provider will be notified if he continues to
be verbally abusive.
c) Redirect the client's energy by asking him to tidy the recreation room.
d) Call the healthcare provider to obtain a prescription for a sedative.
c) Redirect the client's energy by asking him to tidy the recreation room.
An adult male client who was admitted to the mental health unit
yesterday tells the nurse that microchips were planted in his head for
military surveillance of his every move. Which response is best for the
nurse to provide?
a) You are in the hospital, and I am the nurse caring for you.
,PSYCHOSOCIAL HESI EXAM WITH 100% DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 STUDY SET
|A GRADE
b) It must be difficult for you to control your anxious feelings.
c) Go to occupational therapy and start a project.
d) You are not in a war area now; this is the United States.
c) Go to occupational therapy and start a project.
A male client with mental illness and substance dependency tells the
mental health nurse that he has started using illegal drugs again and wants
to seek treatment. Since he has a dual diagnosis, which person is best for
the nurse to refer this client to first?
a) The emergency room nurse.
b) His case manager.
c) The clinic healthcare provider.
d) His support group sponsor.
b) His case manager.
The nurse is conducting discharge teaching for a client with schizophrenia
who plans to live in a group home. Which statement is most indicative of
the need for careful follow-up after discharge?
a) Crickets are a good source of protein.
b) I have not heard any voices for a week.
, PSYCHOSOCIAL HESI EXAM WITH 100% DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 STUDY SET
|A GRADE
c) Only my belief in God can help me.
d) Sometimes I have a hard time sitting still.
c) Only my belief in God can help me.
When preparing a teaching plan for a client who is to be discharged with a
prescription for lithium carbonate (Lithonate), which instruction is most
important for the nurse to include?
a) It may take 3 to 4 weeks to achieve therapeutic effects.
b) Keep your dietary salt intake consistent.
c) Avoid eating aged cheese and chicken liver.
d) Eat foods high in fiber such as whole grain breads.
b) Keep your dietary salt intake consistent.
A female client with depression attends group and states that she
sometimes misses her medication appointments because she feels very
anxious about riding the bus. Which statement is the nurse's best
response?
a) Can your case manager take you to your appointments?
b) Take your medication for anxiety before you ride the bus.
c) Let's talk about what happens when you feel very anxious.
|A GRADE
A male client is admitted to a mental health unit on Friday afternoon and
is very upset on Sunday because he has not had the opportunity to talk
with the healthcare provider. Which response is best for the nurse to
provide this client?
a) Let me call and leave a message for your healthcare provider.
b) The healthcare provider should be here on Monday morning.
c) How can I help answer your questions?
d) What concerns do you have at this time?
a) Let me call and leave a message for your healthcare provider.
A 40-year-old male client diagnosed with schizophrenia and alcohol
dependence has not had any visitors or phone calls since admission. He
reports he has no family that cares about him and was living on the streets
prior to this admission. According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial
development, which stage is the client in at this time?
a) Isolation.
,PSYCHOSOCIAL HESI EXAM WITH 100% DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 STUDY SET
|A GRADE
b) Stagnation.
c) Despair.
d) Role confusion.
b) Stagnation.
A client with bipolar disorder on the mental health unit becomes loud, and
shouts at one of the nurses, "You fat tub of lard! Get something done
around here!" What is the best initial action for the nurse to take?
a) Have the orderly escort the client to his room.
b) Tell the client his healthcare provider will be notified if he continues to
be verbally abusive.
c) Redirect the client's energy by asking him to tidy the recreation room.
d) Call the healthcare provider to obtain a prescription for a sedative.
c) Redirect the client's energy by asking him to tidy the recreation room.
An adult male client who was admitted to the mental health unit
yesterday tells the nurse that microchips were planted in his head for
military surveillance of his every move. Which response is best for the
nurse to provide?
a) You are in the hospital, and I am the nurse caring for you.
,PSYCHOSOCIAL HESI EXAM WITH 100% DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 STUDY SET
|A GRADE
b) It must be difficult for you to control your anxious feelings.
c) Go to occupational therapy and start a project.
d) You are not in a war area now; this is the United States.
c) Go to occupational therapy and start a project.
A male client with mental illness and substance dependency tells the
mental health nurse that he has started using illegal drugs again and wants
to seek treatment. Since he has a dual diagnosis, which person is best for
the nurse to refer this client to first?
a) The emergency room nurse.
b) His case manager.
c) The clinic healthcare provider.
d) His support group sponsor.
b) His case manager.
The nurse is conducting discharge teaching for a client with schizophrenia
who plans to live in a group home. Which statement is most indicative of
the need for careful follow-up after discharge?
a) Crickets are a good source of protein.
b) I have not heard any voices for a week.
, PSYCHOSOCIAL HESI EXAM WITH 100% DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 STUDY SET
|A GRADE
c) Only my belief in God can help me.
d) Sometimes I have a hard time sitting still.
c) Only my belief in God can help me.
When preparing a teaching plan for a client who is to be discharged with a
prescription for lithium carbonate (Lithonate), which instruction is most
important for the nurse to include?
a) It may take 3 to 4 weeks to achieve therapeutic effects.
b) Keep your dietary salt intake consistent.
c) Avoid eating aged cheese and chicken liver.
d) Eat foods high in fiber such as whole grain breads.
b) Keep your dietary salt intake consistent.
A female client with depression attends group and states that she
sometimes misses her medication appointments because she feels very
anxious about riding the bus. Which statement is the nurse's best
response?
a) Can your case manager take you to your appointments?
b) Take your medication for anxiety before you ride the bus.
c) Let's talk about what happens when you feel very anxious.
