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2026 HESI RN CRITICAL CARE /CRITICAL
CARE RN HESI EXIT/HESI CRITICAL CARE
EXAM BANK ALL COMPLETE CURRENT
TESTING QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
HESI
Maximize your success on the combined HESI RN Critical Care
and Critical Care RN HESI Exit exams with focused preparation
that strengthens your understanding of advanced hemodynamic
monitoring, ventilator management, life-threatening
dysrhythmias, and nursing interventions for critically ill patients.
It is specifically designed for nursing students to demonstrate
mastery of safe, evidence-based care in high-acuity
environments.
A 56-year-old female client is receiving intracavitary
radiation via a radium implant. Which
nurse should be assigned to care for this client?
A. The nurse who is caring for another client receiving
intracavitary radiation.
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B. A nurse with Marfan's syndrome who is postmenopausal.
C. A nurse with oncology experience who may be pregnant.
D. The nurse who is caring for another client who has
Clostridium difficile. ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... B. A nurse
with Marfan's syndrome who is postmenopausal.
RATIONALE:
A client receiving intracavity radiation poses a radiation
hazard as long as the intracavity
radiation source is in place. A nurse's ability to care of this
client is not affected by Marfan's
syndrome (B), which is a hereditary disorder of connective
tissues, bones, muscles, ligaments
and skeletal structures. The goal is to limit any one staff
member's exposure to the calculated
time span based on the half-life of radium, such as the
number of minutes at the bedside per day,
so (A) should not be assigned. (C) should not be exposed to
the radiation due to the possible
effect on the fetus. A radiation exposure decreases the
immune response in the client who should
not be exposed to the potential inadvertent transmission of
an infectious organism (D).
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1.A client who has active tuberculosis (TB) is admitted to the
medical unit. What action is most
important for the nurse to implement?
A. Fit the client with a respirator mask.
B. Assign the client to a negative air-flow room.
C. Don a clean gown for client care.
D. Place an isolation cart in the hallway ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... Assign the client to a negative air-flow room
RATIONALE:
Active tuberculosis requires implementation of airborne
precautions, so the client should be
assigned to a negative pressure air-flow room (D). Although
(A and C) should be implemented
for clients in isolation with contact precautions, it is most
important that air flow from the room
is minimized when the client has TB. (B) should be
implemented when the client leaves the
isolation environment.
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2.A client is receiving atenolol (Tenormin) 25 mg PO after a
myocardial infarction. The nurse
determines the client's apical pulse is 65 beats per minute.
What action should the nurse
implement
next?
A. Measure the blood pressure.
B. Reassess the apical pulse.
C. Notify the healthcare provider.
D. Administer the medication. ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
Administer the medication
RATIONALE:
Atenolol, a beta-blocker, blocks the beta receptors of the
sinoatrial node to reduce the heart rate,
so the medication should be administered (C) because the
client's apical pulse is greater than 60.
(A, B, and D) are not indicated at this time.
3.The nurse is assessing a client and identifies a bruit over
the thyroid. This finding is consistent
with which interpretation?
2026 HESI RN CRITICAL CARE /CRITICAL
CARE RN HESI EXIT/HESI CRITICAL CARE
EXAM BANK ALL COMPLETE CURRENT
TESTING QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
HESI
Maximize your success on the combined HESI RN Critical Care
and Critical Care RN HESI Exit exams with focused preparation
that strengthens your understanding of advanced hemodynamic
monitoring, ventilator management, life-threatening
dysrhythmias, and nursing interventions for critically ill patients.
It is specifically designed for nursing students to demonstrate
mastery of safe, evidence-based care in high-acuity
environments.
A 56-year-old female client is receiving intracavitary
radiation via a radium implant. Which
nurse should be assigned to care for this client?
A. The nurse who is caring for another client receiving
intracavitary radiation.
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B. A nurse with Marfan's syndrome who is postmenopausal.
C. A nurse with oncology experience who may be pregnant.
D. The nurse who is caring for another client who has
Clostridium difficile. ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... B. A nurse
with Marfan's syndrome who is postmenopausal.
RATIONALE:
A client receiving intracavity radiation poses a radiation
hazard as long as the intracavity
radiation source is in place. A nurse's ability to care of this
client is not affected by Marfan's
syndrome (B), which is a hereditary disorder of connective
tissues, bones, muscles, ligaments
and skeletal structures. The goal is to limit any one staff
member's exposure to the calculated
time span based on the half-life of radium, such as the
number of minutes at the bedside per day,
so (A) should not be assigned. (C) should not be exposed to
the radiation due to the possible
effect on the fetus. A radiation exposure decreases the
immune response in the client who should
not be exposed to the potential inadvertent transmission of
an infectious organism (D).
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1.A client who has active tuberculosis (TB) is admitted to the
medical unit. What action is most
important for the nurse to implement?
A. Fit the client with a respirator mask.
B. Assign the client to a negative air-flow room.
C. Don a clean gown for client care.
D. Place an isolation cart in the hallway ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... Assign the client to a negative air-flow room
RATIONALE:
Active tuberculosis requires implementation of airborne
precautions, so the client should be
assigned to a negative pressure air-flow room (D). Although
(A and C) should be implemented
for clients in isolation with contact precautions, it is most
important that air flow from the room
is minimized when the client has TB. (B) should be
implemented when the client leaves the
isolation environment.
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2.A client is receiving atenolol (Tenormin) 25 mg PO after a
myocardial infarction. The nurse
determines the client's apical pulse is 65 beats per minute.
What action should the nurse
implement
next?
A. Measure the blood pressure.
B. Reassess the apical pulse.
C. Notify the healthcare provider.
D. Administer the medication. ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
Administer the medication
RATIONALE:
Atenolol, a beta-blocker, blocks the beta receptors of the
sinoatrial node to reduce the heart rate,
so the medication should be administered (C) because the
client's apical pulse is greater than 60.
(A, B, and D) are not indicated at this time.
3.The nurse is assessing a client and identifies a bruit over
the thyroid. This finding is consistent
with which interpretation?
