CRITICAL CARE HESI EXAM
CRITICAL CARE HESI EXAM
STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST
2025/2026 UPDATE
a - IS the selected answer: The nurse is providing postprocedure 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 - IS the selected answer: 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
,CRITICAL CARE HESI EXAM
is in cardiopulmonary arrest. What should the nurse do first?
a. Feel for a pulse
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b. Begin chest compressions
c. Leave to call for assistance
d. Perform the abdominal thrust maneuver
d - IS the selected answer: 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?
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a. Dull sound on percussion
b. Vocal fremitus on palpation
c. Rales with rhonchi on auscultation
d. Absence of breath sounds on auscultation
c - IS the selected answer: 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 - IS the selected answer: During the first 48 hours after a client has sustained a
thermal injury, which conditions should the nurse assess for?
a. Hypokalemia and hyponatremia
CRITICAL CARE HESI EXAM
STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST
2025/2026 UPDATE
a - IS the selected answer: The nurse is providing postprocedure 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 - IS the selected answer: 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
,CRITICAL CARE HESI EXAM
is in cardiopulmonary arrest. What should the nurse do first?
a. Feel for a pulse
,CRITICAL CARE HESI EXAM
b. Begin chest compressions
c. Leave to call for assistance
d. Perform the abdominal thrust maneuver
d - IS the selected answer: 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?
, CRITICAL CARE HESI EXAM
a. Dull sound on percussion
b. Vocal fremitus on palpation
c. Rales with rhonchi on auscultation
d. Absence of breath sounds on auscultation
c - IS the selected answer: 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 - IS the selected answer: During the first 48 hours after a client has sustained a
thermal injury, which conditions should the nurse assess for?
a. Hypokalemia and hyponatremia
