HESI A2 Critical Thinking Questions {2020} A+
1. The Patient: A 65-year- old male.
The Situation: The family brings the patient to the emergency room
... [Show More] 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 –
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 –
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 –
5. The Patient: A 45-year-old female who is 5’ 2” tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has smoked since age 21.
The Situation: The patient comes to the clinic with a complaint of “leg pain.”
The Question: It is most important for the nurse to obtain information about which previous occurrence?
Answer –
6. The Patient: A 61-year-old female.
The Situation: The patient has a fever of unknown origin. The nurse administered a fever-reducing medication 30 minutes ago. At this time there has been no decrease in the patient’s fever.
The Question: What action would be best for the nurse to take?
Answer –
7. The Patient: A 70-year-old male who is relatively healthy.
The Situation: A liquid mediation is prescribed for this patient.
The Question: Prior to administering the prescribed medication, what intervention has the highest priority?
Answer –
8. The Patient: A fifty-eight-year-old female.
The Situation: While the nurse is offering the patient her morning medications, she tells the nurse that she does not recall ever taking a pill that was pink-colored.
The Question: What should the nurse do in response to this patient’s comment?
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