PHARMACOLOGY RN HESI EXIT EXAM 2024/HESI RN
PHARMACOLOGY EXIT EXAM VERSION 2 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+
A client recently diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease receives a new
prescription for carbidopa levodopa, a dopaminergic drug. To reduce
the client's risk for injury, which instruction should the nurse provide? -
ANSWER--Ambulate using a four-point cane or a walker with wheels.
A client diagnosed with myasthenia gravis receives a prescription for
the anticholinesterase medication, pyridostigmine. Which intervention
should the nurse implement when preparing to administer this
medication? - ANSWER--Administer the medication thirty minutes prior
to meals.
A client who is receiving pregabalin for fibromyalgia complains of
tremors in the hands. Which action should the nurse implement? -
ANSWER--Notify the healthcare provider.
A client scheduled to receive an IM dose of corticotropin tells the nurse
about feeling swollen and gaining weight. The client no longer wants to
take the medication. What action should the nurse take? - ANSWER--
Explain the need to reduce salt intake while the medication dose is
tapered off.
The nurse is interviewing a client who takes a daily antihypertensive
medication. Current blood pressure reading is 124/80 mmHg. Which
, PHARMACOLOGY RN HESI EXIT EXAM 2024/HESI RN
PHARMACOLOGY EXIT EXAM VERSION 2 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+
client statement supports the nursing problem of, "knowledge deficit of
medication regimen"? - ANSWER--"I will save my blood pressure
medicine for tomorrow since my blood pressure is good today."
A client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is receiving calcium acetate
667 mg by mouth. A decrease in which blood value indicates to the
nurse that the medication is having the desired effect? - ANSWER--
Phosphate
Prior to administering oral doses of calcitriol and calcium carbonate to a
client with hypoparathyroidism, the nurse notes that the client's total
calcium level is 14 mg/dL. Which action should the nurse implement? -
ANSWER--Hold both medications until contacting the healthcare
provider.
The nurse is caring for a client receiving regular insulin prescribed per
sliding scale. If a regular insulin is administered at 0730, which
additional nursing action is indicated for this client? - ANSWER--Ensure
that the client eats breakfast.
The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who takes
hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE). Which recommendation should the nurse provide the client to
, PHARMACOLOGY RN HESI EXIT EXAM 2024/HESI RN
PHARMACOLOGY EXIT EXAM VERSION 2 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+
monitor side effects from this drug? - ANSWER--Schedule an
ophthalmic exam every 6 to 12 months.
Two months after taking nitrofurantoin for a bacterial infection, a client
reports the onset of severe, watery diarrhea to the home health nurse.
How should the nurse respond? - ANSWER--Explain that the diarrhea
maybe an adverse effect that requires further evaluation.
The nurse notes that a client has been receiving hydromorphone every
six hours for four days. Which assessment is most important for the
nurse to complete?
Measure the client's capillary glucose level. - ANSWER--Auscultate the
client's bowel sounds.
The nurse is caring for a client who is taking diclofenac, a non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for rheumatoid arthritis. During a clinic
visit, the client appears pale and reports increasing fatigue. Which of
the client's serum laboratory values is most important for the nurse to
review? - ANSWER--Hemoglobin.
A client with a history of angina reports the onset of chest pain. The
nurse determines that the heart rate is 104 beats/minute and blood
pressure is 138/96 mmHg. A transdermal nitroglycerin patch that was
PHARMACOLOGY EXIT EXAM VERSION 2 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+
A client recently diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease receives a new
prescription for carbidopa levodopa, a dopaminergic drug. To reduce
the client's risk for injury, which instruction should the nurse provide? -
ANSWER--Ambulate using a four-point cane or a walker with wheels.
A client diagnosed with myasthenia gravis receives a prescription for
the anticholinesterase medication, pyridostigmine. Which intervention
should the nurse implement when preparing to administer this
medication? - ANSWER--Administer the medication thirty minutes prior
to meals.
A client who is receiving pregabalin for fibromyalgia complains of
tremors in the hands. Which action should the nurse implement? -
ANSWER--Notify the healthcare provider.
A client scheduled to receive an IM dose of corticotropin tells the nurse
about feeling swollen and gaining weight. The client no longer wants to
take the medication. What action should the nurse take? - ANSWER--
Explain the need to reduce salt intake while the medication dose is
tapered off.
The nurse is interviewing a client who takes a daily antihypertensive
medication. Current blood pressure reading is 124/80 mmHg. Which
, PHARMACOLOGY RN HESI EXIT EXAM 2024/HESI RN
PHARMACOLOGY EXIT EXAM VERSION 2 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+
client statement supports the nursing problem of, "knowledge deficit of
medication regimen"? - ANSWER--"I will save my blood pressure
medicine for tomorrow since my blood pressure is good today."
A client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is receiving calcium acetate
667 mg by mouth. A decrease in which blood value indicates to the
nurse that the medication is having the desired effect? - ANSWER--
Phosphate
Prior to administering oral doses of calcitriol and calcium carbonate to a
client with hypoparathyroidism, the nurse notes that the client's total
calcium level is 14 mg/dL. Which action should the nurse implement? -
ANSWER--Hold both medications until contacting the healthcare
provider.
The nurse is caring for a client receiving regular insulin prescribed per
sliding scale. If a regular insulin is administered at 0730, which
additional nursing action is indicated for this client? - ANSWER--Ensure
that the client eats breakfast.
The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who takes
hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE). Which recommendation should the nurse provide the client to
, PHARMACOLOGY RN HESI EXIT EXAM 2024/HESI RN
PHARMACOLOGY EXIT EXAM VERSION 2 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+
monitor side effects from this drug? - ANSWER--Schedule an
ophthalmic exam every 6 to 12 months.
Two months after taking nitrofurantoin for a bacterial infection, a client
reports the onset of severe, watery diarrhea to the home health nurse.
How should the nurse respond? - ANSWER--Explain that the diarrhea
maybe an adverse effect that requires further evaluation.
The nurse notes that a client has been receiving hydromorphone every
six hours for four days. Which assessment is most important for the
nurse to complete?
Measure the client's capillary glucose level. - ANSWER--Auscultate the
client's bowel sounds.
The nurse is caring for a client who is taking diclofenac, a non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for rheumatoid arthritis. During a clinic
visit, the client appears pale and reports increasing fatigue. Which of
the client's serum laboratory values is most important for the nurse to
review? - ANSWER--Hemoglobin.
A client with a history of angina reports the onset of chest pain. The
nurse determines that the heart rate is 104 beats/minute and blood
pressure is 138/96 mmHg. A transdermal nitroglycerin patch that was
