HESI A2 Critical Thinking Questions and Answers 2025

HESI A2 Critical Thinking Questions and
Answers 2025
1.AInAanAinterview,AtheAnurseAmayAfindAitAnecessaryAtoAtakeAnotesAtoAaidAhisAorAherA
memoryAlater.AWhichAstatementAisAtrueAregardingAnote-taking?A

A)ANote-
takingAmayAimpedeAtheAnurse'sAobservationAofAtheApatient'sAnonverbalAbehaviors.
B)ANote-
takingAallowsAtheApatientAtoAcontinueAatAhisAorAherAownApaceAasAtheAnurseArecordsAwhatAis
Asaid.

C)ANote-
takingAallowsAtheAnurseAtoAshiftAattentionAawayAfromAtheApatient,AresultingAinAanAincreased
AcomfortAlevel.

D)ANote-
takingAallowsAtheAnurseAtoAbreakAeyeAcontactAwithAtheApatient,AwhichAmayAincreaseAhisAorA
herAlevelAofAcomfort.A-AcorrectAanswers-A)ANote-
takingAmayAimpedeAtheAnurse'sAobservationAofAtheApatient'sAnonverbalAbehaviors.

Page:A31ASomeAuseAofAhistoryAformsAandAnote-
takingAmayAbeAunavoidable.AButAbeAawareAthatAnote-
takingAduringAtheAinterviewAhasAdisadvantages.AItAbreaksAeyeAcontactAtooAoften,AandAitAshi
ftsAattentionAawayAfromAtheApatient,AwhichAdiminishesAhisAorAherAsenseAofAimportance.AItAa
lsoAmayAinterruptAtheApatient'sAnarrativeAflow,AandAitAimpedesAtheAobservationAofAtheApatie
nt'sAnonverbalAbehavior.
2.ADuringAanAinterview,AtheAnurseAstates,A"YouAmentionedAshortnessAofAbreath.ATellAmeAm
oreAaboutAthat."AWhichAverbalAskillAisAusedAwithAthisAstatement?

A)AReflection
B)AFacilitation
C)ADirectAquestion
D)AOpen-endedAquestionA-AcorrectAanswers-D)AOpen-endedAquestion

Page:A32ATheAopen-
endedAquestionAasksAforAnarrativeAinformation.AItAstatesAtheAtopicAtoAbeAdiscussedAbutAonl
yAinAgeneralAterms.ATheAnurseAshouldAuseAitAtoAbeginAtheAinterview,AtoAintroduceAaAnewAse
ctionAofAquestions,AandAwheneverAtheApersonAintroducesAaAnewAtopic.
3.AAAnurseAisAtakingAcompleteAhealthAhistoriesAonAallAofAtheApatientsAattendingAaAwellnessA
workshop.AOnAtheAhistoryAform,AoneAofAtheAwrittenAquestionsAasks,A"YouAdon'tAsmoke,Adri
nk,AorAtakeAdrugs,AdoAyou?"AThisAquestionAisAanAexampleAof:

A)AtalkingAtooAmuch.
B)AusingAconfrontation.

,C)AusingAbiasedAorAleadingAquestions.
D)AusingAbluntAlanguageAtoAdealAwithAdistastefulAtopics.A-AcorrectAanswers-
C)AusingAbiasedAorAleadingAquestions.

Page:A36AThisAisAanAexampleAofAusingAleadingAorAbiasedAquestions.AAsking,A"YouAdon'tAs
moke,AdoAyou?"AimpliesAthatAoneAanswerAisA"better"AthanAanother.AIfAtheApersonAwantsAtoA
pleaseAsomeone,AheAorAsheAisAeitherAforcedAtoAanswerAinAaAwayAcorrespondingAtoAtheirAim
pliedAvaluesAorAisAmadeAtoAfeelAguiltyAwhenAadmittingAtheAotherAanswer.
4.ADuringAanAinterview,AaAparentAofAaAhospitalizedAchildAisAsittingAinAanAopenAposition.AAsAt
heAinterviewerAbeginsAtoAdiscussAhisAson'sAtreatment,Ahowever,AheAsuddenlyAcrossesAhisA
armsAagainstAhisAchestAandAcrossesAhisAlegs.AThisAwouldAsuggestAthatAtheAparentAis:

A)AjustAchangingApositions.
B)AmoreAcomfortableAinAthisAposition.
C)AtiredAandAneedsAaAbreakAfromAtheAinterview.
D)AuncomfortableAtalkingAaboutAhisAson'sAtreatment.A-AcorrectAanswers-
D)AuncomfortableAtalkingAaboutAhisAson'sAtreatment.

