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PSYCH / MENTAL HEALTH HESI
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
A client says to a nurse, "I'm going to die, and I wish my family would stop hoping
for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like this. After all, I'm the one who's
dying." The therapeutic response by the nurse is:
1) "Have you shared your feelings with your family?"
2) "I think we should talk more about your anger with your family."
3) "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured."
4) "Well, it sounds like you're being pretty pessimistic. After all, years ago, people
died of pneumonia." - correct-answer -3) "You're feeling angry that your family
continues to hope for you to be cured."
A client in the mental health unit believes that the food is being poisoned. What
intervention(s) would be helpful when attempting to encourage the client to eat?
Select all that apply.
1) Use open-ended questions to encourage client dialogue
2) Offer opinions about the necessity for adequate nutrition
3) Focus on the client's self-disclosure about food preferences
4) Identify the reasons the client has for not wanting to eat
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5) Offer the client food in closed containers, such as in cans that have to be
opened - correct-answer -1) Use open-ended questions to encourage client
dialogue
5) Offer the client food in closed containers, such as in cans that have to be
opened
A client with a leg amputation is upset about his appearance. The nurse intends to
address which most closely associated psychosocial problem?
1) Inability to be mobile
2) Isolating self from others
3) Inability to tolerate activity
4) Concern about body persona - correct-answer -4) Concern about body persona
A client with an eating disorder is planning to attend group meetings with
Overeaters Anonymous. The nurse describes this group to the client, knowing that
which finding(s) are characteristic of this form of self-help group? Select all that
apply.
1) A common goal is shared by all members
2) Members are required to remain anonymous
3) The leader is a professional mental health care provider
4) Attendance must be prescribed by the health care provider
5) The program is designed to provide support and bring about personal change
6) The group is composed of individuals who are experiencing similar problems -
correct-answer -1) A common goal is shared by all members
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5) The program is designed to provide support and bring about personal change
6) The group is composed of individuals who are experiencing similar problems
A client with schizophrenia is experiencing distressful thoughts secondary to
paranoia. Which intervention(s) should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Select all that apply.
1) Avoid laughing when near the client
2) Whisper when communicating near the client
3) Increase socialization of the client among his peers
4) Have the client sign a written release of information form
5) Provide food items that are in containers that need to be opened
6) Begin to educate the client about social supports in the community - correct-
answer -1) Avoid laughing when near the client
5) Provide food items that are in containers that need to be opened
A client is preparing to attend at Gamblers Anonymous meeting for the first time.
The prototype used by this group is the 12-step program developed by Alcoholics
Anonymous. Number in order of priority how the steps would be addressed.
1) Admitting to oneself and to another human being the exact nature of one's
wrongs
2) Acknowledging that one is entirely ready to have his or her defects of character
removed
3) Admitting that oneself is powerless over gambling and that one's life has
become unmanageable
PSYCH / MENTAL HEALTH HESI
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
A client says to a nurse, "I'm going to die, and I wish my family would stop hoping
for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like this. After all, I'm the one who's
dying." The therapeutic response by the nurse is:
1) "Have you shared your feelings with your family?"
2) "I think we should talk more about your anger with your family."
3) "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured."
4) "Well, it sounds like you're being pretty pessimistic. After all, years ago, people
died of pneumonia." - correct-answer -3) "You're feeling angry that your family
continues to hope for you to be cured."
A client in the mental health unit believes that the food is being poisoned. What
intervention(s) would be helpful when attempting to encourage the client to eat?
Select all that apply.
1) Use open-ended questions to encourage client dialogue
2) Offer opinions about the necessity for adequate nutrition
3) Focus on the client's self-disclosure about food preferences
4) Identify the reasons the client has for not wanting to eat
, 2
5) Offer the client food in closed containers, such as in cans that have to be
opened - correct-answer -1) Use open-ended questions to encourage client
dialogue
5) Offer the client food in closed containers, such as in cans that have to be
opened
A client with a leg amputation is upset about his appearance. The nurse intends to
address which most closely associated psychosocial problem?
1) Inability to be mobile
2) Isolating self from others
3) Inability to tolerate activity
4) Concern about body persona - correct-answer -4) Concern about body persona
A client with an eating disorder is planning to attend group meetings with
Overeaters Anonymous. The nurse describes this group to the client, knowing that
which finding(s) are characteristic of this form of self-help group? Select all that
apply.
1) A common goal is shared by all members
2) Members are required to remain anonymous
3) The leader is a professional mental health care provider
4) Attendance must be prescribed by the health care provider
5) The program is designed to provide support and bring about personal change
6) The group is composed of individuals who are experiencing similar problems -
correct-answer -1) A common goal is shared by all members
, 3
5) The program is designed to provide support and bring about personal change
6) The group is composed of individuals who are experiencing similar problems
A client with schizophrenia is experiencing distressful thoughts secondary to
paranoia. Which intervention(s) should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Select all that apply.
1) Avoid laughing when near the client
2) Whisper when communicating near the client
3) Increase socialization of the client among his peers
4) Have the client sign a written release of information form
5) Provide food items that are in containers that need to be opened
6) Begin to educate the client about social supports in the community - correct-
answer -1) Avoid laughing when near the client
5) Provide food items that are in containers that need to be opened
A client is preparing to attend at Gamblers Anonymous meeting for the first time.
The prototype used by this group is the 12-step program developed by Alcoholics
Anonymous. Number in order of priority how the steps would be addressed.
1) Admitting to oneself and to another human being the exact nature of one's
wrongs
2) Acknowledging that one is entirely ready to have his or her defects of character
removed
3) Admitting that oneself is powerless over gambling and that one's life has
become unmanageable
