HESI CRITICAL THINKING EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS [REAL EXAM ] 2023\2024

HESI CRITICAL THINKING EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS [REAL EXAM ]
2023\2024
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? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer -
Determine the patient's level of consciousness.
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? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer - Assess the patient's oxygen saturation
by pulse oximeter.
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? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer - Administer a prescribed pain
medication