CRITICAL CARE HESI EXIT EXAM 2025 WITH
ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
NEW!!|LATEST UPDATE
What should a nurse recommend to best help a client during the period immediately after a
spouse's death?
a. Crisis counseling
b. Family counseling
c. Marital counseling
d. Bereavement counseling
d
A female client terminally ill with cancer says to the nurse, "My husband is avoiding me. He
doesn't love me anymore because of this awful tumor!" What is the nurse's most appropriate
response?
a. "What makes you think he doesn't love you?"
b. "Avoidance is a defense. He needs your help to cope."
c. "Do you think he's having difficulty dealing with your illness?"
d. "You seem very upset. Tell me how your husband is avoiding you."
d
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,Which nursing interventions enhance comfort in an imminently dying patient in the hospital?
(Select all that apply).
a. Frequently repositioning the patient
b. Maintaining oral hygiene in the patient
c. Limiting frequent visits of the family members
d. Measuring the vital signs of patient frequently
e. Applying body lotion to the patient's skin daily
a,b,e
The grieving wife of a client who has just died says to the nurse, "We should've spent more time
together. I always felt that the children's needs came first." The nurse recognizes that the wife is
experiencing what?
a. Displaced anger
b. Shame for past behaviors
c. Expected feelings of guilt
d. Ambivalent feelings about her husband
c
A spouse spends most of the day with a client who is receiving chemotherapy for inoperable
bone cancer. The spouse asks the nurse, "What can I do to help?" How can the nurse best
support the client's spouse?
a. Assist the couple to maintain open communication.
b. Offer the couple a description of the disease process.
c. Instruct the spouse about the action of the medications.
d. Meet privately with the spouse to explore personal feelings.
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,a
A family has decided to withhold extraordinary care for a newborn with severe abnormalities.
How should the nurse interpret this decision?
a. The newborn has no rights.
b. It is the same as euthanasia.
c. It is illegal professional practice.
d. The newborn is being allowed to die.
d
A 76-year-old widower is terminally ill. He is very quiet and is unwilling to have visitors. During
the initial contact with this client, what should the nurse do?
a. Assess what the client knows about death and the dying process.
b. Avoid talking about his condition unless he initiates the discussion.
c. Encourage him to accept phone calls from those who wish to visit with him.
d. Explore the extent to which he understands his situation and what the information means to
him.
d
A client with terminal cancer says to the nurse, "If I could just be free of pain for a few days, I
might be able to eat more and regain strength." Which stage of grieving does the nurse
concludes the client is experiencing?
a. Bargaining
b. Frustration
c. Depression
d. Rationalization
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, a
According to Kübler-Ross, during which stage of grieving are individuals with serious health
problems most likely to seek other medical opinions?
a. Anger
b. Denial
c. Bargaining
d. Depression
b
What childhood problem has legal as well as emotional aspects and cannot be ignored?
a. School phobia
b. Fear of animals
c. Fear of monsters
d. Sleep disturbances
a
A registered nurse is educating a nursing student about the process of resolving an ethical
dilemma. What information should the nurse provide regarding negotiation of outcomes?
a. "A nurse should provide a personal point of view."
b. "Negotiations should be held in formal settings only."
c. "Negotiation takes place immediately after gathering information."
d. "The group agrees to a statement of the problem during the negotiation process."
a
A nurse who promotes freedom of choice for clients in decision-making best supports which
principle?
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ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
NEW!!|LATEST UPDATE
What should a nurse recommend to best help a client during the period immediately after a
spouse's death?
a. Crisis counseling
b. Family counseling
c. Marital counseling
d. Bereavement counseling
d
A female client terminally ill with cancer says to the nurse, "My husband is avoiding me. He
doesn't love me anymore because of this awful tumor!" What is the nurse's most appropriate
response?
a. "What makes you think he doesn't love you?"
b. "Avoidance is a defense. He needs your help to cope."
c. "Do you think he's having difficulty dealing with your illness?"
d. "You seem very upset. Tell me how your husband is avoiding you."
d
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,Which nursing interventions enhance comfort in an imminently dying patient in the hospital?
(Select all that apply).
a. Frequently repositioning the patient
b. Maintaining oral hygiene in the patient
c. Limiting frequent visits of the family members
d. Measuring the vital signs of patient frequently
e. Applying body lotion to the patient's skin daily
a,b,e
The grieving wife of a client who has just died says to the nurse, "We should've spent more time
together. I always felt that the children's needs came first." The nurse recognizes that the wife is
experiencing what?
a. Displaced anger
b. Shame for past behaviors
c. Expected feelings of guilt
d. Ambivalent feelings about her husband
c
A spouse spends most of the day with a client who is receiving chemotherapy for inoperable
bone cancer. The spouse asks the nurse, "What can I do to help?" How can the nurse best
support the client's spouse?
a. Assist the couple to maintain open communication.
b. Offer the couple a description of the disease process.
c. Instruct the spouse about the action of the medications.
d. Meet privately with the spouse to explore personal feelings.
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,a
A family has decided to withhold extraordinary care for a newborn with severe abnormalities.
How should the nurse interpret this decision?
a. The newborn has no rights.
b. It is the same as euthanasia.
c. It is illegal professional practice.
d. The newborn is being allowed to die.
d
A 76-year-old widower is terminally ill. He is very quiet and is unwilling to have visitors. During
the initial contact with this client, what should the nurse do?
a. Assess what the client knows about death and the dying process.
b. Avoid talking about his condition unless he initiates the discussion.
c. Encourage him to accept phone calls from those who wish to visit with him.
d. Explore the extent to which he understands his situation and what the information means to
him.
d
A client with terminal cancer says to the nurse, "If I could just be free of pain for a few days, I
might be able to eat more and regain strength." Which stage of grieving does the nurse
concludes the client is experiencing?
a. Bargaining
b. Frustration
c. Depression
d. Rationalization
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, a
According to Kübler-Ross, during which stage of grieving are individuals with serious health
problems most likely to seek other medical opinions?
a. Anger
b. Denial
c. Bargaining
d. Depression
b
What childhood problem has legal as well as emotional aspects and cannot be ignored?
a. School phobia
b. Fear of animals
c. Fear of monsters
d. Sleep disturbances
a
A registered nurse is educating a nursing student about the process of resolving an ethical
dilemma. What information should the nurse provide regarding negotiation of outcomes?
a. "A nurse should provide a personal point of view."
b. "Negotiations should be held in formal settings only."
c. "Negotiation takes place immediately after gathering information."
d. "The group agrees to a statement of the problem during the negotiation process."
a
A nurse who promotes freedom of choice for clients in decision-making best supports which
principle?
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