NUR 222 HESI A2 CRITICAL THINKING
QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2022
HESI A2 CRIOTICAL
THINKING
1. A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing amounts of pain. The
healthcare provider prescribes an analgesic every four hours as needed.
Which action should the nurse implement? Give an around-the-clock
schedule for administration of analgesics.
2. The nurse is administering medications through a nasogastric tube (NGT)
which is connected to suction. After ensuring correct tube placement, what
action should the nurse take next?
Flush the tube with water.
3. An elderly client with a fractured left hip is on strict bedrest. Which nursing
measure is essential to the client's nursing care?
Gently lift the client when moving into a desired position.
4. When assessing a client with wrist restraints, the nurse observes that the
fingers on the right hand are blue. What action should the nurse implement
first?
Loosen the right wrist restraint.
5. The nurse is assessing the nutritional status of several clients. Which client
has the greatest nutritional need for additional intake of protein?
NUR 222 HESI A2 CRITICAL THINKING
QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2022
, NUR 222 HESI A2 CRITICAL THINKING
QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2022
A lactating woman nursing her 3-day-old infant.
6. A client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the prescription
levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500 mg IV q24h is scheduled to be administered.
The client returns to the unit at 1300. What is the best intervention for the
nurse to implement?
Give the missed dose at 1300 and change the schedule to administer daily at
1300.
7. While instructing a male client's wife in the performance of passive range-
of-motion exercises to his contracted shoulder, the nurse observes that she
is holding his arm above and below the elbow. What nursing action should
the nurse implement?
Acknowledge that she is supporting the arm correctly.
8. What is the most important reason for starting intravenous infusions in the
upper extremities rather than the lower extremities of adults?
A decreased flow rate could result in the formation of a thrombosis.
9. The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) taking a client's
blood pressure with a cuff that is too small, but the blood pressure reading
obtained is within the client's usual range. What action is most important
for the nurse to implement?
Reassess the client's blood pressure using a larger cuff.
NUR 222 HESI A2 CRITICAL THINKING
QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2022
QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2022
HESI A2 CRIOTICAL
THINKING
1. A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing amounts of pain. The
healthcare provider prescribes an analgesic every four hours as needed.
Which action should the nurse implement? Give an around-the-clock
schedule for administration of analgesics.
2. The nurse is administering medications through a nasogastric tube (NGT)
which is connected to suction. After ensuring correct tube placement, what
action should the nurse take next?
Flush the tube with water.
3. An elderly client with a fractured left hip is on strict bedrest. Which nursing
measure is essential to the client's nursing care?
Gently lift the client when moving into a desired position.
4. When assessing a client with wrist restraints, the nurse observes that the
fingers on the right hand are blue. What action should the nurse implement
first?
Loosen the right wrist restraint.
5. The nurse is assessing the nutritional status of several clients. Which client
has the greatest nutritional need for additional intake of protein?
NUR 222 HESI A2 CRITICAL THINKING
QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2022
, NUR 222 HESI A2 CRITICAL THINKING
QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2022
A lactating woman nursing her 3-day-old infant.
6. A client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the prescription
levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500 mg IV q24h is scheduled to be administered.
The client returns to the unit at 1300. What is the best intervention for the
nurse to implement?
Give the missed dose at 1300 and change the schedule to administer daily at
1300.
7. While instructing a male client's wife in the performance of passive range-
of-motion exercises to his contracted shoulder, the nurse observes that she
is holding his arm above and below the elbow. What nursing action should
the nurse implement?
Acknowledge that she is supporting the arm correctly.
8. What is the most important reason for starting intravenous infusions in the
upper extremities rather than the lower extremities of adults?
A decreased flow rate could result in the formation of a thrombosis.
9. The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) taking a client's
blood pressure with a cuff that is too small, but the blood pressure reading
obtained is within the client's usual range. What action is most important
for the nurse to implement?
Reassess the client's blood pressure using a larger cuff.
NUR 222 HESI A2 CRITICAL THINKING
QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2022
