HESI-Pharmacology Remediation
in the morning before the child goes to school correct answers
Methylphenidate:
A CNS stimulant for (ADHD) in children, dose should be
administered
GI complaints, such as diarrhea correct answers
Quinidine:
given for dysrhythmias, has the most common side
effect of
Have another nurse check the
prescription.
An important intervention because death can occur from overdose.
correct answers
Methotrexat
e:
A disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for
rheumatoid
What arthritis
is the most important priority to administering this
medication?
Clients should be taught to recognize signs of overmedication and
undermedication
that so the dosage themselves based on a prescribed
they can modify
sliding scale.
correct answers Cholinesterase
Inhibitor:
given for myasthenia
gravis
With a client experiencing fatigue and difficulty swallowing, what action
should the nurse
take
first?
Schizophrenia and manifestations of psychotic disorder correct answers
Phenothiazine
antipsychotic medication is used to
treat
Tardive dyskinesia correct answers What extrapyramidal symptom is a
permanent and
irreversible adverse effect of long-term phenothiazine
administration?
Diarrhea correct answers High doses of vitamin C may cause the
adverse effect of
Lipemia is an excess of lipid (fat) in the
blood
Antilipemic agents acts to reduce lipids. correct answers What does an
Antilipemic do?
With the evening
The enzyme that helps metabolize cholesterol is activated at night.
meal.
correctisanswers
When the best time to take antilipemic drug
lovastatin?
Hypotension correct answers Nifedipine reduces peripheral vascular
resistance
Nitrates and vasodilation, so concurrent use of nitrates with nifedipine
produce
can cause
Pharmacokineti
cs
definition correct answers The physiologic process of a drug's movement
throughout
the body and how the drug's interaction is affected by an
underlying disease.
, Ipratropium correct answers Clients who have experienced allergic
reactionssulfate
atropine to and belladonna alkaloids may also be
allergic to
Resistance of the tubercle bacilli. correct answers A multidrug regimen is
prescribed
a client with forHIV and TB to prevent the
development of
Restlessness, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, tachycardia,
arrhythmias,
seizures andanswers Theophylline S/S of
correct
toxicity
Allergic to sulfa drug: aspirin, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs).
Drug safety for adolescents is not yet
established
During the third trimester of pregnancy because they can cause a
premature
the closure arteriosus
patent ductus of correct answers COX-2 inhibitors are
contraindicated for
subcutaneously when given as a prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis
correct answers
Enoxaparin is a low-molecular-weight heparin that should be
administered
Protamine
sulfate
The antagonist for heparin and is given for episodes of acute
hemorrhage.
answers correct
A client receiving a continuous infusion of heparin IV starts to
hemorrhage
an from site. Which medication should the nurse anticipate
arterial access
administering
prevent furthertoheparin-induced
hemorrhaging?
Increase in urine output correct answers Dopamine is administered to a
client who is Which finding should the nurse identify as a therapeutic
hypotensive.
response?
An increase in glomerular filtration caused by increased arterial blood
pressure correct activates dopamine receptors in the kidney and dilates
answers Intropin
blood
to vessels
improve renal perfusion, so an increase in urine output
indicates
Naloxone correct answers The nurse is assessing a stuporous client in the
emergency
department who is suspected of overdosing with opioids. Which agent
should the
prepare nurse
to administer if the client becomes
comatose?
Respirations decrease to 10 breaths/min. correct answers An 80-year-old
client
had a who
colon resection yesterday is receiving a constant dose of
hydromorphone via
patient-controlled analgesia
a (PCA) pump. Which finding requires
immediate nursing
action
?
Uric acid level correct answers A client with chronic gouty arthritis is talking
allopurinol,
100 mg PO daily. Which laboratory serum level should the nurse report to
the health
care provider to determine the therapeutic
outcome?
