CRITICAL CARE HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026 BEST EXAM GRADED A+
a - CORRECT ANSWERS The nurse is providing post procedure care to a
client who had a cardiac catheterization. The client begins to manifest signs and
symptoms associated with embolization. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Notify the primary healthcare provider immediately
b. Apply a warm, moist compress to the incision site
c. Increase the intravenous fluid rate by 20 mL/hr
d. Monitor vital signs more frequently
b - CORRECT ANSWERS A nurse observes a window washer falling 25 feet
(7.6 m) to the ground. The nurse rushes to the scene and determines that the
person is in cardiopulmonary arrest. What should the nurse do first?
,a. Feel for a pulse
b. Begin chest compressions
c. Leave to call for assistance
d. Perform the abdominal thrust maneuver
d - CORRECT ANSWERS A client reports left-sided chest pain after playing
racquetball. The client is hospitalized and diagnosed with left pneumothorax.
When assessing the client's left chest area, the nurse expects to identify which
finding?
a. Dull sound on percussion
b. Vocal fremitus on palpation
,c. Rales with rhonchi on auscultation
d. Absence of breath sounds on auscultation
c - CORRECT ANSWERS A client is admitted to the hospital with partial- and
full-thickness burns of the chest and face sustained while trying to extinguish a
brush fire. Which is the nurse's priority concern?
a. Loss of skin integrity caused by the burns
b. Potential infection as a result of the burn injury
c. Inadequate gas exchange caused by smoke inhalation
d. Decreased fluid volume because of the depth of the burns
b - CORRECT ANSWERS During the first 48 hours after a client has sustained
a thermal injury, which conditions should the nurse assess for?
, a. Hypokalemia and hyponatremia
b. Hyperkalemia and hyponatremia
c. Hypokalemia and hypernatremia
d. Hyperkalemia and hypernatremia
a - CORRECT ANSWERS A nurse is assessing a client's ECG reading. The
client's atrial and ventricular heart rates are equal at 88 beats per min. 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?
a. Normal sinus rhythm
b. Sinus tachycardia
ANSWERS 2025/2026 BEST EXAM GRADED A+
a - CORRECT ANSWERS The nurse is providing post procedure care to a
client who had a cardiac catheterization. The client begins to manifest signs and
symptoms associated with embolization. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Notify the primary healthcare provider immediately
b. Apply a warm, moist compress to the incision site
c. Increase the intravenous fluid rate by 20 mL/hr
d. Monitor vital signs more frequently
b - CORRECT ANSWERS A nurse observes a window washer falling 25 feet
(7.6 m) to the ground. The nurse rushes to the scene and determines that the
person is in cardiopulmonary arrest. What should the nurse do first?
,a. Feel for a pulse
b. Begin chest compressions
c. Leave to call for assistance
d. Perform the abdominal thrust maneuver
d - CORRECT ANSWERS A client reports left-sided chest pain after playing
racquetball. The client is hospitalized and diagnosed with left pneumothorax.
When assessing the client's left chest area, the nurse expects to identify which
finding?
a. Dull sound on percussion
b. Vocal fremitus on palpation
,c. Rales with rhonchi on auscultation
d. Absence of breath sounds on auscultation
c - CORRECT ANSWERS A client is admitted to the hospital with partial- and
full-thickness burns of the chest and face sustained while trying to extinguish a
brush fire. Which is the nurse's priority concern?
a. Loss of skin integrity caused by the burns
b. Potential infection as a result of the burn injury
c. Inadequate gas exchange caused by smoke inhalation
d. Decreased fluid volume because of the depth of the burns
b - CORRECT ANSWERS During the first 48 hours after a client has sustained
a thermal injury, which conditions should the nurse assess for?
, a. Hypokalemia and hyponatremia
b. Hyperkalemia and hyponatremia
c. Hypokalemia and hypernatremia
d. Hyperkalemia and hypernatremia
a - CORRECT ANSWERS A nurse is assessing a client's ECG reading. The
client's atrial and ventricular heart rates are equal at 88 beats per min. 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?
a. Normal sinus rhythm
b. Sinus tachycardia