Page:A37ANoteAtheAperson'sAposition.AAnAopenApositionAwithAtheAextensionAofAlargeAmuscl
eAgroupsAshowsArelaxation,AphysicalAcomfort,AandAaAwillingnessAtoAshareAinformation.AAAcl
osedApositionAwithAtheAarmsAandAlegsAcrossedAtendsAtoAlookAdefensiveAandAanxious.ANote
AanyAchangeAinAposture.AIfAaApersonAinAaArelaxedApositionAsuddenlyAtenses,AitAsuggestsApo

ssibleAdiscomfortAwithAtheAnewAtopic.
5.ATheAnurseAisAinterviewingAaApatientAwhoAhasAaAhearingAimpairment.AWhatAtechniquesAw
ouldAbeAmostAbeneficialAinAcommunicatingAwithAthisApatient?

A)ADetermineAtheAcommunicationAmethodAheAprefers.
B)AAvoidAusingAfacialAandAhandAgesturesAbecauseAmostAhearing-
impairedApeopleAfindAthisAdegrading.
C)ARequestAaAsignAlanguageAinterpreterAbeforeAmeetingAwithAhimAtoAhelpAfacilitateAtheAco
mmunication.
D)ASpeakAloudlyAandAwithAexaggeratedAfacialAmovementAwhenAtalkingAwithAhimAbecauseAt
hisAhelpsAwithAlipAreading.A-AcorrectAanswers-
A)ADetermineAtheAcommunicationAmethodAheAprefers.

Pages:A40-
41ATheAnurseAshouldAaskAtheAdeafApersonAtheApreferredAwayAtoAcommunicate—
byAsigning,AlipAreading,AorAwriting.AIfAtheApersonAprefersAlipAreading,AthenAtheAnurseAshould
AbeAsureAtoAfaceAhimAorAherAsquarelyAandAhaveAgoodAlightingAonAtheAnurse'sAface.ATheAnur

seAshouldAnotAexaggerateAlipAmovementsAbecauseAthisAdistortsAwords.ASimilarly,Ashouting
AdistortsAtheAreceptionAof AaAhearingAaidAtheApersonAmayAwear.ATheAnurseAshouldAspeakAsl

owlyAandAshouldAsupplementAhisAorAherAvoiceAwithAappropriateAhandAgesturesAorApantomi
me.
6.ATheAnurseAisAperformingAaAhealthAinterviewAonAaApatientAwhoAhasAaAlanguageAbarrier,Aa
ndAnoAinterpreterAisAavailable.AWhichAisAtheAbestAexampleAofAanAappropriateAquestionAforAt
heAnurseAtoAaskAinAthisAsituation?

,A)A"DoAyouAtakeAmedicine?"
B)A"DoAyouAsterilizeAtheAbottles?"
C)A"DoAyouAhaveAnauseaAandAvomiting?"
D)A"YouAhaveAbeenAtakingAyourAmedicine,Ahaven'tAyou?"A-AcorrectAanswers-
A)A"DoAyouAtakeAmedicine?"

Page:A46AInAaAsituationAwhereAthereAisAaAlanguageAbarrierAandAnoAinterpreterAavailable,Aus
eAsimpleAwordsAavoidingAmedicalAjargon.AAvoidAusingAcontractionsAandApronouns.AUseAno
unsArepeatedlyAandAdiscussAoneAtopicAatAaAtime.
7.AAAfemaleApatientAdoesAnotAspeakAEnglishAwell,AandAtheAnurseAneedsAtoAchooseAanAinter
preter.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAtheAmostAappropriateAchoice?

A)AAAtrainedAinterpreter
B)AAAmaleAfamilyAmember
C)AAAfemaleAfamilyAmember
D)AAAvolunteerAcollegeAstudentAfromAtheAforeignAlanguageAstudiesAdepartmentA-
AcorrectAanswers-A)AAAtrainedAinterpreter




Page:A46AwheneverApossible,AtheAnurseAshouldAuseAaAtrainedAinterpreter,ApreferablyAoneA
whoAknowsAmedicalAterminology.AInAgeneral,AanAolder,AmoreAmatureAinterpreterAisApreferr
edAtoAaAyounger,AlessAexperiencedAone,AandAtheAsameAgenderAisApreferredAwhenApossible
.
8.ATheAnurseAisAconductingAanAinterview.AWhichAofAtheseAstatementsAisAtrueAregardingAop
en-endedAquestions?ASelectAallAthatAapply.

A)ATheyAelicitAcoldAfacts.
B)ATheyAallowAforAself-expression.
C)ATheyAbuildAandAenhanceArapport.
D)ATheyAleaveAinteractionsAneutral.
E)ATheyAcallAforAshortAone-AtoAtwo-wordAanswers.
F)ATheyAareAusedAwhenAnarrativeAinformationAisAneeded.A-AcorrectAanswers-
B)ATheyAallowAforAself-expression.
C)ATheyAbuildAandAenhanceArapport.
F)ATheyAareAusedAwhenAnarrativeAinformationA

Page:A32AOpen-endedAquestionsAallowAforAself-
expression,AbuildArapport,AandAobtainAnarrativeAinformation.ATheseAfeaturesAenhanceAco
mmunicationAduringAanAinterview.ATheAotherAstatementsAareAappropriateAforAclosedAorAdir
ectAquestions.
9.ATheAnurseAisAconductingAanAinterviewAinAanAoutpatientAclinicAandAisAusingAaAcomputerAto
ArecordAdata.AWhichAisAtheAbestAuseAofAtheAcomputerAinAthisAsituation?ASelectAallAthatAappl

y.