Reduced serum uric acid levels with a lower frequency of acute gouty
attacks correct
answers The primary therapeutic outcome associated with allopurinol
therapy is
in the morning before the child goes to school correct answers
Methylphenidate:
A CNS stimulant for (ADHD) in children, dose should be
administered
GI complaints, such as diarrhea correct answers
Quinidine:
given for dysrhythmias, has the most common side
effect of
Have another nurse check the
prescription.
An important intervention because death can occur from overdose.
correct answers
Methotrexat
e:
A disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for
rheumatoid
What arthritis
is the most important priority to administering this
medication?
Clients should be taught to recognize signs of overmedication and
undermedication
that so the dosage themselves based on a prescribed
they can modify
sliding scale.
correct answers Cholinesterase
Inhibitor:
given for myasthenia
gravis
With a client experiencing fatigue and difficulty swallowing, what action
should the nurse
take
first?
Schizophrenia and manifestations of psychotic disorder correct answers
Phenothiazine
antipsychotic medication is used to
treat
Tardive dyskinesia correct answers What extrapyramidal symptom is a
permanent and
irreversible adverse effect of long-term phenothiazine
administration?
Diarrhea correct answers High doses of vitamin C may cause the
adverse effect of
Lipemia is an excess of lipid (fat) in the
blood
Antilipemic agents acts to reduce lipids. correct answers What does an
Antilipemic do?
With the evening
The enzyme that helps metabolize cholesterol is activated at night.
meal.
correctisanswers
When the best time to take antilipemic drug
lovastatin?
Hypotension correct answers Nifedipine reduces peripheral vascular
resistance
Nitrates and vasodilation, so concurrent use of nitrates with nifedipine
produce
can cause
Pharmacokineti
cs
definition correct answers The physiologic process of a drug's movement
throughout
the body and how the drug's interaction is affected by an
underlying disease.
, Ipratropium correct answers Clients who have experienced allergic
reactionssulfate
atropine to and belladonna alkaloids may also be
allergic to
Resistance of the tubercle bacilli. correct answers A multidrug regimen is
prescribed
a client with forHIV and TB to prevent the
development of
Restlessness, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, tachycardia,
arrhythmias,
seizures andanswers Theophylline S/S of
correct
toxicity
Allergic to sulfa drug: aspirin, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs).
Drug safety for adolescents is not yet
established
During the third trimester of pregnancy because they can cause a
premature
the closure arteriosus
patent ductus of correct answers COX-2 inhibitors are
contraindicated for
subcutaneously when given as a prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis
correct answers
Enoxaparin is a low-molecular-weight heparin that should be
administered
Protamine
sulfate
The antagonist for heparin and is given for episodes of acute
hemorrhage.
answers correct
A client receiving a continuous infusion of heparin IV starts to
hemorrhage
an from site. Which medication should the nurse anticipate
arterial access
administering
prevent furthertoheparin-induced
hemorrhaging?
Increase in urine output correct answers Dopamine is administered to a
client who is Which finding should the nurse identify as a therapeutic
hypotensive.
response?
An increase in glomerular filtration caused by increased arterial blood
pressure correct activates dopamine receptors in the kidney and dilates
answers Intropin
blood
to vessels
improve renal perfusion, so an increase in urine output
indicates
Naloxone correct answers The nurse is assessing a stuporous client in the
emergency
department who is suspected of overdosing with opioids. Which agent
should the
prepare nurse
to administer if the client becomes
comatose?
Respirations decrease to 10 breaths/min. correct answers An 80-year-old
client
had a who
colon resection yesterday is receiving a constant dose of
hydromorphone via
patient-controlled analgesia
a (PCA) pump. Which finding requires
immediate nursing
action
?
Uric acid level correct answers A client with chronic gouty arthritis is talking
allopurinol,
100 mg PO daily. Which laboratory serum level should the nurse report to
the health
care provider to determine the therapeutic
outcome?
Reduced serum uric acid levels with a lower frequency of acute gouty
attacks correct
answers The primary therapeutic outcome associated with allopurinol
therapy is
