HESI - Psych Hesi Book 2025/2026 Exam
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Primary tool used in the delivery of psychiatric nursing care and all nurse-client
interactions? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Communication
What is the focus of therapeutic interaction? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To assist the pt in
gaining insight into thoughts, feelings, & behaviors.
Recognizing the pt's opinions & statements w/o imposing your own values and
judgment? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Acknowledgment
The process of making sure you have understood the meaning of what was said? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Clarifying
Calling attention to inconsistent behavior; info shared or not shared? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Confrontation
Assisting the pt to explore a specific topic, which may include sharing perceptions
and theme identification? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Focusing
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,Feedback about pt's observed behavior? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Information giving
Paraphrasing or repeating what the pt has said (do not overuse or pt will feel like
you're not listening)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Reflecting/restating
Can be therapeutic or used to control interaction; use carefully with paranoid pt;
may be misinterpreted or could be used to support paranoid ideation? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Silence
7 useful phrases in therapeutic interaction? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tell me about...
Go on...
I'd like to discuss what you're thinking...
What are your thoughts...?
Are you saying that...?
What are you feeling...?
It seems as if...
Phrases that should NOT be used when interacting with clients; AVOID at all costs
(esp. on exam)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You should...
You'll have to...
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, You can't...
If it were me, I'd...
Why don't you...
I think you...
It's the policy on this unit.
Don't worry.
Everyone...
Why...?
Just a second...
I know...
HESI HINT 1 (p. 304) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The purpose of therapeutic interaction
with pts is to allow them the autonomy to make choices when appropriate.
Keep statements value-free, advice-free, & reassurance-free.
Just the facts!
NO opinions!
HESI HINT 2 (p. 304):
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Questions and Verified Answers |
Already Graded A+
Primary tool used in the delivery of psychiatric nursing care and all nurse-client
interactions? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Communication
What is the focus of therapeutic interaction? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To assist the pt in
gaining insight into thoughts, feelings, & behaviors.
Recognizing the pt's opinions & statements w/o imposing your own values and
judgment? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Acknowledgment
The process of making sure you have understood the meaning of what was said? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Clarifying
Calling attention to inconsistent behavior; info shared or not shared? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Confrontation
Assisting the pt to explore a specific topic, which may include sharing perceptions
and theme identification? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Focusing
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,Feedback about pt's observed behavior? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Information giving
Paraphrasing or repeating what the pt has said (do not overuse or pt will feel like
you're not listening)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Reflecting/restating
Can be therapeutic or used to control interaction; use carefully with paranoid pt;
may be misinterpreted or could be used to support paranoid ideation? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Silence
7 useful phrases in therapeutic interaction? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tell me about...
Go on...
I'd like to discuss what you're thinking...
What are your thoughts...?
Are you saying that...?
What are you feeling...?
It seems as if...
Phrases that should NOT be used when interacting with clients; AVOID at all costs
(esp. on exam)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You should...
You'll have to...
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, You can't...
If it were me, I'd...
Why don't you...
I think you...
It's the policy on this unit.
Don't worry.
Everyone...
Why...?
Just a second...
I know...
HESI HINT 1 (p. 304) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The purpose of therapeutic interaction
with pts is to allow them the autonomy to make choices when appropriate.
Keep statements value-free, advice-free, & reassurance-free.
Just the facts!
NO opinions!
HESI HINT 2 (p. 304):
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