A)ACollectAtheApatient'sAdataAinAaAdirect,Aface-to-faceAmanner.
B)AEnterAallAtheAdataAasAtheApatientAstatesAit.

, C)AAskAtheApatientAtoAwaitAasAtheAnurseAentersAdata.
D)ATypeAtheAdataAintoAtheAcomputerAafterAtheAnarrativeAisAfullyAexplored.
E)AAllowAtheApatientAtoAseeAtheAmonitorAduringAtyping.A-AcorrectAanswers-
A)ACollectAtheApatient'sAdataAinAaAdirect,Aface-to-faceAmanner.
D)ATypeAtheAdataAintoAtheAcomputerAafterAtheAnarrativeAisAfullyAexplored.
E)AAllowAtheApatientAtoAseeAtheAmonitorAduringAtyping.

Page:A32ATheAuseAofAaAcomputerAcanAbecomeAaAbarrier.ATheAnurseAshouldAbeginAtheAinter
viewAasAusualAbyAgreetingAtheApatient,AestablishingArapport,AandAcollectingAtheApatient'sAn
arrativeAstoryAinAaAdirectAface-to-
faceAmanner.AOnlyAafterAtheAnarrativeAisAfullyAexploredAshouldAtheAnurseAtypeAdataAintoAth
eAcomputer.AWhenAtyping,AtheAnurseAshouldApositionAtheAmonitorAsoAthatAtheApatientAcanAs
eeAit.
10.ADuringAanAassessment,AtheAnurseAnoticesAthatAaApatientAisAhandlingAaAsmallAcharmAth
atAisAtiedAtoAaAleatherAstripAaroundAhisAneck.AWhichAactionAbyAtheAnurseAisAappropriate?

A)AAskAtheApatientAaboutAtheAitemAandAitsAsignificance.
B)AAskAtheApatientAtoAlockAtheAitemAwithAotherAvaluablesAinAtheAhospital'sAsafe.
C)ATellAtheApatientAthatAaAfamilyAmemberAshouldAtakeAvaluablesAhome.
D)ANoAactionAisAnecessary.A-AcorrectAanswers-
A)AAskAtheApatientAaboutAtheAitemAandAitsAsignificance.

Page:A21ATheAnurseAshouldAinquireAaboutAtheAamulet'sAmeaning.AAmulets,AsuchAasAchar
ms,AareAoftenAseenAasAanAimportantAmeansAofAprotectionAfromA"evilAspirits"AbyAsomeAcultur
es.
11.AInAtheAmajorityAcultureAofAAmerica,Acoughing,Asweating,AandAdiarrheaAareAsymptomsAo
fAanAillness.AForAsomeAindividualsAofAMexican-
AmericanAorigin,Ahowever,AtheseAsymptomsAareAaAnormalApartAofAliving.ATheAnurseArecog
nizesAthatAthisAisAtrue,AprobablyAbecauseAMexican-Americans:

A)AhaveAlessAefficientAimmuneAsystemsAandAareAoftenAill.
B)AconsiderAtheseAsymptomsAaApartAofAnormalAliving,AnotAsymptomsAofAillAhealth.
C)AcomeAfromAMexicoAandAcoughingAisAnormalAandAhealthyAthere.
D)AareAusuallyAinAaAlowerAsocioeconomicAgroupAandAareAmoreAlikelyAtoAbeAsick.A-
AcorrectAanswers-

B)AconsiderAtheseAsymptomsAaApartAofAnormalAliving,AnotAsymptomsAofAillAhealth.

Page:A27ATheAnurseAneedsAtoAidentifyAtheAmeaningAofAhealthAtoAtheApatient,Aremembering
AthatAconceptsAareAderived,AinApart,AfromAtheAwayAinAwhichAmembersAofAtheAculturalAgroupA

defineAhealth.
12.AAmongAmanyAAsiansAthereAisAaAbeliefAinAtheAyin/yangAtheory,ArootedAinAtheAancientACh
ineseAphilosophyAofATao.ATheAnurseArecognizesAwhichAstatementAthatAmostAaccuratelyAref
lectsA"health"AinAanAAsianAwithAthisAbelief?

A)AAApersonAisAableAtoAworkAandAproduce.
B)AAApersonAisAhappy,Astable,AandAfeelsAgood.