PN HESI PHARM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
, While taking a client's history, the practical nurse (PN) discovers that the client, who
takes Coumadin daily, has added a ginger supplement on the advice of a friend. What
comment is critical for the PN to provide to this client? - ANSWERS"Your health care
provider is interested in all medications and herbs you take."
A client with diabetes mellitus takes insulin daily and is prescribed propranolol (Inderal).
Which information should the nurse provide to this client? - ANSWERSA sign of
hypoglycemia is that propranolol slows a rapid heart rate.
A client has a positive skin test for tuberculosis. What prophylactic drug should the
practical nurse (PN) expect to be prescribed for this client? - ANSWERSIsoniazid (INH)
Amitriptyline hydrochloride (Elavil) is prescribed for an adult female client who is
clinically depressed. Five days after beginning the drug, the client is admitted to the
hospital because of suicide ideation. She tells the practical nurse (PN) that the drug is
not working because she is not feeling any better. Which explanation should the PN
provide? - ANSWERS"It takes 2 to 4 weeks for antidepressant medications to become
effective."
In planning care for a client diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia, which intervention
should the practical nurse implement? - ANSWERSObtain the sputum specimen before
administering prescribed antibiotics.
Phenytoin (Dilantin) is prescribed for a client who has a seizure disorder. Which
statement by the client indicates to the practical nurse that the instruction about this
drug has been effective? - ANSWERS"I know that I should never stop taking this
medication abruptly."
The practical nurse (PN) is obtaining the medical history of a female client starting a
new prescription for conjugated estrogens (Premarin) 0.625 mg PO daily. Before taking
the first dose of the medication, which information is most important for the PN to obtain
from the client? - ANSWERSCigarette smoking history
A mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the well-baby clinic because the baby has
developed oral thrush. Which pharmacological agent should the practical nurse (PN)
expect to be prescribed for the thrush? - ANSWERSNystatin (Mycostatin)
The H2 receptor blocker famotidine (Pepcid) is prescribed for a client who has been
taking antacids for chronic gastritis. Which client statement indicates to the practical
nurse (PN) that teaching was effective regarding concurrent use of these medications? -
ANSWERS"I will take the antacid after meals and the Pepcid at bedtime."
AND ANSWERS 2025
, While taking a client's history, the practical nurse (PN) discovers that the client, who
takes Coumadin daily, has added a ginger supplement on the advice of a friend. What
comment is critical for the PN to provide to this client? - ANSWERS"Your health care
provider is interested in all medications and herbs you take."
A client with diabetes mellitus takes insulin daily and is prescribed propranolol (Inderal).
Which information should the nurse provide to this client? - ANSWERSA sign of
hypoglycemia is that propranolol slows a rapid heart rate.
A client has a positive skin test for tuberculosis. What prophylactic drug should the
practical nurse (PN) expect to be prescribed for this client? - ANSWERSIsoniazid (INH)
Amitriptyline hydrochloride (Elavil) is prescribed for an adult female client who is
clinically depressed. Five days after beginning the drug, the client is admitted to the
hospital because of suicide ideation. She tells the practical nurse (PN) that the drug is
not working because she is not feeling any better. Which explanation should the PN
provide? - ANSWERS"It takes 2 to 4 weeks for antidepressant medications to become
effective."
In planning care for a client diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia, which intervention
should the practical nurse implement? - ANSWERSObtain the sputum specimen before
administering prescribed antibiotics.
Phenytoin (Dilantin) is prescribed for a client who has a seizure disorder. Which
statement by the client indicates to the practical nurse that the instruction about this
drug has been effective? - ANSWERS"I know that I should never stop taking this
medication abruptly."
The practical nurse (PN) is obtaining the medical history of a female client starting a
new prescription for conjugated estrogens (Premarin) 0.625 mg PO daily. Before taking
the first dose of the medication, which information is most important for the PN to obtain
from the client? - ANSWERSCigarette smoking history
A mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the well-baby clinic because the baby has
developed oral thrush. Which pharmacological agent should the practical nurse (PN)
expect to be prescribed for the thrush? - ANSWERSNystatin (Mycostatin)
The H2 receptor blocker famotidine (Pepcid) is prescribed for a client who has been
taking antacids for chronic gastritis. Which client statement indicates to the practical
nurse (PN) that teaching was effective regarding concurrent use of these medications? -
ANSWERS"I will take the antacid after meals and the Pepcid at bedtime."
