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HESI
CRITICAL CARE HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
(43 Q&A)
100% CORRECT
GRADED A DOCUMENTS
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CRITICAL CARE HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(43 Q&A)
1. What assessment findings should he nurse document in the electronic
medical record for a client who is experiencing autonomic dysreflexia
after a TANSWER-4 spinal cord injury
ANSWER-Severe hypertension, diaphroresis, and flushing above the
lesion
2. As the nurse is turning a client with a chest tube, the chest tube
becomes dislodged from the pleural space. What action should the nurse
take first?
ANSWER-Have the client exhale forcefully and tape 3 sides of a sterile
gauze over the insertion site
3. The nurse plans to administer a low dose prescription for dopamine
(Intropin) to a client who is in septic shock. Which physiological
parameter should the nurse use to evaluate a therapeutic response to
dopamine?
ANSWER-Urinary Output
HESI
CRITICAL CARE HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
(43 Q&A)
100% CORRECT
GRADED A DOCUMENTS
, 2
CRITICAL CARE HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(43 Q&A)
1. What assessment findings should he nurse document in the electronic
medical record for a client who is experiencing autonomic dysreflexia
after a TANSWER-4 spinal cord injury
ANSWER-Severe hypertension, diaphroresis, and flushing above the
lesion
2. As the nurse is turning a client with a chest tube, the chest tube
becomes dislodged from the pleural space. What action should the nurse
take first?
ANSWER-Have the client exhale forcefully and tape 3 sides of a sterile
gauze over the insertion site
3. The nurse plans to administer a low dose prescription for dopamine
(Intropin) to a client who is in septic shock. Which physiological
parameter should the nurse use to evaluate a therapeutic response to
dopamine?
ANSWER-Urinary Output