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Evaluating Arguments & Evidence HESI A2 Practice Questions

Free Evaluating Arguments & Evidence practice questions for the HESI A2 exam with detailed rationales.

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A 72-year-old patient with heart failure has a sudden drop in blood pressure. The nurse considers multiple reasons and narrows down to fluid loss or medication reaction. Which critical thinking step is the nurse using?
Making a decision based on personal experience
Identifying possible explanations and evaluating them
Accepting the first possible explanation without question
Relying solely on the patient’s opinion