Critical Care HESI Practice exam With
600Questions and Answers 2025/2026
RATED A+
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 - correct answer ✅a
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 - correct answer ✅b
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 - correct answer ✅d
,A client fis fadmitted fto fthe fhospital fwith fpartial- fand ffull-thickness fburns fof fthe
chest fand fface fsustained fwhile ftrying fto fextinguish fa fbrush ffire. fWhich fis fthe
f
nurse's fpriority fconcern?
f
a. fLoss fof fskin fintegrity fcaused fby fthe fburns
f
b. fPotential finfection fas fa fresult fof fthe fburn finjury
f
c. fInadequate fgas fexchange fcaused fby fsmoke finhalation
f
d. fDecreased ffluid fvolume fbecause fof fthe fdepth fof fthe fburns f- fcorrect fanswer
f ✅c
During fthe ffirst f48 fhours fafter fa fclient fhas fsustained fa fthermal finjury, fwhich
conditions fshould fthe fnurse fassess ffor?
f
a. fHypokalemia fand fhyponatremia
f
b. fHyperkalemia fand fhyponatremia
f
c. fHypokalemia fand fhypernatremia
f
, d. fHyperkalemia fand fhypernatremia f- fcorrect fanswer f✅b
A fnurse fis fassessing fa fclient's fECG freading. fThe fclient's fatrial fand fventricular
heart frates fare fequal fat f88 fbeats fper fmin. fThe fPR finterval fis f0.14 fseconds, fand
f
the fQRS fwidth fis f0.10 fseconds. fRhythm fis fregular fwith fnormal fP fwaves fand fQRS
f
complexes. fHow fwill fthe fnurse finterpret fthis frhythm?
f
a. fNormal fsinus frhythm
f
b. fSinus ftachycardia
f
c. fSinus fbradycardia
f
d. fSinus farrhythmia f- fcorrect fanswer f✅a
The fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwith fa fdiagnosis fof fnecrotizing ffasciitis. fWhich fis
the fpriority fconcern fof fthe fnurse fwhen fcaring ffor fthis fclient?
f
a. fFluid fvolume
f
b. fSkin fintegrity
f
600Questions and Answers 2025/2026
RATED A+
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 - correct answer ✅a
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 - correct answer ✅b
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 - correct answer ✅d
,A client fis fadmitted fto fthe fhospital fwith fpartial- fand ffull-thickness fburns fof fthe
chest fand fface fsustained fwhile ftrying fto fextinguish fa fbrush ffire. fWhich fis fthe
f
nurse's fpriority fconcern?
f
a. fLoss fof fskin fintegrity fcaused fby fthe fburns
f
b. fPotential finfection fas fa fresult fof fthe fburn finjury
f
c. fInadequate fgas fexchange fcaused fby fsmoke finhalation
f
d. fDecreased ffluid fvolume fbecause fof fthe fdepth fof fthe fburns f- fcorrect fanswer
f ✅c
During fthe ffirst f48 fhours fafter fa fclient fhas fsustained fa fthermal finjury, fwhich
conditions fshould fthe fnurse fassess ffor?
f
a. fHypokalemia fand fhyponatremia
f
b. fHyperkalemia fand fhyponatremia
f
c. fHypokalemia fand fhypernatremia
f
, d. fHyperkalemia fand fhypernatremia f- fcorrect fanswer f✅b
A fnurse fis fassessing fa fclient's fECG freading. fThe fclient's fatrial fand fventricular
heart frates fare fequal fat f88 fbeats fper fmin. fThe fPR finterval fis f0.14 fseconds, fand
f
the fQRS fwidth fis f0.10 fseconds. fRhythm fis fregular fwith fnormal fP fwaves fand fQRS
f
complexes. fHow fwill fthe fnurse finterpret fthis frhythm?
f
a. fNormal fsinus frhythm
f
b. fSinus ftachycardia
f
c. fSinus fbradycardia
f
d. fSinus farrhythmia f- fcorrect fanswer f✅a
The fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwith fa fdiagnosis fof fnecrotizing ffasciitis. fWhich fis
the fpriority fconcern fof fthe fnurse fwhen fcaring ffor fthis fclient?
f
a. fFluid fvolume
f
b. fSkin fintegrity
f
