Hesi A2 - Critical Thinking Grade A+ Complete Exam Questions And 100% Verified Answers (2026/2027) Pass Guarantee

HESI A2 - CRITICAL THINKING GRADE
A+ COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026/2027)
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1.CTheCnurseCisCworkingCinCtheCemergencyCdepartmentC(ED)CofCaCchildren'sCmedicalCcenter.CWhichC
clientCshouldCtheCnurseCassessCfirst?

1.CTheC1-month-oldCinfantCwhoChasCdevelopedCcolicCandCisCcrying.

2.CTheC2-year-oldCtoddlerCwhoCwasCbittenCbyCanotherCchildCatCtheCday-careCcenter.C3.CTheC6-year-
oldCschool-ageCchildCwhoCwasChitCbyCaCcarCwhileCridingCaCbicycle.

4.CTheC14-year-oldCadolescentCwhoseCmotherCsuspectsCherCchildCisCsexuallyCactive.C-
CCORRECTCANSWERRationaleC




CorrectC-C3-TheCchildChitCbyCaCcarCshouldCbeCassessedCfirstCbecauseCheCorCsheCmayChaveClife-
CthreateningCinjuriesCthatCmustCbeCassessedCandCtreatedCpromptly.




1.CInCanCinterview,CtheCnurseCmayCfindCitCnecessaryCtoCtakeCnotesCtoCaidChisCorCherCmemoryClater.C
WhichCstatementCisCtrueCregardingCnote-taking?C



A)CNote-takingCmayCimpedeCtheCnurse'sCobservationCofCtheCpatient'sCnonverbalCbehaviors.

B)CNote-
takingCallowsCtheCpatientCtoCcontinueCatChisCorCherCownCpaceCasCtheCnurseCrecordsCwhatCisCsaid.

C)CNote-
takingCallowsCtheCnurseCtoCshiftCattentionCawayCfromCtheCpatient,CresultingCinCanCincreasedCcomfor
tClevel.

D)CNote-
takingCallowsCtheCnurseCtoCbreakCeyeCcontactCwithCtheCpatient,CwhichCmayCincreaseChisCorCherCleve
lCofCcomfort.C-CCORRECTCANSWERA)CNote-
takingCmayCimpedeCtheCnurse'sCobservationCofCtheCpatient'sCnonverbalCbehaviors.

,Page:C31CSomeCuseCofChistoryCformsCandCnote-
takingCmayCbeCunavoidable.CButCbeCawareCthatCnote-
takingCduringCtheCinterviewChasCdisadvantages.CItCbreaksCeyeCcontactCtooCoften,CandCitCshiftsCatten
tionCawayCfromCtheCpatient,CwhichCdiminishesChisCorCherCsenseCofCimportance.CItCalsoCmayCinterru
ptCtheCpatient'sCnarrativeCflow,CandCitCimpedesCtheCobservationCofCtheCpatient'sCnonverbalCbehavi
or.



2.CTheC8-year-oldCclientCdiagnosedCwithCaCvaso-
occlusiveCsickleCcellCcrisisCisCcomplainingCofCaCsevereCheadache.CWhichCinterventionCshouldCtheCnu
rseCimplementCfirst?

1.CAdministerC6CLCofCoxygenCviaCnasalCcannula.

2.CAssessCtheCclient'sCneurologicalCstatus.

3.CAdministerCaCnarcoticCanalgesicCbyCintravenousCpushC(IVP).C4.CIncreaseCtheCclient'sCintravenousC
(IV)Crate.C-CCORRECTCANSWERRationaleC

CorrectC-C2-
BecauseCtheCclientCisCcomplainingCofCaCheadache,CtheCnurseCshouldCfirstCruleCoutCcerebrovascularC
accidentC(CVA)CbyCassess-
CingCtheCclient'sCneurologicalCstatusCandCthenCdetermineCwhetherCitCisCaCheadacheCthatCcanCbeCtre


atedCwithCmedication.



2.CDuringCanCinterview,CtheCnurseCstates,C"YouCmentionedCshortnessCofCbreath.CTellCmeCmoreCabou
tCthat."CWhichCverbalCskillCisCusedCwithCthisCstatement?



A)CReflection

B)CFacilitation

C)CDirectCquestion

D)COpen-endedCquestionC-CCORRECTCANSWERD)COpen-endedCquestion



Page:C32CTheCopen-
endedCquestionCasksCforCnarrativeCinformation.CItCstatesCtheCtopicCtoCbeCdiscussedCbutConlyCinCgen

,eralCterms.CTheCnurseCshouldCuseCitCtoCbeginCtheCinterview,CtoCintroduceCaCnewCsectionCofCquestio
ns,CandCwheneverCtheCpersonCintroducesCaCnewCtopic.



