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HESI RN ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is performing an admission assessment of an elderly
patient who is being admitted to a medical ward from the
emergency department. Which of the following is an open-ended
assessment question?
A) "Have you ever had a bad response to a drug that you've
taken?"
B) "Does anyone in your immediate family have a history of drug
allergies?"
C) "Are you comfortable with receiving needles?"
D) "What kind of reactions have you had to medications?" -
ANSWER-D) "What kind of reactions have you had to
medications?"
In order to promote therapeutic drug effects, the nurse should
always encourage patients to
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A) take their medication with meals.
B) take their medication at the prescribed times.
C) increase medication dosages if necessary.
D) use alternative therapy to increase the effects of their
medications - ANSWER-B) take their medication at the prescribed
times.
Frequent episodes of exercise-related chest pain have caused a
79-year-old woman to use her prescribed nitroglycerin spray
several times in recent weeks. This patient's age will have what
effect on her use of nitroglycerin?
A) The woman may experience paradoxical vasoconstriction
when taking nitroglycerin.
B) Decreased saliva production will inhibit the absorption of the
drug in her mucosa.
C) The woman will need to allow more time between doses in
order to facilitate absorption.
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D) The woman will be more susceptible to hypotension than a
younger patient - ANSWER-D) The woman will be more
susceptible to hypotension than a younger patient
Mild hypotension is occasionally related with nitrate
treatment, but significant adverse effects are infrequent.
There have been cases where nitroglycerin delivery resulted
in life-threatening hypotension and bradycardia. Hypotension
is a nitroglycerin adverse effect.
Hypotension of varying degrees is usually caused by a
decrease in venous return and, to some extent, arteriolar
resistance. Because of the hypotension, the vasomotor
center is stimulated by baroreceptor-mediated reflex
activation. As a result, vascular tone and heart rate rise,
assisting in blood pressure support.
A 47-year-old woman has been diagnosed with open angle
glaucoma. Pilocarpine drops are prescribed. The nurse's
assessment reveals that the patient has worn soft contact lenses
for 15 years. The nurse will instruct the patient to
A) apply the contact lenses and wait 5 minutes before applying
the drops.
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B) remove the contact lenses before applying the drops.
C) apply the drops directly on the contact lenses.
D) stop wearing the contact lenses during the pilocarpine therapy
- ANSWER-B) remove the contact lenses before applying the
drops.
A nurse who provides care on an acute medicine unit has
frequently recommended the use of nicotine replacement gum for
patients who express a willingness to quit smoking during their
admission or following their discharge. For which of the following
patients would nicotine gum be contraindicated?
A) A patient who received treatment for kidney failure due to an
overdose of acetaminophen
B) A patient whose pulmonary embolism was treated with a
heparin infusion
C) A patient with a history of angina who experienced a non-ST
wave myocardial infarction
D) A patient whose stage III pressure ulcer required intravenous
antibiotics and a vacuum dressing - ANSWER-C) A patient with a
HESI RN ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is performing an admission assessment of an elderly
patient who is being admitted to a medical ward from the
emergency department. Which of the following is an open-ended
assessment question?
A) "Have you ever had a bad response to a drug that you've
taken?"
B) "Does anyone in your immediate family have a history of drug
allergies?"
C) "Are you comfortable with receiving needles?"
D) "What kind of reactions have you had to medications?" -
ANSWER-D) "What kind of reactions have you had to
medications?"
In order to promote therapeutic drug effects, the nurse should
always encourage patients to
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A) take their medication with meals.
B) take their medication at the prescribed times.
C) increase medication dosages if necessary.
D) use alternative therapy to increase the effects of their
medications - ANSWER-B) take their medication at the prescribed
times.
Frequent episodes of exercise-related chest pain have caused a
79-year-old woman to use her prescribed nitroglycerin spray
several times in recent weeks. This patient's age will have what
effect on her use of nitroglycerin?
A) The woman may experience paradoxical vasoconstriction
when taking nitroglycerin.
B) Decreased saliva production will inhibit the absorption of the
drug in her mucosa.
C) The woman will need to allow more time between doses in
order to facilitate absorption.
,3|Page
D) The woman will be more susceptible to hypotension than a
younger patient - ANSWER-D) The woman will be more
susceptible to hypotension than a younger patient
Mild hypotension is occasionally related with nitrate
treatment, but significant adverse effects are infrequent.
There have been cases where nitroglycerin delivery resulted
in life-threatening hypotension and bradycardia. Hypotension
is a nitroglycerin adverse effect.
Hypotension of varying degrees is usually caused by a
decrease in venous return and, to some extent, arteriolar
resistance. Because of the hypotension, the vasomotor
center is stimulated by baroreceptor-mediated reflex
activation. As a result, vascular tone and heart rate rise,
assisting in blood pressure support.
A 47-year-old woman has been diagnosed with open angle
glaucoma. Pilocarpine drops are prescribed. The nurse's
assessment reveals that the patient has worn soft contact lenses
for 15 years. The nurse will instruct the patient to
A) apply the contact lenses and wait 5 minutes before applying
the drops.
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B) remove the contact lenses before applying the drops.
C) apply the drops directly on the contact lenses.
D) stop wearing the contact lenses during the pilocarpine therapy
- ANSWER-B) remove the contact lenses before applying the
drops.
A nurse who provides care on an acute medicine unit has
frequently recommended the use of nicotine replacement gum for
patients who express a willingness to quit smoking during their
admission or following their discharge. For which of the following
patients would nicotine gum be contraindicated?
A) A patient who received treatment for kidney failure due to an
overdose of acetaminophen
B) A patient whose pulmonary embolism was treated with a
heparin infusion
C) A patient with a history of angina who experienced a non-ST
wave myocardial infarction
D) A patient whose stage III pressure ulcer required intravenous
antibiotics and a vacuum dressing - ANSWER-C) A patient with a
