CRITICAL CARE HESI WITH BEST EXAM

CRITICAL CARE HESI WITH BEST EXAM  
a - The nurse is providing post procedure 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 - 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 - 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