3.CTheC6-year-
oldCclientCwhoChasCundergoneCabdominalCsurgeryCisCattemptingCtoCmakeCaCpinwheelCspinCbyCblowi
ngConCitCwithCtheCnurse'sCassistance.CTheCchildCstartsCcryingCbecauseCtheCpinwheelCwon'tCspin.CWh
ichCactionCshouldCtheCnurseCimplementCfirst?

1.CPraiseCtheCchildCforCtheCattemptCtoCmakeCtheCpinwheelCspin.

2.CNotifyCtheCrespiratoryCtherapistCtoCimplementCincentiveCspirometry.C3.CEncourageCtheCchildCtoCt
urnCfromCsideCtoCsideCandCcough.

4.CDemonstrateChowCtoCmakeCtheCpinwheelCspinCbyCblowingConCit.C-CCORRECTCANSWERRationaleC



CorrectC-
1.CTheCnurseCshouldCalwaysCpraiseCtheCchildCforCattemptsCatCcooperationCevenCifCtheCchildCdidCnotC
accomplishCwhatCtheCnurseCasked.



3.CACnurseCisCtakingCcompleteChealthChistoriesConCallCofCtheCpatientsCattendingCaCwellnessCworksho
p.COnCtheChistoryCform,ConeCofCtheCwrittenCquestionsCasks,C"YouCdon'tCsmoke,Cdrink,CorCtakeCdrugs,
CdoCyou?"CThisCquestionCisCanCexampleCof:




A)CtalkingCtooCmuch.

B)CusingCconfrontation.

C)CusingCbiasedCorCleadingCquestions.

D)CusingCbluntClanguageCtoCdealCwithCdistastefulCtopics.C-
CCORRECTCANSWERC)CusingCbiasedCorCleadingCquestions.




Page:C36CThisCisCanCexampleCofCusingCleadingCorCbiasedCquestions.CAsking,C"YouCdon'tCsmoke,CdoCy
ou?"CimpliesCthatConeCanswerCisC"better"CthanCanother.CIfCtheCpersonCwantsCtoCpleaseCsomeone,Ch
eCorCsheCisCeitherCforcedCtoCanswerCinCaCwayCcorrespondingCtoCtheirCimpliedCvaluesCorCisCmadeCtoCf
eelCguiltyCwhenCadmittingCtheCotherCanswer.

, 4.CTheCnurseCisCcaringCforCclientsConCtheCpediatricCmedicalCunit.CWhichCclientCshouldCtheCnurseCass
essCfirst?

1.CTheCchildCdiagnosedCwithCtypeC1CdiabetesCwhoChasCaCbloodCglucoseClevel

ofC180Cmg/dL.

2.CTheCchildCdiagnosedCwithCpneumoniaCwhoCisCcoughingCandChasCaCtemperatureCof

100°F.

3.CTheCchildCdiagnosedCwithCgastroenteritisCwhoChasCaCpotassiumC(K+)Clevel

ofC3.9CmEq/L.

4.CTheCchildCdiagnosedCwithCcysticCfibrosisCwhoChasCaCpulseCoximeterCreadingCofC90%.C-
CCORRECTCANSWERRationaleC




CorrectC-
C4.CACpulseCoximeterCreadingCofClessCthanC93%CisCsignificantCandCindicatesChypoxia,CwhichCisClifeCthr


eatening;Ctherefore,CthisCchildCshouldCbeCassessedCfirst.



4.CDuringCanCinterview,CaCparentCofCaChospitalizedCchildCisCsittingCinCanCopenCposition.CAsCtheCinterv
iewerCbeginsCtoCdiscussChisCson'sCtreatment,Chowever,CheCsuddenlyCcrossesChisCarmsCagainstChisCc
hestCandCcrossesChisClegs.CThisCwouldCsuggestCthatCtheCparentCis:



A)CjustCchangingCpositions.

B)CmoreCcomfortableCinCthisCposition.

C)CtiredCandCneedsCaCbreakCfromCtheCinterview.

D)CuncomfortableCtalkingCaboutChisCson'sCtreatment.C-
CCORRECTCANSWERD)CuncomfortableCtalkingCaboutChisCson'sCtreatment.




Page:C37CNoteCtheCperson'sCposition.CAnCopenCpositionCwithCtheCextensionCofClargeCmuscleCgroups
CshowsCrelaxation,CphysicalCcomfort,CandCaCwillingnessCtoCshareCinformation.CACclosedCpositionCwit


hCtheCarmsCandClegsCcrossedCtendsCtoClookCdefensiveCandCanxious.CNoteCanyCchangeCinCposture.CIfC