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NEW UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR CRITICAL CARE HESI PRACTICE EXAM 2022
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NEW UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSFOR CRITICAL CARE HESI PRACTICE EXAM
2022
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 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 - 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?
,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
b. Hyperkalemia and hyponatremia
c. Hypokalemia and hypernatremia
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