HESI CRITICAL CARE 2025, CRITICAL
CARE NURSING EXAM, HESI TEST
BANK, HESI PRACTICE EXAM,
ADVANCED NURSING QUESTIONS,
VERIFIED HESI ANSWERS, CRITICAL
CARE TEST PREP
A nurse is providing postoperative care for a client one
hour after an adrenalectomy. Maintenance steroid therapy
has not begun yet. The nurse should monitor the client for
which complication?
a. Hypotension
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Sodium retention
d. Potassium excretion - ....ANSWER...a
,A nurse is working with an unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) in caring for a group of clients. Which statement by
the UAP indicates a correct understanding of the UAP's
role?
a. "I will turn off clients' IVs that have infiltrated."
b. "I will take clients' vital signs after their procedures are
over."
c. "I will use unit written materials to teach clients before
surgery."
d. "I will help by giving medications to clients who are
slow in taking pills." - ....ANSWER...b
A client is admitted with a closed head injury sustained in
a motor vehicle accident (MVA). The nursing assessment
indicates increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which
intervention should the nurse perform first?
,a. Place the head and neck in alignment.
b. Administer 1 gram mannitol intravenously (IV) as
prescribed.
c. Increase the ventilator's respiratory rate to 20
breaths/minute.
d. Administer 100 mg of pentobarbital IV as prescribed. -
....ANSWER...a
According to the Model for Differentiated Nursing
Practice, which entry-level nurse is most prepared for
prioritization of client care?
a. Licensed practical nurse
b. Diploma registered nurse
c. Associate's degree registered nurse
, d. Bachelor's degree registered nurse - ....ANSWER...d
Which component of delegation is retained while the
delegator is delegating the client's care task to the nursing
aide?
a. Authority
b. Supervision
c. Responsibility
d. Accountability - ....ANSWER...d
When providing discharge teaching for a young female
client who had a pneumothorax, it is important that the
nurse include the signs and symptoms of a recurring
pneumothorax. What is the most important symptom that
the nurse should teach the client to report to the
healthcare provider?
CARE NURSING EXAM, HESI TEST
BANK, HESI PRACTICE EXAM,
ADVANCED NURSING QUESTIONS,
VERIFIED HESI ANSWERS, CRITICAL
CARE TEST PREP
A nurse is providing postoperative care for a client one
hour after an adrenalectomy. Maintenance steroid therapy
has not begun yet. The nurse should monitor the client for
which complication?
a. Hypotension
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Sodium retention
d. Potassium excretion - ....ANSWER...a
,A nurse is working with an unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) in caring for a group of clients. Which statement by
the UAP indicates a correct understanding of the UAP's
role?
a. "I will turn off clients' IVs that have infiltrated."
b. "I will take clients' vital signs after their procedures are
over."
c. "I will use unit written materials to teach clients before
surgery."
d. "I will help by giving medications to clients who are
slow in taking pills." - ....ANSWER...b
A client is admitted with a closed head injury sustained in
a motor vehicle accident (MVA). The nursing assessment
indicates increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which
intervention should the nurse perform first?
,a. Place the head and neck in alignment.
b. Administer 1 gram mannitol intravenously (IV) as
prescribed.
c. Increase the ventilator's respiratory rate to 20
breaths/minute.
d. Administer 100 mg of pentobarbital IV as prescribed. -
....ANSWER...a
According to the Model for Differentiated Nursing
Practice, which entry-level nurse is most prepared for
prioritization of client care?
a. Licensed practical nurse
b. Diploma registered nurse
c. Associate's degree registered nurse
, d. Bachelor's degree registered nurse - ....ANSWER...d
Which component of delegation is retained while the
delegator is delegating the client's care task to the nursing
aide?
a. Authority
b. Supervision
c. Responsibility
d. Accountability - ....ANSWER...d
When providing discharge teaching for a young female
client who had a pneumothorax, it is important that the
nurse include the signs and symptoms of a recurring
pneumothorax. What is the most important symptom that
the nurse should teach the client to report to the
healthcare provider?
