Pharmacology HESI Practice 2025
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,A client who was prescribed Make an appointment to see the healthcare
atorvastatin (Lipitor) one month provider, because muscle pain may be an
ago calls the triage nurse at the indication of a serious side effect.
clinic complaining of muscle pain
and weakness in his legs. Which
statement reflects the correct
drug-specific teaching the nurse
should provide to this client?
,The nurse is preparing the 0900 Withhold the scheduled dose
dose of losartan (Cozaar), an
angiotensin II receptor blocker
(ARB), for a client with
hypertension and heart failure.
The nurse reviews the client's
laboratory results and notes that
the client's serum potassium level
is 5.9 mEq/L. What action should
the nurse take first?
A peak and trough level must be immediately before the next antibiotic dose is
drawn for a client receiving given
antibiotic therapy. What is the
optimum time for the nurse to
obtain the trough level?
, Which change in data indicates to blood pressure reduced from 160/90 to
the nurse that the desired effect 130/80
of the angiotensin II receptor
antagonist valsartan (Diovan) has
been achieved?
A medication that is classified as heart failure
a beta-1 agonist is most
commonly prescribed for a client
with which condition?
A client is receiving serum glucose
methylprednisolone (Solu-
Medrol) 40 mg IV daily. The nurse
anticipates an increase in which
laboratory value as the result of
this medication?
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Terms in this set (94)
,A client who was prescribed Make an appointment to see the healthcare
atorvastatin (Lipitor) one month provider, because muscle pain may be an
ago calls the triage nurse at the indication of a serious side effect.
clinic complaining of muscle pain
and weakness in his legs. Which
statement reflects the correct
drug-specific teaching the nurse
should provide to this client?
,The nurse is preparing the 0900 Withhold the scheduled dose
dose of losartan (Cozaar), an
angiotensin II receptor blocker
(ARB), for a client with
hypertension and heart failure.
The nurse reviews the client's
laboratory results and notes that
the client's serum potassium level
is 5.9 mEq/L. What action should
the nurse take first?
A peak and trough level must be immediately before the next antibiotic dose is
drawn for a client receiving given
antibiotic therapy. What is the
optimum time for the nurse to
obtain the trough level?
, Which change in data indicates to blood pressure reduced from 160/90 to
the nurse that the desired effect 130/80
of the angiotensin II receptor
antagonist valsartan (Diovan) has
been achieved?
A medication that is classified as heart failure
a beta-1 agonist is most
commonly prescribed for a client
with which condition?
A client is receiving serum glucose
methylprednisolone (Solu-
Medrol) 40 mg IV daily. The nurse
anticipates an increase in which
laboratory value as the result of
this medication?
