BSN HESI 315 Pharmacology
Exam v2 (New 2026/ 2027 Update)
Questions and Verified Answers
|100% Correct| Grade A-
Nightingale
A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports feeling increasingly
depressed. Which action should the nurse implement?
Notify the healthcare provider of the findings immediately.
Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client with a migraine
headache. It is most important to determine if the client's history includes which problem?
CAD
A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV) every 12 hours
which is to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400 mg in dextrose 5%in
water (D5W) 200mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver?
200
Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important for the nurse to perform
which assessment?
Determine the frequency and consistency of bowel movements.
, BSN HESI 315 Pharmacology
Exam v2 (New 2026/ 2027 Update)
Questions and Verified Answers
|100% Correct| Grade A-
Nightingale
Hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for a client with
hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which symptom because it
indicates that the client is taking too much of the hormonal agent levothyroxine sodium?
Restlessness
A male client reports to the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal distress from a high
dose of a corticosteroid and is planning to stop taking the medication. In response to the client's
statement which nursing action is most important for the nurse to implement?
Advise the client that medication should be gradually stopped rather than abruptly.
A client is receiving pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glaucoma. The client calls
the clinic nurse and reports difficulty seeing at night. Which explanation should the nurse
provide?
The eye drops slow pupil response to accommodate for darkness
A client is receiving rifampin an antitubercular medication. Which statement by this client should
prompt the nurse to notify the healthcare provider of a potential problem?
Reports that the sclera are yellow.
Exam v2 (New 2026/ 2027 Update)
Questions and Verified Answers
|100% Correct| Grade A-
Nightingale
A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports feeling increasingly
depressed. Which action should the nurse implement?
Notify the healthcare provider of the findings immediately.
Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client with a migraine
headache. It is most important to determine if the client's history includes which problem?
CAD
A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV) every 12 hours
which is to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400 mg in dextrose 5%in
water (D5W) 200mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver?
200
Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important for the nurse to perform
which assessment?
Determine the frequency and consistency of bowel movements.
, BSN HESI 315 Pharmacology
Exam v2 (New 2026/ 2027 Update)
Questions and Verified Answers
|100% Correct| Grade A-
Nightingale
Hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for a client with
hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which symptom because it
indicates that the client is taking too much of the hormonal agent levothyroxine sodium?
Restlessness
A male client reports to the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal distress from a high
dose of a corticosteroid and is planning to stop taking the medication. In response to the client's
statement which nursing action is most important for the nurse to implement?
Advise the client that medication should be gradually stopped rather than abruptly.
A client is receiving pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glaucoma. The client calls
the clinic nurse and reports difficulty seeing at night. Which explanation should the nurse
provide?
The eye drops slow pupil response to accommodate for darkness
A client is receiving rifampin an antitubercular medication. Which statement by this client should
prompt the nurse to notify the healthcare provider of a potential problem?
Reports that the sclera are yellow.
