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HESI PN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Atenolol hydrochloride (Tenormin) is prescribed for a hospitalized
client. The nurse should perform which of the following as a
priority action before administering the medication?
1. Listen to the client's lung sounds.
2. Check the client's blood pressure.
3. Check the recent electrolyte levels.
4. Assess the client for muscle weakness. - ANSWER-2. Check
the client's blood pressure.
A client with narcolepsy has been prescribed dextroamphetamine
(Dexedrine). The client complains to the nurse that he cannot
sleep well anymore at night and does not want to take the
medication any longer. Before making any specific comment, the
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nurse plans to investigate whether the client takes the medication
at which of the following proper time schedules?
1. After dinner each day
2. Just before going to bed
3. Two hours before bedtime
4. At least 6 hours before bedtime - ANSWER-4. At least 6 hours
before bedtime
A nurse caring for a client taking tamsulosin (Flomax) determines
that which of the following findings indicates the need for follow-
up?
1. Vertigo
2. Nasal congestion
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3. Blood pressure of 135/85 mm Hg
4. Pulse rate of 120 beats per minute - ANSWER-4. Pulse rate of
120 beats per minute
A nurse is reinforcing medication instructions to a client with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who will be taking
saquinavir (Invirase). The nurse instructs the client to take the
medication:
1. On an empty stomach
2. Two hours before breakfast
3. Within 2 hours after a full meal
4. At bedtime - ANSWER-3. Within 2 hours after a full meal
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Letrozole (Femara) is prescribed for a postmenopausal client with
advanced breast cancer. The nurse provides instructions to the
client regarding the medication and tells the client that a frequent
side effect is:
1. Skeletal pain
2. Weakness
3. Diarrhea
4. Nervousness - ANSWER-1. Skeletal pain
A nurse is reviewing the health care provider's prescriptions for an
adult client who has been admitted to the hospital following a
back injury. Carisoprodol (Soma) is prescribed for the client to
relieve the muscle spasms; the health care provider has
prescribed 350 mg to be administered four times a day. When
preparing to give this medication, the nurse determines that this
dosage is:
HESI PN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Atenolol hydrochloride (Tenormin) is prescribed for a hospitalized
client. The nurse should perform which of the following as a
priority action before administering the medication?
1. Listen to the client's lung sounds.
2. Check the client's blood pressure.
3. Check the recent electrolyte levels.
4. Assess the client for muscle weakness. - ANSWER-2. Check
the client's blood pressure.
A client with narcolepsy has been prescribed dextroamphetamine
(Dexedrine). The client complains to the nurse that he cannot
sleep well anymore at night and does not want to take the
medication any longer. Before making any specific comment, the
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nurse plans to investigate whether the client takes the medication
at which of the following proper time schedules?
1. After dinner each day
2. Just before going to bed
3. Two hours before bedtime
4. At least 6 hours before bedtime - ANSWER-4. At least 6 hours
before bedtime
A nurse caring for a client taking tamsulosin (Flomax) determines
that which of the following findings indicates the need for follow-
up?
1. Vertigo
2. Nasal congestion
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3. Blood pressure of 135/85 mm Hg
4. Pulse rate of 120 beats per minute - ANSWER-4. Pulse rate of
120 beats per minute
A nurse is reinforcing medication instructions to a client with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who will be taking
saquinavir (Invirase). The nurse instructs the client to take the
medication:
1. On an empty stomach
2. Two hours before breakfast
3. Within 2 hours after a full meal
4. At bedtime - ANSWER-3. Within 2 hours after a full meal
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Letrozole (Femara) is prescribed for a postmenopausal client with
advanced breast cancer. The nurse provides instructions to the
client regarding the medication and tells the client that a frequent
side effect is:
1. Skeletal pain
2. Weakness
3. Diarrhea
4. Nervousness - ANSWER-1. Skeletal pain
A nurse is reviewing the health care provider's prescriptions for an
adult client who has been admitted to the hospital following a
back injury. Carisoprodol (Soma) is prescribed for the client to
relieve the muscle spasms; the health care provider has
prescribed 350 mg to be administered four times a day. When
preparing to give this medication, the nurse determines that this
dosage is:
