HESI RN SPECIALTY CRITICAL CARE EXAM BLUEPRINT
1. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety - Hypertension crisis
2. Critical Care/Professional Issues - Nursing Process - ICP monitoring
3. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Professional Issues - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety/Nursing Process -
IV access
4. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Professional Issues/Pharmacology - Med Administration/Basic
Nursing Skills/Math/Intravenous meds/Safe administration/IV calculations/Safety/IV
calculations/Nursing Process/Cardiac Drugs/Administration and Dosing - IV-mg/min to ml/hour-
bretylium (or lidocaine or amiodarone)
5. Critical Care - Cardiovascular – PAWP (wedge) - dampened waveform
6. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues - Basic Nursing Skills/ Safety/
Nursing Process - Aortic aneurysm repair
7. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues - Basic Nursing Skills/
Hygiene/Safety/Legal/Ethical/Leadership/Research/Theory - ARDS-VAP
8. Critical Care/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Medical Surgical - Nursing Process - Cardiac
tamponade-Beck's triad
9. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety - Encephalitis-ICP
monitoring
10. Critical Care/Fundamentals - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety - Endotracheal tube
11. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Medical Surgical - Basic
Nursing Skills/Nutrition/Safety/Nursing Process - Esophageal varices
12. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Professional Issues/Medical Surgical/Pharmacology - Med
Administration/Basic Nursing Skills/Math/Intravenous meds/Safe administration/IV
calculations/Safety/IV calculations/Nursing Process/Cardiac Drugs/Administration and Dosing - IV-
ml/hr-Lidocaine
13. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Geriatrics/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Medical Surgical/
Pharmacology - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety/Nursing Process/Respiratory Drugs/Nursing action -
Mechanical ventilation-extubation
14. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Pharmacology - Basic
Nursing Skills/Safety/Leadership/Cardiac Drugs/Endocrine Drugs/Administration and Dosing/
Nursing action/Administration and Dosing/Nursing action - MODS-hyperglycemia
15. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Pharmacology - Basic
Nursing Skills/Safety/Nursing Process/Cardiac Drugs/Hematology/ Oncology Drugs/Nursing
action/Outcomes - MODS-hypotension
16. Critical Care/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues - Leadership - Pacemaker-sensitivity
17. Critical Care/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues - Documentation - Pneumothorax-breath
sounds
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1. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety - Hypertension crisis
2. Critical Care/Professional Issues - Nursing Process - ICP monitoring
3. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Professional Issues - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety/Nursing Process -
IV access
4. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Professional Issues/Pharmacology - Med Administration/Basic
Nursing Skills/Math/Intravenous meds/Safe administration/IV calculations/Safety/IV
calculations/Nursing Process/Cardiac Drugs/Administration and Dosing - IV-mg/min to ml/hour-
bretylium (or lidocaine or amiodarone)
5. Critical Care - Cardiovascular – PAWP (wedge) - dampened waveform
6. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues - Basic Nursing Skills/ Safety/
Nursing Process - Aortic aneurysm repair
7. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues - Basic Nursing Skills/
Hygiene/Safety/Legal/Ethical/Leadership/Research/Theory - ARDS-VAP
8. Critical Care/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Medical Surgical - Nursing Process - Cardiac
tamponade-Beck's triad
9. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety - Encephalitis-ICP
monitoring
10. Critical Care/Fundamentals - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety - Endotracheal tube
11. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Medical Surgical - Basic
Nursing Skills/Nutrition/Safety/Nursing Process - Esophageal varices
12. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Professional Issues/Medical Surgical/Pharmacology - Med
Administration/Basic Nursing Skills/Math/Intravenous meds/Safe administration/IV
calculations/Safety/IV calculations/Nursing Process/Cardiac Drugs/Administration and Dosing - IV-
ml/hr-Lidocaine
13. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Geriatrics/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Medical Surgical/
Pharmacology - Basic Nursing Skills/Safety/Nursing Process/Respiratory Drugs/Nursing action -
Mechanical ventilation-extubation
14. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Pharmacology - Basic
Nursing Skills/Safety/Leadership/Cardiac Drugs/Endocrine Drugs/Administration and Dosing/
Nursing action/Administration and Dosing/Nursing action - MODS-hyperglycemia
15. Critical Care/Fundamentals/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues/Pharmacology - Basic
Nursing Skills/Safety/Nursing Process/Cardiac Drugs/Hematology/ Oncology Drugs/Nursing
action/Outcomes - MODS-hypotension
16. Critical Care/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues - Leadership - Pacemaker-sensitivity
17. Critical Care/Pathophysiology/Professional Issues - Documentation - Pneumothorax-breath
sounds
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