HESI A2 case studies
HESI A2 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The HESI A2 (Health Education Systems, Inc. Admission Assessment) is an entrance exam that many nursing and allied-health programs use to judge whether applicants have the academic foundation for a demanding clinical curriculum. The HESI A2 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,646 words.
1The Cafeteria Hours Memo
Read this excerpt from a hospital's internal announcement, then answer the questions. Cafeteria Hours Change - Effective March 1 Beginning next month, the cafeteria will close at 7:00 p.m.
515 words, about 3 min2Infusion Rate and the Missed Hour
A patient is ordered 1,200 mg of Drug X in 500 mL of normal saline, to infuse over exactly 24 hours. Pharmacy supplies a 500 mL bag containing 1,200 mg of Drug X.
515 words, about 3 min3Preparing 250 mL of 0.15 M Saline
A lab practical requires each student to prepare 250.0 mL of 0.150 M NaCl (molar mass 58.44 g/mol) for a quantitative assay with a stated tolerance of ±1.0% on concentration. The bench provides solid NaCl, a balance readable to 0.001 g, a 250.0 mL volumetric flask, a 250 mL graduated cylinder, and a 1.50 M NaCl stock solution.
507 words, about 3 min4Three Days of Vomiting
A 68-year-old woman is admitted after three days of vomiting and poor oral intake. She takes no diuretics.
537 words, about 3 min5The Cart on the Carpet
A physics group releases a dynamics cart at 3.0 m/s along a carpeted track and measures how far it slides before stopping: 2.0 m. A student writes in the lab notebook: "Friction removes a fixed amount of energy per meter, so if we release the cart at 6.0 m/s it should travel 4.0 m - twice the speed, twice the distance." The group then runs the 6.0 m/s trial on the same track with the same cart and records a stopping distance of 8.6 m.
572 words, about 3 min