HESI Pharmacology Exam Practice Questions And Answers

HESI Pharmacology Exam Practice
Questions And Answers

1)iAinurseiisicaringiforiaiclientiwithihyperparathyroidismiandinotesithatitheiclient'siserumicalc
iumileveliisi13img/dL.iWhichimedicationishoulditheinurseiprepareitoiadministeriasiprescribe
ditoitheiclient?
i1.iCalciumichloride

i2.iCalciumigluconate

i3.iCalcitonini(Miacalcin)

i4.iLargeidosesiofivitaminiDi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-3.iCalcitonini(Miacalcin)



2.)iOraliironisupplementsiareiprescribediforiai6-year-
oldichildiwithiironideficiencyianemia.iTheinurseiinstructsitheimotheritoiadministeritheiironiwit
hiwhichibestifoodiitem?
i1.iMilk

i2.iWater

i3.iAppleijuice

i4.iOrangeijuicei-iCORRECTiiANSWER-4.Orangeijuice



3.)iSalicyliciacidiisiprescribediforiaiclientiwithiaidiagnosisiofipsoriasis.iTheinurseimonitorsithe
iclient,iknowingithatiwhichiofitheifollowingiwouldiindicateitheipresenceiofisystemicitoxicityifro

mithisimedication?
i1.iTinnitus

i2.iDiarrhea

i3.iConstipation

i4.iDecreasedirespirationsi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-1.iTinnitus



4.)iTheicampinurseiasksitheichildrenipreparingitoiswimiinitheilakeiifitheyihaveiappliedisunscr
een.iTheinurseiremindsitheichildrenithatichemicalisunscreensiareimostieffectiveiwheniappli
ed:
i1.iImmediatelyibeforeiswimming

i2.i15iminutesibeforeiexposureitoitheisun

i3.iImmediatelyibeforeiexposureitoitheisun

i4.iAtileasti30iminutesibeforeiexposureitoitheisuni-iCORRECTiiANSWER-

4.iAtileasti30iminutesibeforeiexposureitoitheisun

5.)iMafenideiacetatei(Sulfamylon)iisiprescribediforitheiclientiwithiaiburniinjury.iWheniapplyin
githeimedication,itheiclienticomplainsiofilocalidiscomfortiandiburning.iWhichiofitheifollowingii
sitheimostiappropriateinursingiaction?
i1.iNotifyingitheiregisteredinurse

i2.iDiscontinuingitheimedication

i3.iInformingitheiclientithatithisiisinormal

,4.iApplyingiaithinnerifilmithaniprescribeditoitheiburnisitei-iCORRECTiiANSWER-
i

3.iInformingitheiclientithatithisiisinormal

6.)iTheiburniclientiisireceivingitreatmentsiofitopicalimafenideiacetatei(Sulfamylon)itoitheisitei
ofiinjury.iTheinurseimonitorsitheiclient,iknowingithatiwhichiofitheifollowingiindicatesithatiaisy
stemicieffectihasioccurred?
i1.Hyperventilation

i2.Elevatedibloodipressure

i3.Localipainiatitheiburnisite

i4.Localirashiatitheiburnisitei-iCORRECTiiANSWER-1.hyperventiation



7.)iIsotretinoiniisiprescribediforiaiclientiwithisevereiacne.iBeforeitheiadministrationiofithisime
dication,itheinurseianticipatesithatiwhichilaboratoryitestiwillibeiprescribed?
i1.iPlateleticount

i2.iTriglycerideilevel

i3.iCompleteibloodicount

i4.iWhiteibloodicellicounti-iCORRECTiiANSWER-2.iTriglycerideilevel



8.)iAiclientiwithisevereiacneiisiseeniinitheiclinicianditheihealthicareiprovideri(HCP)iprescribe
siisotretinoin.iTheinurseireviewsitheiclient'simedicationirecordiandiwouldicontactithei(HCP)ii
fitheiclientiisitakingiwhichimedication?
i1.iVitaminiA

i2.iDigoxini(Lanoxin)

i3.iFurosemidei(Lasix)

i4.iPhenytoini(Dilantin)i-iCORRECTiiANSWER-1.iVitaminiA



9.)iTheinurseiisiapplyingiaitopicalicorticosteroiditoiaiclientiwithieczema.iTheinurseiwouldimo
nitoriforitheipotentialiforiincreasedisystemiciabsorptioniofitheimedicationiifitheimedicationiwe
reibeingiapplieditoiwhichiofitheifollowingibodyiareas?
i1.iBack

i2.iAxilla

i3.iSolesiofitheifeet

i4.iPalmsiofitheihandsi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-2.iAxilla



10.)iTheiclinicinurseiisiperformingianiadmissioniassessmentioniaiclient.iTheinurseinotesithat
itheiclientiisitakingiazelaiciacidi(Azelex).iBecauseiofitheimedicationiprescription,itheinurseiw

ouldisuspectithatitheiclientiisibeingitreatedifor:
i1.iAcne

i2.iEczema

i3.iHairiloss

i4.iHerpesisimplexi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-1.iAcne



11.)iTheihealthicareiproviderihasiprescribedisilverisulfadiazinei(Silvadene)iforitheiclientiwithi
aipartial-thicknessiburn,iwhichihasiculturedipositiveiforigram-
negativeibacteria.iTheinurseiisireinforcingiinformationitoitheiclientiaboutitheimedication.iWhi
chistatementimadeibyitheiclientiindicatesiailackiofiunderstandingiaboutitheitreatments?

