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HESI Pharmacology V2 Exam 2026/2027 ||Verified
Exam!!|| Elsevier Evolve & NCSBN Clinical Judgment
Model Alignment | Questions with Detailed Rationales
A nurse is preparing a client's medication. Which of the
following are legal responsibilities of the nurse? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Maintaining skill competency
B. Determining the dosage
C. Monitoring for adverse effects
D. Safeguarding medications
E. Identifying the client's diagnosis - Answer-ANS: A, C, D
Determining medication dosage and identifying a
diagnosis is the role/responsibility of the provider. The
nurse should be informed about a client's diagnosis.
A nurse is reviewing a client's health record and notes a
new prescription by the provider for lisinopril (Zestril) 10
mg PO every day. The nurse should recognize this as
which of the following types of prescription?
A. Single prescription
B. Stat prescription
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C. Routine prescription
D. Standing prescription - Answer-ANS: C
A routine prescription identifies a medication that is given
on a regular schedule. This medication is administered
every day until discontinued.
A single prescription is to be given once at a specified time
or as soon as possible. A stat prescription is only given
once, and it is given immediately. A standing prescription is
written for specific circumstances or a specific unit.
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for ondansetron
(Zofran) 4 mg PO PRN nausea and vomiting for a client
who has hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse should
clarify which of the following parts of the prescription with
the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Time - Answer-ANS: D
The time and frequency of medication administration is not
included and should be clarified with the provider.
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A nurse is orienting a newly hired nurse and discussing
how to take telephone prescription. Which of the following
statements by the newly hired nurse indicates
understanding of the discussion?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's
health record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs
the health record."
D. "The 'read back' is omitted if this is a one-time
prescription." - Answer-ANS: B
The second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription
to prevent errors in communication.
The nurse who takes the telephone prescription should
enter it into the client's health record to prevent errors in
translation. The nurse verifies the prescription is complete
and accurate at the time it is given by reading it back to
the provider. A telephone prescription includes reading
back all types of medication prescription.
A nurse on a medical unit is admitting a client and
completing a preassessment before administration of
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medications. Which of the following data should the nurse
include in the preassessment? (Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies - Answer-ANS: A, C, E
Use of herbal product,s which often contains caffeine,
should be assessed prior to medication administration
because caffeine can affect medication biotransformation.
Current health status should be reviewed because new
prescriptions can cause alterations in current health
status. Food allergies should be included in the
preassessment that is completed prior to medication
administration to identify any potential interactions.
Daily fluid intake and surgical history is important, but it is
not part of the presassessment that is completed prior to
medication administration.
A nurse is assessing a client's IV. Which of the following
findings is indicative of phlebitis? (Select all that apply.)
A. Tingling sensation below insertion site
HESI Pharmacology V2 Exam 2026/2027 ||Verified
Exam!!|| Elsevier Evolve & NCSBN Clinical Judgment
Model Alignment | Questions with Detailed Rationales
A nurse is preparing a client's medication. Which of the
following are legal responsibilities of the nurse? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Maintaining skill competency
B. Determining the dosage
C. Monitoring for adverse effects
D. Safeguarding medications
E. Identifying the client's diagnosis - Answer-ANS: A, C, D
Determining medication dosage and identifying a
diagnosis is the role/responsibility of the provider. The
nurse should be informed about a client's diagnosis.
A nurse is reviewing a client's health record and notes a
new prescription by the provider for lisinopril (Zestril) 10
mg PO every day. The nurse should recognize this as
which of the following types of prescription?
A. Single prescription
B. Stat prescription
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C. Routine prescription
D. Standing prescription - Answer-ANS: C
A routine prescription identifies a medication that is given
on a regular schedule. This medication is administered
every day until discontinued.
A single prescription is to be given once at a specified time
or as soon as possible. A stat prescription is only given
once, and it is given immediately. A standing prescription is
written for specific circumstances or a specific unit.
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for ondansetron
(Zofran) 4 mg PO PRN nausea and vomiting for a client
who has hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse should
clarify which of the following parts of the prescription with
the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Time - Answer-ANS: D
The time and frequency of medication administration is not
included and should be clarified with the provider.
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A nurse is orienting a newly hired nurse and discussing
how to take telephone prescription. Which of the following
statements by the newly hired nurse indicates
understanding of the discussion?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's
health record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs
the health record."
D. "The 'read back' is omitted if this is a one-time
prescription." - Answer-ANS: B
The second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription
to prevent errors in communication.
The nurse who takes the telephone prescription should
enter it into the client's health record to prevent errors in
translation. The nurse verifies the prescription is complete
and accurate at the time it is given by reading it back to
the provider. A telephone prescription includes reading
back all types of medication prescription.
A nurse on a medical unit is admitting a client and
completing a preassessment before administration of
, 4|Page
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse
include in the preassessment? (Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies - Answer-ANS: A, C, E
Use of herbal product,s which often contains caffeine,
should be assessed prior to medication administration
because caffeine can affect medication biotransformation.
Current health status should be reviewed because new
prescriptions can cause alterations in current health
status. Food allergies should be included in the
preassessment that is completed prior to medication
administration to identify any potential interactions.
Daily fluid intake and surgical history is important, but it is
not part of the presassessment that is completed prior to
medication administration.
A nurse is assessing a client's IV. Which of the following
findings is indicative of phlebitis? (Select all that apply.)
A. Tingling sensation below insertion site
