HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM 2023( QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ) CRITICAL THINKING

HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM
2023(QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS ) CRITICAL THINKING




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, HESI A2 (NURSING ADMISSION TEST) NEW FILE
TESTED- 2023 CRITICAL THINKING




HESI A2 Critical Thinking Questions & Answers
1. The Patient: A 65-year- old male.
The Situation: The family brings the patient to the emergency room because he just
took an entire bottle of pills.
The Question: What action should the nurse take first?

Answer – Determine the patient’s level of consciousness.

2. The Patient: An 80 year-old male who has used continuous oxygen for the past three
years.
The Situation: While making a home visit, the wife tells the nurse that her husband
was doing well on 2 litres of oxygen per minute until late last night when he
developed severe shortness of breath on the way to the bathroom.
The Question: What action should the nurse take first?

Answer – Assess the patient’s oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter.

3. The Patient: A 41-year-old male.
The Situation: The patient is complaining of severe stomach pain and states that he
has been “vomiting all the time.”
The Question: What should the nurse do first?

Answer – Administer a prescribed pain medication.

4. The Patient: The wife of a wealthy owner of the town’s bank.
The Situation: The patient and her husband arrive on the unit. While orienting the
patient to the hospital room, the nurse notices that the patient has placed a large
amount of cash and some expensive earrings in the drawer of the bedside table.
The Question: What is the best action for the nurse to take?

Answer – Advise the patient to have her husband take the items home when he leaves.