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Identifying Assumptions HESI A2 Practice Questions

Free Identifying Assumptions practice questions for the HESI A2 exam with detailed rationales.

Question 1 of 2

A nurse reads the following in a colleague's progress note: "Patient is nonadherent to hypertensive medication because he simply doesn’t care about his health." What is the best response from a critical thinking standpoint?

A. Educate the patient again about the importance of medication adherence.
B. Ask the patient why he chooses not to follow the treatment plan.
C. Accept the note as an accurate summary and proceed with care.
D. Challenge the assumption in the note and assess for barriers to adherence.