CRITICAL CARE HESI EXIT Exam Questions
and Answers (2026) | 100% Verified
Solutions | A+ Study Pack
• Second degree heart block. CORRECT ANSWER: Telemetry pattern
with prolonged PR interval and decreased conduction time from SA
node to AV junction
• Restless, intubated client. CORRECT ANSWER: Client on mechanical
ventilation exhibiting restlessness and breath sounds on right side only
• Train derailment triage. CORRECT ANSWER: Priority order: Middle-
aged man wandering, Woman sitting with blanket, Crying child, Mother
and father just arrived
• Pneumonia with severe SOB. CORRECT ANSWER: Client with
pneumonia admitted with pH 7.30, PaO2 60, PaCO2 62, HCO3 35;
Immediate communication to HCP for drowsiness and difficulty in
arousing
• Burn patient with serum potassium of 4. CORRECT ANSWER:
Patient with burn injuries and potassium level of 4; Medication choice
for potassium not provided
• Bedridden patient for 2 weeks. CORRECT ANSWER: Patient
bedridden for 2 weeks with pH 7.37, PO2 90, PCO2 40, HCO3 25;
Priority action is turning patient side to side q2h
, • Assess 40-year-old with sickle cell crisis. CORRECT ANSWER:
Priority assessment for a 40-year-old with sickle cell crisis
• Major disaster triage. CORRECT ANSWER: Priority order: Cut over
eye, Move patient to medical surgical unit, Patient with abnormal liver
levels
• Carotid picture. CORRECT ANSWER: Pointing to the neck to indicate
carotid artery
• Wound vac effectiveness. CORRECT ANSWER: Checking seal to
ensure no leaks in wound vac
• Magnesium antidote. CORRECT ANSWER: Calcium gluconate is the
antidote for magnesium toxicity
• Trouble swallowing. CORRECT ANSWER: Assess gag reflex or
consider thickening of fluids
• Disconnected chest tube. CORRECT ANSWER: Get new saline bottle
to stick end into until reconnecting tube
• Ventricular fibrillation. CORRECT ANSWER: Defibrillate with a
shock once; Consider calcium levels
and Answers (2026) | 100% Verified
Solutions | A+ Study Pack
• Second degree heart block. CORRECT ANSWER: Telemetry pattern
with prolonged PR interval and decreased conduction time from SA
node to AV junction
• Restless, intubated client. CORRECT ANSWER: Client on mechanical
ventilation exhibiting restlessness and breath sounds on right side only
• Train derailment triage. CORRECT ANSWER: Priority order: Middle-
aged man wandering, Woman sitting with blanket, Crying child, Mother
and father just arrived
• Pneumonia with severe SOB. CORRECT ANSWER: Client with
pneumonia admitted with pH 7.30, PaO2 60, PaCO2 62, HCO3 35;
Immediate communication to HCP for drowsiness and difficulty in
arousing
• Burn patient with serum potassium of 4. CORRECT ANSWER:
Patient with burn injuries and potassium level of 4; Medication choice
for potassium not provided
• Bedridden patient for 2 weeks. CORRECT ANSWER: Patient
bedridden for 2 weeks with pH 7.37, PO2 90, PCO2 40, HCO3 25;
Priority action is turning patient side to side q2h
, • Assess 40-year-old with sickle cell crisis. CORRECT ANSWER:
Priority assessment for a 40-year-old with sickle cell crisis
• Major disaster triage. CORRECT ANSWER: Priority order: Cut over
eye, Move patient to medical surgical unit, Patient with abnormal liver
levels
• Carotid picture. CORRECT ANSWER: Pointing to the neck to indicate
carotid artery
• Wound vac effectiveness. CORRECT ANSWER: Checking seal to
ensure no leaks in wound vac
• Magnesium antidote. CORRECT ANSWER: Calcium gluconate is the
antidote for magnesium toxicity
• Trouble swallowing. CORRECT ANSWER: Assess gag reflex or
consider thickening of fluids
• Disconnected chest tube. CORRECT ANSWER: Get new saline bottle
to stick end into until reconnecting tube
• Ventricular fibrillation. CORRECT ANSWER: Defibrillate with a
shock once; Consider calcium levels
