HESI PHARMACOLOGY Studienführer, Klassennotizen & Zusammenfassungen

1. What are the 5 rights of medication administration? ANS Right Patient Right Drug Right Route Right Time Right Dose 2. How do you safely prepare medication? ANS Have good lighting & work alone. Check medication label 3 times (When you grab the medication, Before dispensing medication, & When you replace medication.) Don't use anything without a label. Bottles with bad labels need to be returned to the pharmacy. Never transfer medication into another bottle. Check expiration date. Insp...

1. An emergency department nurse is interviewing a female client who has a history of epilepsy with tonic-clonic seizures controlled by phenytoin (Dilan- tin). Which information is most significant in planning this client's care? A. She has missed 2 menstrual periods B. She ran out of her medication 4 days ago. C. She has smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day for 10 years D. She has had no dental care for several years ANS B. She ran out of her medication 4 days ago. 2. The nurse should inst...

1. Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client, it is most important for the nurse to perform what assessment? a-Observe the skin integrity of the client's rectal and sacral areas b-assess the client strength in moving and turning in the bed c-evaluate the client's ability to recognize the urge to defecate d-determine the frequency and consistency of bowel movements ANS D rationale the nurse should ensure that the client is not experiencing diarrhea (answer choice D) before admi...

2024 Hesi RN Pediatrics Exam 55 answers UPDATED Questions and Answers (2024 / 2025) (Verified Answers)1. 1. The nurse is caring for a 3-year old child who is 2 hours postop from a cardiac catheterization via the right femoral artery. Which assessment finding is an indication of arterial obstruction? a.Blood pressure trend is downward and pulse is rapid and irregular. b.Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched. c.Pulse distal to the femoral artery is weaker on the left foot t...

Colchicine - Answer are used in the elimination of joint pain secondary to ACUTE GOUT attack Allopurinol - Answer are used in the elimination of joint pain secondary to ACUTE GOUT attack Probenecid - Answer is used to treat hyperuricemia and chronic gouty arthritis Aricept (donepezil) - Answer are used to improve cognitive skills, word recall, object naming, language, word finding, task performance) ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Namenda (memantine) - Answer are used to improve cogni...

Which of the following is a rapid acting insulin and should be administered immediately before a meal? A. Glargine B. Aspart (Lispro) C. NPH D. Regular - Answer B. Aspart rationale: onset is 5 minutes Glargine=Lantus (long lasting) A PT has an anaphylactic allergy to sulfa drugs. She receives sulfamethoxazole. She becomes flushed and SOB. Her HR is normal but her BP is dropping. You first administer A. Epinephrine B. Diphenhydramine C. Albuterol D. Atropine - Answer A. Epi rati...

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? - Answer "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? - Answer A sign o...

The nurse is caring for a client who has taken atenolol for 2 years. The healthcare provider recently changed the medication to enalapril to manage the client's blood pressure. Which instruction should the nurse provide the client regarding the new medication? A. Take the medication at bedtime. B. Report presence of increased bruising. C. Check pulse before taking medication. D. Rise slowly when getting out of bed or chair. - Answer D. Rise slowly when getting out of bed or chair. A ...

A client is prescribed phenobarbital sodium (Luminal) for a seizure disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. Based on this half-life, the medication will most likely be prescribed A. once a day. B. twice a day. C. three times a day. D. four times a day. - Answer ANS: A Medication with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long periods of time. Therefore, this medication can be administered once a day. A nurse educator is reviewing medicati...