BSN 315 HESI PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
1. A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports
feeling increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse implement?
ANS >>> - Notify the healthcare provider of the findings immediately.
2. Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client
with a migraine headache. It is most important to determine if the client's
history includes which problem? ANS >>> CAD
3. A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV)
every 12 hours which is to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains
ciprofloxacin 400 mg in dextrose 5%in water (D5W) 200mL. How many mL/hr
should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? ANS >>> 200
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, 4. Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important for the
nurse to perform which assessment? ANS >>> Determine the frequency and
consistency of bowel movements.
5. Hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for
a client with hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report
which symptom because it indicates that the client is taking too much of the
hormonal agent levothyroxine sodium? ANS >>> Restlessness
6. A male client reports to the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal
distress from a high dose of a corticosteroid and is planning to stop taking
the medication. In response to the client's statement which nursing action is
most important for the nurse to implement? ANS >>> Advise the client that
medication should be gradually stopped rather than abruptly.
7. A client is receiving pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glau-
coma. The client calls the clinic nurse and reports difficulty seeing at night.
Which explanation should the nurse provide? ANS >>> The eye drops slow
pupil re- sponse to accommodate for darkness
8. A client is receiving rifampin an antitubercular medication. Which statement
by this client should prompt the nurse to notify the healthcare provider of a
potential problem? ANS >>> Reports that the sclera are yellow.
9. Which action should the nurse implement to assess the effectiveness of the
Calcium channel blocker amlodipine? ANS >>> Measure the client's BP.
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
1. A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports
feeling increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse implement?
ANS >>> - Notify the healthcare provider of the findings immediately.
2. Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client
with a migraine headache. It is most important to determine if the client's
history includes which problem? ANS >>> CAD
3. A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV)
every 12 hours which is to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains
ciprofloxacin 400 mg in dextrose 5%in water (D5W) 200mL. How many mL/hr
should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? ANS >>> 200
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, 4. Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important for the
nurse to perform which assessment? ANS >>> Determine the frequency and
consistency of bowel movements.
5. Hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for
a client with hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report
which symptom because it indicates that the client is taking too much of the
hormonal agent levothyroxine sodium? ANS >>> Restlessness
6. A male client reports to the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal
distress from a high dose of a corticosteroid and is planning to stop taking
the medication. In response to the client's statement which nursing action is
most important for the nurse to implement? ANS >>> Advise the client that
medication should be gradually stopped rather than abruptly.
7. A client is receiving pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glau-
coma. The client calls the clinic nurse and reports difficulty seeing at night.
Which explanation should the nurse provide? ANS >>> The eye drops slow
pupil re- sponse to accommodate for darkness
8. A client is receiving rifampin an antitubercular medication. Which statement
by this client should prompt the nurse to notify the healthcare provider of a
potential problem? ANS >>> Reports that the sclera are yellow.
9. Which action should the nurse implement to assess the effectiveness of the
Calcium channel blocker amlodipine? ANS >>> Measure the client's BP.
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