HESI RN PHARMACOLOGY EXIT EXAM |
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
A nurse is caring for a pregnant patient who needs treatment for rosacea.
The patient asks the n nurse about using topical corticosteroids for
treatment. Which of the following information should the nurse provide
this patient?
There is no safety evidence of this medication during pregnancy, so it
should be avoided
A 67-year-old client is discharged from the hospital with a prescription for
digoxin (Lanoxin), 0.25 mg daily. Which instruction should the nurse
include in this client's discharge teaching plan?
Take and record radial pulse rate daily
The health care provider prescribes carbamazepine (Tegretol) for a child
whose tonic-clonic seizures have been poorly controlled. The nurse
informs the mother that the child must have blood tests every week. The
mother asks why so many blood tests are necessary. Which complication is
,assessed through frequent laboratory testing that the nurse should explain
to this mother?
Myelosuppression
The health care provider prescribes cisplatin (Platinol) to be administer in
5% dextrose and 0.45% normal saline with mannitol (Osmitrol) added.
Which assessment parameters would be most helpful to the nurse in
evaluating the effectiveness of the Osmitrol therapy?
Urine output
Which factor is most important to ensure compliance when planning to
teach a client about a drug regimen?
Client education
A pediatric client is discharged home with multiple prescriptions for
medications. Which information should the nurse provide that is most
helpful to the parents when managing the medication regimens?
Maintain a drug administration record
A 6-year-old child is admitted to the emergency department with a status
epileptics. His parents report that his seizure disorder has been managed
, with phenytoin (Dilantin), 50 mg PO bid for the past year. Which drug
should the nurse plan to administer in the emergency department?
Diazepam (Valium)
A client who is hypertensive receives a prescription for
hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). When teaching about the side effects of this
drug, which symptoms are most important for the nurse to instruct the
client to report?
Fatigue and muscle weakness
When providing nursing care for a client receiving pyridostigmine bromide
(Mestinon) for myasthenia gravis, which nursing intervention has the
highest priority?
Assess respiratory status and breath sounds often
A client is being discharge with a prescription for sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)
to treat ulcerative colitis. Which instruction should the nurse provide to
this client prior to discharge?
Drink eight glasses of fluid a day
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
A nurse is caring for a pregnant patient who needs treatment for rosacea.
The patient asks the n nurse about using topical corticosteroids for
treatment. Which of the following information should the nurse provide
this patient?
There is no safety evidence of this medication during pregnancy, so it
should be avoided
A 67-year-old client is discharged from the hospital with a prescription for
digoxin (Lanoxin), 0.25 mg daily. Which instruction should the nurse
include in this client's discharge teaching plan?
Take and record radial pulse rate daily
The health care provider prescribes carbamazepine (Tegretol) for a child
whose tonic-clonic seizures have been poorly controlled. The nurse
informs the mother that the child must have blood tests every week. The
mother asks why so many blood tests are necessary. Which complication is
,assessed through frequent laboratory testing that the nurse should explain
to this mother?
Myelosuppression
The health care provider prescribes cisplatin (Platinol) to be administer in
5% dextrose and 0.45% normal saline with mannitol (Osmitrol) added.
Which assessment parameters would be most helpful to the nurse in
evaluating the effectiveness of the Osmitrol therapy?
Urine output
Which factor is most important to ensure compliance when planning to
teach a client about a drug regimen?
Client education
A pediatric client is discharged home with multiple prescriptions for
medications. Which information should the nurse provide that is most
helpful to the parents when managing the medication regimens?
Maintain a drug administration record
A 6-year-old child is admitted to the emergency department with a status
epileptics. His parents report that his seizure disorder has been managed
, with phenytoin (Dilantin), 50 mg PO bid for the past year. Which drug
should the nurse plan to administer in the emergency department?
Diazepam (Valium)
A client who is hypertensive receives a prescription for
hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). When teaching about the side effects of this
drug, which symptoms are most important for the nurse to instruct the
client to report?
Fatigue and muscle weakness
When providing nursing care for a client receiving pyridostigmine bromide
(Mestinon) for myasthenia gravis, which nursing intervention has the
highest priority?
Assess respiratory status and breath sounds often
A client is being discharge with a prescription for sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)
to treat ulcerative colitis. Which instruction should the nurse provide to
this client prior to discharge?
Drink eight glasses of fluid a day
