HESI Critical Thinking
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The Patient: A 70-year-old male Determine if the patient is allergic to the
who is relatively healthy. medication
The Situation: A liquid
medication is prescribed for this
patient.
The Question: Prior to
administering the prescribed
medication, what intervention
has the highest priority?
The Patient: A young adult Call for assistance if she feels weak or dizzy
woman has smoked since she when getting out of bed.
was 12 years old.
The Situation: The patient is
complaining of "skipped heart
beats".
The Question: Which instruction
is most important for the nurse
to provide this patient?
, The Patient: An older male adult Leave the table so the nurse can take the
who lives at home alone. call in a private area.
The Situation: The on-call home
healthcare nurse is having
dinner with family members in a
restaurant when the patients
calls on the cell phone.
The Question: What action
should the nurse take?
The Patient: An adult with Call the dietary department and request
diabetes mellitus who was just another tray.
given a morning dose of insulin Or
which lowers the blood sugar. Remove foods containing sugar and offer
sugar substitutes.
The Situation: The Patients
breakfast tray arrives, and the
nurse notices that the pancake
syrup and sugar pancakes have
not been substituted with
products containing artificial
sweeteners.
The Question: What should the
nurse do first in this situation?
Save
Terms in this set (26)
The Patient: A 70-year-old male Determine if the patient is allergic to the
who is relatively healthy. medication
The Situation: A liquid
medication is prescribed for this
patient.
The Question: Prior to
administering the prescribed
medication, what intervention
has the highest priority?
The Patient: A young adult Call for assistance if she feels weak or dizzy
woman has smoked since she when getting out of bed.
was 12 years old.
The Situation: The patient is
complaining of "skipped heart
beats".
The Question: Which instruction
is most important for the nurse
to provide this patient?
, The Patient: An older male adult Leave the table so the nurse can take the
who lives at home alone. call in a private area.
The Situation: The on-call home
healthcare nurse is having
dinner with family members in a
restaurant when the patients
calls on the cell phone.
The Question: What action
should the nurse take?
The Patient: An adult with Call the dietary department and request
diabetes mellitus who was just another tray.
given a morning dose of insulin Or
which lowers the blood sugar. Remove foods containing sugar and offer
sugar substitutes.
The Situation: The Patients
breakfast tray arrives, and the
nurse notices that the pancake
syrup and sugar pancakes have
not been substituted with
products containing artificial
sweeteners.
The Question: What should the
nurse do first in this situation?
