BSN HESI 315 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2026
ACTUAL TEST PAPER COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
◉ A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon,
reports feeling increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse
implement? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 200
◉ Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important
for the nurse to perform which assessment? Answer: Determine the
frequency and consistency of bowel movements.
◉ 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? Answer:
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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: Reports that the sclera are
yellow.
◉ Which action should the nurse implement to assess the effectiveness
of the Calcium channel blocker amlodipine? Answer: Measure the
client's BP.
◉ A male client has been receiving the antibiotic gentamicin sulfate IV
piggyback every 12 hours for several days. Which observation by the
ACTUAL TEST PAPER COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
◉ A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon,
reports feeling increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse
implement? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 200
◉ Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important
for the nurse to perform which assessment? Answer: Determine the
frequency and consistency of bowel movements.
◉ 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? Answer:
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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: Reports that the sclera are
yellow.
◉ Which action should the nurse implement to assess the effectiveness
of the Calcium channel blocker amlodipine? Answer: Measure the
client's BP.
◉ A male client has been receiving the antibiotic gentamicin sulfate IV
piggyback every 12 hours for several days. Which observation by the
