CRITICAL CARE HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED A+

During the first 48 hours after a client has sustained a thermal injury, which conditions should the nurse assess for? - CORRECT ANS Hyperkalemia and Hyponatremia A nurse is assessing a client's EKG reading. The client's atrial and ventricular heart rates are equal at 88 beats per minute. The PR interval is 0.14 seconds, and the QRS width is 0.10 seconds. Rhythm is regular with normal P waves and QRS complexes. How will the nurse interpret this rhythm? - CORRECT ANS normal sinus The nurse is caring for a client with burns and reviews the client's lab results: BUN 30, Cr 2.4, K 6.3, pH 7.1, PO2 90, Hgb 7.4. What condition does the nurse suspect the client has based upon these findings? - CORRECT ANS Azotemia A client is admitted with severe burns. The nurse is caring for the client 36 hours after the client's admission and identifies the client's potassium is 6. Which drink will the nurse recommend be included in the client's diet? - CORRECT ANS Tea A woman comes to the clinic reporting shortness of breath and epigastric distress that is not relived by antacids. To which question would a woman experiencing an MI respond differently than a man? - CORRECT ANS Do you have chest pain? Which color of CSF may indicate subarachnoid hemorrhage in the client? - CORRECT ANS Yellow A client is brought to the ED in an unresponsive state and a diagnosis of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome is made. The nurse would immediately