HESI CRITICAL CARE TEST BANK RN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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, HESI CRITICAL CARE 2019 TEST BANK RN
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1). Pt has a long history of smoking. Pt comes in with sob. These are the ABG’s: pH 7.25, PCO2 50
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, anD HCO3 24. What does the patient have?
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 Resp. Acidosis XV




*Remember: If the CO2 is high it will always be resp. acidosis
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2). Female comes in the ED and says that her “heart is pounding outside of her chest. Client is in
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SVT. What is the nursing intervention?
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 Coach client in relaxation and deep breathing.
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3). This is an insulin PROTOCOL question. You will be given a protocol that you need to follow b
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y the MD. The pt insulin is infused at 5 units/hr and her current glucose reading is 165. What sho
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uld you do? XV XV




 Increase drip by 1 unit/hour XV XV XV XV




4). Calculate question. The number will be 1,500,000 IU, in 500mL of 0.9% NS.
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 33
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 1,000mL NS with 30 Meq of Sodium XV XV XV XV XV XV




6). Older client comes in with CAP and SpO2 89%. What is the priority intervention?
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 Assist client with turning, coughing, and deep breathing
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7). Pt received an ETT 7 days ago and is currently on 50% O2. The pt is currently anxiou
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s and hyperventilating. What is the priority intervention?
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 Auscultate lungs XV




8). Client has not been taking cortisone for either 2 weeks or 2 months and husband brings her in
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to the ED. Husband states that she has not been feeling well and that she needed help getting rea
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dy today. (Patient has SIAH). What should you do?
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 Initiate fall precautions XV XV




*Remember that SIAH causes seizures so you have to put the client on fall precaution
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9). UAP is coming to assist a nurse in a situation where the pt is having SVT and the nurse
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has to prepare for cardioversion. What task can the UAP do?
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 Bring Resuscitation cart to the bedside
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10). A pt has a cardioversion due to uncontrolled A Fib. What vital shows that the cardioversion
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was successful?
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