HESI A2- CRITICAL THINKING 2022 (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+ //
2024 SUMMER UPDATE
• Patient Scenario: A 65-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by his family after
ingesting an entire bottle of pills.
Question: What should the nurse do first?
Answer: Assess the patient's level of consciousness.
• Patient Scenario: An 80-year-old male, who has been on continuous oxygen therapy for three years,
experiences sudden severe shortness of breath while moving to the bathroom.
Question: What is the first action the nurse should take?
Answer: Measure the patient's oxygen saturation using a pulse oximeter.
• Patient Scenario: A 41-year-old male is experiencing severe abdominal pain and continuous
vomiting.
Question: What should the nurse do initially?
Answer: Administer a prescribed pain medication.
• Patient Scenario: The wife of a prominent local banker is admitted, and the nurse notices she has
stored a large amount of cash and valuable jewelry in the bedside table.
Question: What should the nurse advise?
Answer: Recommend that the patient have her husband take the valuables home for safekeeping.
• Patient Scenario: A 45-year-old female, who is 5' 2" tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has been a smoker
since she was 21, presents with leg pain.
, Question: What previous medical issue should the nurse inquire about?
Answer: Ask about any history of blood clots in the leg.
• Patient Scenario: A 61-year-old female has a fever that has not reduced after receiving fever-
reducing medication 30 minutes ago.
Question: What should the nurse do next?
Answer: Sponge the patient with cool water.
• Patient Scenario: A 70-year-old male who is generally healthy is prescribed a liquid medication.
Question: What is the nurse's top priority before administering the medication?
Answer: Verify if the patient has any allergies to the medication.
• Patient Scenario: A 58-year-old female expresses uncertainty about a pink pill among her morning
medications.
Question: How should the nurse respond?
Answer: Hold the medication until verifying the prescription.
• Multiple Patients Scenario:
• A 63-year-old with a burn on the left lower leg, complaining of pain.
• A 45-year-old with pneumonia, experiencing shortness of breath.
• A 31-year-old with abdominal pain, who has just vomited blood.
• An 88-year-old with right-sided paralysis, needing assistance to the bathroom.
Question: Which patient should the nurse attend to first?
Answer: The 45-year-old with pneumonia and shortness of breath.
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+ //
2024 SUMMER UPDATE
• Patient Scenario: A 65-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by his family after
ingesting an entire bottle of pills.
Question: What should the nurse do first?
Answer: Assess the patient's level of consciousness.
• Patient Scenario: An 80-year-old male, who has been on continuous oxygen therapy for three years,
experiences sudden severe shortness of breath while moving to the bathroom.
Question: What is the first action the nurse should take?
Answer: Measure the patient's oxygen saturation using a pulse oximeter.
• Patient Scenario: A 41-year-old male is experiencing severe abdominal pain and continuous
vomiting.
Question: What should the nurse do initially?
Answer: Administer a prescribed pain medication.
• Patient Scenario: The wife of a prominent local banker is admitted, and the nurse notices she has
stored a large amount of cash and valuable jewelry in the bedside table.
Question: What should the nurse advise?
Answer: Recommend that the patient have her husband take the valuables home for safekeeping.
• Patient Scenario: A 45-year-old female, who is 5' 2" tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has been a smoker
since she was 21, presents with leg pain.
, Question: What previous medical issue should the nurse inquire about?
Answer: Ask about any history of blood clots in the leg.
• Patient Scenario: A 61-year-old female has a fever that has not reduced after receiving fever-
reducing medication 30 minutes ago.
Question: What should the nurse do next?
Answer: Sponge the patient with cool water.
• Patient Scenario: A 70-year-old male who is generally healthy is prescribed a liquid medication.
Question: What is the nurse's top priority before administering the medication?
Answer: Verify if the patient has any allergies to the medication.
• Patient Scenario: A 58-year-old female expresses uncertainty about a pink pill among her morning
medications.
Question: How should the nurse respond?
Answer: Hold the medication until verifying the prescription.
• Multiple Patients Scenario:
• A 63-year-old with a burn on the left lower leg, complaining of pain.
• A 45-year-old with pneumonia, experiencing shortness of breath.
• A 31-year-old with abdominal pain, who has just vomited blood.
• An 88-year-old with right-sided paralysis, needing assistance to the bathroom.
Question: Which patient should the nurse attend to first?
Answer: The 45-year-old with pneumonia and shortness of breath.
