FORTIS COLLEGE NUR 210 HESI RN EXIT
2026 150 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which of the following local anesthetics may be
useful in patients with herpetic dysfunction?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. articaine
D. bupivacaine Answer: articaine
⩥ What are the two groups of local anesthetics?
Which has the highest potential for allergic
reactions? Which are allergic reactions rare?
Answer: esters and amides; esters; amides
⩥ Where are esters metabolized? Where are amides
metabolized? Answer: plasma and blood; liver
,⩥ T/F: If you are allergic to one ester, you will not
be allergic to all the other esters. Answer: False (if
allergic to one ester allergic to all esters)
⩥ What is the most commonly used topical
anesthetic? What product do we use in clinic that
contains this anesthetic? Is it an ester or an amide?
Answer: benzocaine; lollicaine; bEnzocaine is an
Ester
⩥ Which ester local anesthetic is no longer used in
dentistry?
A. propoxycaine (Ravocaine)
B. tetracaine (Pontocaine)
C. procaine (Novocaine) Answer: procaine
(NOvocain) like no
⩥ All are amide local anesthetics except:
A. lidocaine
,B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Answer: benzocaine (ester)
⩥ What is the most commonly used anesthetic in
dentistry?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Answer: lidocaine
⩥ What local anesthetics are safe in pregnancy and
during lactation? Which is the drug of choice for
pregnant women? What class drug are these two?
, A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Answer: lidocaine and prilocaine;
lidocaine; class B
⩥ Which local anesthetic is a category B?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Answer: lidocaine
2026 150 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which of the following local anesthetics may be
useful in patients with herpetic dysfunction?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. articaine
D. bupivacaine Answer: articaine
⩥ What are the two groups of local anesthetics?
Which has the highest potential for allergic
reactions? Which are allergic reactions rare?
Answer: esters and amides; esters; amides
⩥ Where are esters metabolized? Where are amides
metabolized? Answer: plasma and blood; liver
,⩥ T/F: If you are allergic to one ester, you will not
be allergic to all the other esters. Answer: False (if
allergic to one ester allergic to all esters)
⩥ What is the most commonly used topical
anesthetic? What product do we use in clinic that
contains this anesthetic? Is it an ester or an amide?
Answer: benzocaine; lollicaine; bEnzocaine is an
Ester
⩥ Which ester local anesthetic is no longer used in
dentistry?
A. propoxycaine (Ravocaine)
B. tetracaine (Pontocaine)
C. procaine (Novocaine) Answer: procaine
(NOvocain) like no
⩥ All are amide local anesthetics except:
A. lidocaine
,B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Answer: benzocaine (ester)
⩥ What is the most commonly used anesthetic in
dentistry?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Answer: lidocaine
⩥ What local anesthetics are safe in pregnancy and
during lactation? Which is the drug of choice for
pregnant women? What class drug are these two?
, A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Answer: lidocaine and prilocaine;
lidocaine; class B
⩥ Which local anesthetic is a category B?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Answer: lidocaine
