CHA 1 PROCTORED HESI QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The nurse is reviewing a client's current medication therapy and suspects hematuria. Which
medication is responsible for the client's condition? - anticoagulants (Warfarin)
An older adult client who has type 1 diabetes and chronic bronchitis is prescribed atenolol for the
management of angina pectoris. What clinical manifestation should alert the nurse to the fact that
the client may be developing a life-threatening response to the drug? - Difficulty breathing
A client will be taking nitrofurantoin 50 mg orally every evening at home to manage recurrent
urinary tract infections. What instructions should the nurse give to the client? - increase the
intake of fluids
A child is administered a RotaTeq vaccine. What adverse drug effect should the nurse monitor
for? - Intussusception
What is intussusception? - life-threatening form of bowel obstruction that occurs due to the
bowels folding in on itself
A client who had a myocardial infarction receives a prescription for a nitroglycerin patch. What
does the nurse identify as the purpose of the nitroglycerin patch? - Decreased cardiac preload
reduces cardiac workload (its a vasodilator)
A client at 31 weeks' gestation is admitted in preterm labor. What class of drugs might the nurse
anticipate being prescribed? - A beta-adrenergic because it is a tocolytic agent that may halt
labor, but only temporarily
A child undergoing drug treatment develops hyperthermia, acidosis, and respiratory depression.
Which type of drug would be responsible for the condition? - Salicylates
A nurse administers two serial intramuscular injections of betamethasone (corticosteroid) to a
woman at 32 weeks' gestation who has been admitted in preterm labor. The nurse knows that this
medication is given to accomplish what purpose? - stimulates surfactant production
A nurse identifies signs of electrolyte depletion in a client with heart failure who is receiving
bumetanide and digoxin. What does the nurse determine is the cause of the depletion? - Diuretic
therapy
A client diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is being treated with antacid
therapy. When teaching the client about the therapy, what does the nurse reinforce? - antacids
commonly interfere with the absorption of other drugs
A client asks a nurse why captopril was prescribed. What specific drug classification should the
nurse include in the explanation to the client? - Antihypertensive
Which drug impairs fertility when administered along with fertility drugs? - Promethazine
A client with osteoporosis is prescribed raloxifene. What should the nurse monitor in the client? -
monitor liver function tests
The nurse is reviewing a client's current medication therapy and suspects hematuria. Which
medication is responsible for the client's condition? - anticoagulants (Warfarin)
An older adult client who has type 1 diabetes and chronic bronchitis is prescribed atenolol for the
management of angina pectoris. What clinical manifestation should alert the nurse to the fact that
the client may be developing a life-threatening response to the drug? - Difficulty breathing
A client will be taking nitrofurantoin 50 mg orally every evening at home to manage recurrent
urinary tract infections. What instructions should the nurse give to the client? - increase the
intake of fluids
A child is administered a RotaTeq vaccine. What adverse drug effect should the nurse monitor
for? - Intussusception
What is intussusception? - life-threatening form of bowel obstruction that occurs due to the
bowels folding in on itself
A client who had a myocardial infarction receives a prescription for a nitroglycerin patch. What
does the nurse identify as the purpose of the nitroglycerin patch? - Decreased cardiac preload
reduces cardiac workload (its a vasodilator)
A client at 31 weeks' gestation is admitted in preterm labor. What class of drugs might the nurse
anticipate being prescribed? - A beta-adrenergic because it is a tocolytic agent that may halt
labor, but only temporarily
A child undergoing drug treatment develops hyperthermia, acidosis, and respiratory depression.
Which type of drug would be responsible for the condition? - Salicylates
A nurse administers two serial intramuscular injections of betamethasone (corticosteroid) to a
woman at 32 weeks' gestation who has been admitted in preterm labor. The nurse knows that this
medication is given to accomplish what purpose? - stimulates surfactant production
A nurse identifies signs of electrolyte depletion in a client with heart failure who is receiving
bumetanide and digoxin. What does the nurse determine is the cause of the depletion? - Diuretic
therapy
A client diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is being treated with antacid
therapy. When teaching the client about the therapy, what does the nurse reinforce? - antacids
commonly interfere with the absorption of other drugs
A client asks a nurse why captopril was prescribed. What specific drug classification should the
nurse include in the explanation to the client? - Antihypertensive
Which drug impairs fertility when administered along with fertility drugs? - Promethazine
A client with osteoporosis is prescribed raloxifene. What should the nurse monitor in the client? -
monitor liver function tests