,i1.i"Theimedicationiisianiantibacterial."
i2.i"Theimedicationiwillihelpihealitheiburn."

i3.i"Theimedicationiwillipermanentlyistainimyiskin."

i4.i"Theimedicationishouldibeiappliedidirectlyitoitheiwound."i-iCORRECTiiANSWER-

3.i"Theimedicationiwillipermanentlyistainimyiskin

12.)iAinurseiisicaringiforiaiclientiwhoiisireceivingianiintravenousi(IV)iinfusioniofianiantineopla
sticimedication.iDuringitheiinfusion,itheiclienticomplainsiofipainiatitheiinsertionisite.iDuringia
niinspectioniofitheisite,itheinurseinotesirednessiandiswellingiandithatitheirateiofiinfusioniofith
eimedicationihasislowed.iTheinurseishoulditakeiwhichiappropriateiaction?
i1.iNotifyitheiregisteredinurse.

i2.iAdministeripainimedicationitoireduceitheidiscomfort.

i3.iApplyiiceiandimaintainitheiinfusionirate,iasiprescribed.

i4.iElevateitheiextremityiofitheiIVisite,iandislowitheiinfusion.i-iCORRECTiiANSWER-

1.iNotifyitheiregisteredinurse.

13.)iTheiclientiwithisquamousicellicarcinomaiofitheilarynxiisireceivingibleomyciniintravenou
sly.iTheinurseicaringiforitheiclientianticipatesithatiwhichidiagnosticistudyiwillibeiprescribed?
i1.iEchocardiography

i2.iElectrocardiography

i3.iCervicaliradiography

i4.iPulmonaryifunctionistudiesi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-4.iPulmonaryifunctionistudies



14.)iTheiclientiwithiacuteimyelocyticileukemiaiisibeingitreatediwithibusulfani(Myleran).iWhic
hilaboratoryivalueiwoulditheinurseispecificallyimonitoriduringitreatmentiwithithisimedication
?
i1.iClottingitime

i2.iUriciacidilevel

i3.iPotassiumilevel

i4.iBloodiglucoseileveli-iCORRECTiiANSWER-2.iUriciacidileave



15.)iTheiclientiwithismallicellilungicanceriisibeingitreatediwithietoposidei(VePesid).iTheinurs
eiwhoiisiassistingiinicaringiforitheiclientiduringiitsiadministrationiunderstandsithatiwhichisidei
effectiisispecificallyiassociatediwithithisimedication?
i1.iAlopecia

i2.iChestipain

i3.iPulmonaryifibrosis

i4.iOrthostaticihypotensioni-iCORRECTiiANSWER-4.iOrthostaticihypotension



16.)iTheiclinicinurseiisireviewingiaiteachingiplaniforitheiclientireceivingianiantineoplasticime
dication.iWheniimplementingitheiplan,itheinurseitellsitheiclient:
i1.iToitakeiaspirini(acetylsalicyliciacid)iasineedediforiheadache

i2.iDrinkibeveragesicontainingialcoholiinimoderateiamountsieachievening

i3.iConsultiwithihealthicareiprovidersi(HCPs)ibeforeireceivingiimmunizations

, i4.iThatiitiisinotinecessaryitoiconsultiHCPsibeforeireceivingiaifluivaccineiatitheilocalihealthifair
i-iCORRECTiiANSWER-

3.iConsultiwithihealthicareiprovidersi(HCPs)ibeforeireceivingiaifluivac

17.)iTheiclientiwithiovarianicanceriisibeingitreatediwithivincristinei(Oncovin).iTheinurseimoni
torsitheiclient,iknowingithatiwhichiofitheifollowingiindicatesiaisideieffectispecificitoithisimedic
ation?
i1.iDiarrhea

i2.iHairiloss

i3.iChestipain

i4.iNumbnessianditinglingiinitheifingersianditoesi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-

4.iNumbnessianditinglingiinitheifingersianditoes

18.)iTheinurseiisireviewingitheihistoryiandiphysicaliexaminationiofiaiclientiwhoiwillibeireceivi
ngiasparaginasei(Elspar),ianiantineoplasticiagent.iTheinurseiconsultsiwithitheiregisteredinu
rseiregardingitheiadministrationiofitheimedicationiifiwhichiofitheifollowingiisidocumentediinith
eiclient'sihistory?
i1.iPancreatitis

i2.iDiabetesimellitus

i3.iMyocardialiinfarction

i4.iChroniciobstructiveipulmonaryidiseasei-iCORRECTiiANSWER-1.iPancreatitis



19.)iTamoxifeniisiprescribediforitheiclientiwithimetastaticibreasticarcinoma.iTheinurseiunder
standsithatitheiprimaryiactioniofithisimedicationiisito:
i1.iIncreaseiDNAiandiRNAisynthesis.

i2.iPromoteitheibiosynthesisiofinucleiciacids.

i3.iIncreaseiestrogeniconcentrationiandiestrogeniresponse.

i4.iCompeteiwithiestradioliforibindingitoiestrogeniinitissuesicontainingihighiconcentrationsiofi

receptors.i-iCORRECTiiANSWER-
4.iCompeteiwithiestradioliforibindingitoiestrogeniinitissuesicontainingihighiconcentrationsiofi
receptors.

20.)iTheiclientiwithimetastaticibreasticanceriisireceivingitamoxifen.iTheinurseispecificallyim
onitorsiwhichilaboratoryivalueiwhileitheiclientiisitakingithisimedication?
i1.iGlucoseilevel

i2.iCalciumilevel

i3.iPotassiumilevel

i4.iProthrombinitimei-iCORRECTiiANSWER-2.Calciumilevel



21.)iAinurseiisiassistingiwithicaringiforiaiclientiwithicanceriwhoiisireceivingicisplatin.iSelectith
eiadverseieffectsithatitheinurseimonitorsiforithatiareiassociatediwithithisimedication.iSelectia
llithatiapply.
i1.iTinnitus

i2.iOtotoxicity

i3.iHyperkalemia

i4.iHypercalcemia