HESI Exam A Questions & Answers & Rationale (2022/2023) Complete A+ Guide.

1. 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. B. Stagnation. C. Despair. D. Role confusion. 2. An anxious client expressing a fear of people and open places is admitted to the psychiatric unit. What is the most effective way for the nurse to assist this client? A. Plan an outing within the first week of admission. B. Distract her whenever she expresses her discomfort about being with others. C. Confront her fears and discuss the possible causes of these fears. D. Accompany her outside for an increasing amount of time each day. 3. On admission, a highly anxious client is described as delusional. The nurse understands that delusions are most likely to occur with which class of disorder? A. Neurotic. B. Personality. C. Anxiety. D. Psychotic. 4. A child is brought to the emergency room with a broken arm. Because of other injuries, the nurse suspects the child may be a victim of abuse. When t