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EVOLVE PHARMACOLOGY HESI /HESI PHARMACOLOGY EVOLVE
EXAM LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
The nurse is providing education to a patient and his caregiver—
his pregnant daughter—about dutasteride (Avodart), which he will
be taking for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). What important
teaching would the nurse provide to the patient and his daughter
about the administration of this medication? - ANSWER-It must
not be touched or handled by his daughter due to teratogenic
effects
Rationale: Finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart)
are indicated for BPH. Both drugs are contraindicated in
patients who have shown hypersensitivity and in pregnant
women and children. It is considered potentially dangerous
for a pregnant woman even to handle crushed or broken
tablets. Both drugs are classified as pregnancy category X
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What common side effect would the nurse include in the
discharge teaching for a patient receiving finasteride (Proscar)? -
ANSWER-Ejaculatory dysfunction
Rationale: Common side effects of finasteride include
impotence, decreased libido, and decreased volume of
ejaculate. It is also used to treat male pattern baldness and
thus would cause hair growth, not hair loss.
When teaching a patient regarding proper application of a
Testoderm transdermal patch, the nurse will instruct the patient to
perform which action? - ANSWER-Place the patch on clean, dry,
shaved scrotal skin.
Rationale: Testoderm transdermal patches should be placed
on clean, dry scrotal skin that has been shaved for optimal
skin contact. A patch should be replaced every 24 hours.
Which is a pharmacodynamic effect of exogenous androgens? -
ANSWER-Increased protein synthesis
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Rationale: Androgens retard the breakdown of amino acids,
contributing to an increased synthesis of body proteins,
which aids in the formation and maintenance of muscle
tissue. Additionally, they stimulate the production of
erythropoietin by the kidney, resulting in enhanced
erythropoiesis (red blood cell synthesis); increase the
retention of nitrogen; and may suppress sperm production
when given in large doses as a result of the feedback
inhibition of pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
A patient has been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome and is
started on the biguanide metformin (Glucophage). The nurse
knows that the purpose of the metformin, in this situation, is which
of these? - ANSWER-To decrease insulin resistance
Rationale: Metformin decreases glucose production by the
liver; decreases intestinal absorption of glucose; and
improves insulin receptor sensitivity in the liver, skeletal
muscle, and adipose tissue, resulting in decreased insulin
resistance.
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A patient is being treated for secondary amenorrhea. The nurse
expects which drug to be used to treat this problem? - ANSWER-
medroxyprogesterone (Provera)
Rationale: Medroxyprogesterone, a progestin, is one of the
drugs most commonly used for secondary amenorrhea.
A patient is taking fludrocortisone (Florinef) for Addison's disease,
and his wife is concerned about all of the problems that may
occur with this therapy. When teaching them about therapy with
this drug, the nurse will include which information? - ANSWER-It
needs to be taken with food or milk to minimize gastrointestinal
upset
Rationale: Patients receiving fludrocortisone need to take it
with food or milk to minimize gastrointestinal upset; weight
gain of 5 pounds or more in 1 week needs to be reported to
the physician; abrupt withdrawal is not recommended
because it may precipitate an adrenal crisis. Adverse effects
EVOLVE PHARMACOLOGY HESI /HESI PHARMACOLOGY EVOLVE
EXAM LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
The nurse is providing education to a patient and his caregiver—
his pregnant daughter—about dutasteride (Avodart), which he will
be taking for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). What important
teaching would the nurse provide to the patient and his daughter
about the administration of this medication? - ANSWER-It must
not be touched or handled by his daughter due to teratogenic
effects
Rationale: Finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart)
are indicated for BPH. Both drugs are contraindicated in
patients who have shown hypersensitivity and in pregnant
women and children. It is considered potentially dangerous
for a pregnant woman even to handle crushed or broken
tablets. Both drugs are classified as pregnancy category X
,2|Page
What common side effect would the nurse include in the
discharge teaching for a patient receiving finasteride (Proscar)? -
ANSWER-Ejaculatory dysfunction
Rationale: Common side effects of finasteride include
impotence, decreased libido, and decreased volume of
ejaculate. It is also used to treat male pattern baldness and
thus would cause hair growth, not hair loss.
When teaching a patient regarding proper application of a
Testoderm transdermal patch, the nurse will instruct the patient to
perform which action? - ANSWER-Place the patch on clean, dry,
shaved scrotal skin.
Rationale: Testoderm transdermal patches should be placed
on clean, dry scrotal skin that has been shaved for optimal
skin contact. A patch should be replaced every 24 hours.
Which is a pharmacodynamic effect of exogenous androgens? -
ANSWER-Increased protein synthesis
,3|Page
Rationale: Androgens retard the breakdown of amino acids,
contributing to an increased synthesis of body proteins,
which aids in the formation and maintenance of muscle
tissue. Additionally, they stimulate the production of
erythropoietin by the kidney, resulting in enhanced
erythropoiesis (red blood cell synthesis); increase the
retention of nitrogen; and may suppress sperm production
when given in large doses as a result of the feedback
inhibition of pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
A patient has been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome and is
started on the biguanide metformin (Glucophage). The nurse
knows that the purpose of the metformin, in this situation, is which
of these? - ANSWER-To decrease insulin resistance
Rationale: Metformin decreases glucose production by the
liver; decreases intestinal absorption of glucose; and
improves insulin receptor sensitivity in the liver, skeletal
muscle, and adipose tissue, resulting in decreased insulin
resistance.
, 4|Page
A patient is being treated for secondary amenorrhea. The nurse
expects which drug to be used to treat this problem? - ANSWER-
medroxyprogesterone (Provera)
Rationale: Medroxyprogesterone, a progestin, is one of the
drugs most commonly used for secondary amenorrhea.
A patient is taking fludrocortisone (Florinef) for Addison's disease,
and his wife is concerned about all of the problems that may
occur with this therapy. When teaching them about therapy with
this drug, the nurse will include which information? - ANSWER-It
needs to be taken with food or milk to minimize gastrointestinal
upset
Rationale: Patients receiving fludrocortisone need to take it
with food or milk to minimize gastrointestinal upset; weight
gain of 5 pounds or more in 1 week needs to be reported to
the physician; abrupt withdrawal is not recommended
because it may precipitate an adrenal crisis. Adverse effects
