HESI A2 Critical Thinking Questions and Answers 100% Pass
The patient: A 65 yr 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? ✔✔determine the patients level of consciousness
The patient: an 80 yr old male who has used continuous oxygen for the past 3 years.The situation: while making a home visit, the wife tells the nurse that her husband was doing well on 2 liters of oxygen per min 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? ✔✔assess the patients oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter
The patient: 41 y/o 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? ✔✔administer a prescribed pain medication 1 / 2
The patient: the wife of a wealthy owner of towns 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 places 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? ✔✔advise the patient to have her husband take the items home when he leaves
The patient: A 45 y/o female who is 5`2`` tall, weighs 200 lbs 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 pervious occurrence? ✔✔a pervious blood clot in the leg
The patient: 61 y/o female
situation: the patient has a fever of unknown origin. The nurse administered a fever-reducing medication 30 mins ago. At this time there has been no decrease in the patients fever.The question: what action would be best for the nurse to take? ✔✔sponge the patient with cool water
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