Hesi Pharmacology (ACTUAL)
Questions And Answers
Aifemaleiclientiwithimultipleisclerosisireportsihavingilessifatigueiandiimprovedimemoryisinc
eisheibeganiusingitheiherbalisupplement,iginkgoibiloba.iWhichiinformationiisimostiimportan
tiforitheinurseitoiincludeiinitheiteachingiplansiforithisiclient?
a-Aspiriniandinonsteroidalianti-inflammatoryidrugsiinteractiwithiginkgoi
b-nauseaiandidiarrheaicanioccuriwheniusingithisisupplement
c-anxietyiandiheadachesiincreasediwithiuseiofiginkgo
d-ginkgoibilobaiuseishouldibeilimitediandinotitakeniduringipregnancyi-
iCORRECTiiANSWER-Rationale
ginkgoibilobaihasibloodithinningipropertiesiandishouldinotibeiusediinitakingiaspirinioriunsafei
whichiincreaseditheiriskiforibleeding.inauseaidiarrheaianxietyiandiheadachesiareialsoisideie
ffectsiofisupplementsibutitheyidoinotiposeitheisameiriskiasia.iAlthoughiDiisiaccurateiAihasiaih
igheripriority
Beforeiadministeringiailaxativeitoiaibedfasticlient,iitiisimostiimportantiforitheinurseitoiperformi
whatiassessment?
a-Observeitheiskiniintegrityiofitheiclient'sirectaliandisacraliareas
b-assessitheiclientistrengthiinimovingianditurningiinitheibed
c-evaluateitheiclient'siabilityitoirecognizeitheiurgeitoidefecate
d-determineitheifrequencyiandiconsistencyiofibowelimovementsi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-D
rationale
theinurseishouldiensureithatitheiclientiisinotiexperiencingidiarrheai(answerichoiceiD)ibeforei
administeringiailaxative,iwhichiwilliincreaseitheifrequencyiofibowelimovements.ianswerichoi
cesiA,B,CiR4iandiassessmentsiforitheiprovisionioficareiwhenitheiclientiexperienceiisiaivalve,
ibutiareiofilessipriorityithenianswerichoiceiDiwhichiprovidesidataiaboutitheipossibleineeditoih
oldimedication
ClientibeingitreatediwithiHaldoliforischizophreniaiisicomplainingiofijawitightnessi&iaistiffinec
k.iWhichiinterventionsishoulditheinurseiimpliment?
-giveiPRNithoseiofidiphenhydramineiBenadryl
-assessiclientiotherisensoryihallucinations
-massageineckiuntilimusclesibeginitoirelax
-obtainiai12ileadiEKGi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-Rationale
jawitightnessiandiaistiffineckiareisignsiofitardiveidyskinesia,iaiseriousisideieffectiofihealthiallit
haticanibeireversediwithiBenadrylianswerichoiceiA.itheiclienticomplaintsiareinoticonsideredi
hallucinationsib.iMassagingitheineckidoesinotieliminateitheisymptoms.iAi12ileadiEKGiisinotii
ndicatedibecauseitheipainiisinoticardiaciiniorigin.
Questions And Answers
Aifemaleiclientiwithimultipleisclerosisireportsihavingilessifatigueiandiimprovedimemoryisinc
eisheibeganiusingitheiherbalisupplement,iginkgoibiloba.iWhichiinformationiisimostiimportan
tiforitheinurseitoiincludeiinitheiteachingiplansiforithisiclient?
a-Aspiriniandinonsteroidalianti-inflammatoryidrugsiinteractiwithiginkgoi
b-nauseaiandidiarrheaicanioccuriwheniusingithisisupplement
c-anxietyiandiheadachesiincreasediwithiuseiofiginkgo
d-ginkgoibilobaiuseishouldibeilimitediandinotitakeniduringipregnancyi-
iCORRECTiiANSWER-Rationale
ginkgoibilobaihasibloodithinningipropertiesiandishouldinotibeiusediinitakingiaspirinioriunsafei
whichiincreaseditheiriskiforibleeding.inauseaidiarrheaianxietyiandiheadachesiareialsoisideie
ffectsiofisupplementsibutitheyidoinotiposeitheisameiriskiasia.iAlthoughiDiisiaccurateiAihasiaih
igheripriority
Beforeiadministeringiailaxativeitoiaibedfasticlient,iitiisimostiimportantiforitheinurseitoiperformi
whatiassessment?
a-Observeitheiskiniintegrityiofitheiclient'sirectaliandisacraliareas
b-assessitheiclientistrengthiinimovingianditurningiinitheibed
c-evaluateitheiclient'siabilityitoirecognizeitheiurgeitoidefecate
d-determineitheifrequencyiandiconsistencyiofibowelimovementsi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-D
rationale
theinurseishouldiensureithatitheiclientiisinotiexperiencingidiarrheai(answerichoiceiD)ibeforei
administeringiailaxative,iwhichiwilliincreaseitheifrequencyiofibowelimovements.ianswerichoi
cesiA,B,CiR4iandiassessmentsiforitheiprovisionioficareiwhenitheiclientiexperienceiisiaivalve,
ibutiareiofilessipriorityithenianswerichoiceiDiwhichiprovidesidataiaboutitheipossibleineeditoih
oldimedication
ClientibeingitreatediwithiHaldoliforischizophreniaiisicomplainingiofijawitightnessi&iaistiffinec
k.iWhichiinterventionsishoulditheinurseiimpliment?
-giveiPRNithoseiofidiphenhydramineiBenadryl
-assessiclientiotherisensoryihallucinations
-massageineckiuntilimusclesibeginitoirelax
-obtainiai12ileadiEKGi-iCORRECTiiANSWER-Rationale
jawitightnessiandiaistiffineckiareisignsiofitardiveidyskinesia,iaiseriousisideieffectiofihealthiallit
haticanibeireversediwithiBenadrylianswerichoiceiA.itheiclienticomplaintsiareinoticonsideredi
hallucinationsib.iMassagingitheineckidoesinotieliminateitheisymptoms.iAi12ileadiEKGiisinotii
ndicatedibecauseitheipainiisinoticardiaciiniorigin.