HESI A2 NEW FILE TESTED- 2025/2026 CRITICAL
THINKING
1.The nurse is instructing a client with high cholesterol about diet and life style modification.
What comment from the client indicates that the teaching has been effective?
I will limit my intake of beef to 4 ounces per week.
2. The UAPs working on a chronic neuro unit ask the nurse to help them determine the safest way to
transfer an elderly client with left-sided weakness from the bed to the chair. What method describes the
correct transfer procedure for this client?
Move the chair parallel to the right side of the bed, and stand the client on the right foot.
3. An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) places a client in a left lateral position prior to administering a
soap suds enema. Which instruction should the nurse provide the UAP?
Reposition in a Sim's position with the client's weight on the anterior ilium.
4. A client who is a Jehovah's Witness is admitted to the nursing unit. Which concern should the nurse
have for planning care in terms of the client's beliefs?
Blood transfusions are forbidden.
5. The nurse observes that a male client has removed the covering from an ice pack applied to his knee.
What action should the nurse take first?
Observe the appearance of the skin under the ice pack.
6. A hospitalized male client is receiving nasogastric tube feedings via a small-bore tube and a
continuous pump infusion. He reports that he had a bad bout of severe coughing a few minutes ago, but
feels fine now. What action is best for the nurse to take?
After clearing the tube with 30 ml of air, check the pH of fluid withdrawn from the tube.