EVOLVE HESI PHARM PN EXAM LATEST VERSION 2 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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A client receives a prescription for clotrimazole 1% (Gyne-
Lotrimin) vaginal cream for Candidiasis. Which information should
the practical nurse provide the client?
A) Discontinue medication if menstruation begins.
B) Instill cream using the intravaginal applicator each night for 7
days.
C) Use daily douching as part of the treatment for vaginal yeast
infections.
D) Abstain from sexual intercourse until treatment is completed. -
ANSWER-B) Instill cream using the intravaginal applicator each
night for 7 days.
Feedback:
The intravaginal cream should be instilled each night for 7
days to complete the medication (B) even if symptoms are
relieved. Medication should be continued until it is
completed, even during menstruation (A). Douching (C) is
contraindicated. Abstinence (D) is not required.
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A client receives a new prescription for beclomethasone
(Beclovent Oral Inhaler). What information should the practical
nurse (PN) reinforce with the client about the use of this
medication?
A) Use for rapid results in acute asthmatic attacks.
B) Most effective in preventing upper respiratory infections.
C) Daily use provides prophylaxis in asthma management.
D) Inhale when exposed to allergens in the environment. -
ANSWER-C) Daily use provides prophylaxis in asthma
management.
Feedback:
Beclovent Oral Inhaler, an inhaled glucocorticoid, is used for
prophylaxis in the management of chronic asthma (C) and
should be administered on a fixed schedule, not (D). Inhaled
beta 2 agonists, not a glucocorticoid, work rapidly in acute
asthma attacks (A) precipitated by environmental allergen
exposure (D).
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A client with tuberculosis (TB) asks the practical nurse (PN) the
value of prescribed multidrug therapy. What explanation should
the PN provide?
A) Required to eradicate TB.
B) Enhances the effect of each drug.
C) Provides a faster effect than single drug therapy.
D) Reduces development of TB resistant drugs. - ANSWER-D)
Reduces development of TB resistant drugs.
Feedback:
The use of multiple medications reduces the possibility of
the tubercle bacilli becoming drug resistant (D). (A, B, and C)
are incorrect.
The healthcare provider prescribes an antibiotic for a male
adolescent with an upper respiratory tract infection who asks the
practical nurse (PN) how long the prescribed antibiotics should be
taken. What information should the PN provide?
A) Continue the medication until all of the prescription is taken.
B) Use the medication for 24 hours after the cough subsides.
C) Stop the medication when the temperature returns to normal.
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D) Take any remaining capsules if the infection occurs again. -
ANSWER-A) Continue the medication until all of the prescription
is taken.
Feedback:
Although the client may feel better after 24 hours of
antibiotics, the prescription (A) should be taken until all of it
is used. If the antibiotic is discontinued because symptoms
have disappeared (B and C), pathogens have an opportunity
to increase in virulence or become resistant to the drug.
Antibiotics should not be saved (D) for other infections, but
new symptoms should be evaluated by the healthcare
provider.
A male client tells the practical nurse (PN) that he takes
acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) 325 mg daily. Which finding should
alert the PN that the client may be experiencing a side effect of
salicylate therapy?
A) Skin tears.
B) Hypothermia.
C) Hepatotoxicity.