BSN HESI 315 PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM (NEW 2025/ 2026
UPDATE) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|100% CORRECT|
GRADE A+
A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with
contrast to evaluate for PE. Which information in the client's history
requires follow up by the nurse? -
Answer-Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM.
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.
UPDATE) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|100% CORRECT|
GRADE A+
A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with
contrast to evaluate for PE. Which information in the client's history
requires follow up by the nurse? -
Answer-Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM.
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.
