HESI Pharmacology Exit Exam
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient is taking warfarin. Which food should the nurse advise the patient to avoid large
amounts of?
A. Bananas
B. Apples
✔✔C. Leafy green vegetables
D. Rice
A patient is prescribed morphine for postoperative pain. What is the priority assessment before
administration?
A. Blood pressure
✔✔B. Respiratory rate
C. Temperature
D. Blood glucose
A patient is receiving vancomycin IV. What is an important consideration to prevent adverse
effects?
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,A. Administer rapidly
✔✔B. Infuse over at least 60 minutes
C. Give with diuretics
D. Skip monitoring blood levels
A patient is prescribed albuterol for asthma. Which adverse effect should the nurse monitor for?
A. Bradycardia
✔✔B. Tremors and tachycardia
C. Constipation
D. Hypoglycemia
A patient is taking digoxin for heart failure. Which electrolyte imbalance increases risk of
toxicity?
A. Hypercalcemia
✔✔B. Hypokalemia
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hypermagnesemia
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,A patient is prescribed metformin for type 2 diabetes. What instruction should the nurse give
regarding contrast dye for imaging studies?
A. Take extra dose before imaging
✔✔B. Hold metformin before and after contrast as prescribed
C. Increase fluid intake only
D. No action needed
A patient is prescribed prednisone for an inflammatory disorder. Which side effect should the
nurse monitor?
A. Hypotension
B. Bradycardia
✔✔C. Hyperglycemia and immunosuppression
D. Constipation
A patient is taking lithium for bipolar disorder. What is an early sign of toxicity?
A. Hypotension
✔✔B. Nausea, vomiting, and tremors
C. Bradycardia
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, D. Rash
A patient is prescribed nitroglycerin for angina. What is an important patient teaching point?
A. Take with meals
B. Avoid exercise
✔✔C. Sit or lie down when taking to prevent dizziness
D. Take only at night
A patient is prescribed levothyroxine. When is the optimal time to take this medication?
A. Before dinner
✔✔B. In the morning on an empty stomach
C. With a bedtime snack
D. Any time with food
A patient is receiving heparin therapy. What lab test is used to monitor therapeutic effect?
A. CBC
B. INR
✔✔C. aPTT
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient is taking warfarin. Which food should the nurse advise the patient to avoid large
amounts of?
A. Bananas
B. Apples
✔✔C. Leafy green vegetables
D. Rice
A patient is prescribed morphine for postoperative pain. What is the priority assessment before
administration?
A. Blood pressure
✔✔B. Respiratory rate
C. Temperature
D. Blood glucose
A patient is receiving vancomycin IV. What is an important consideration to prevent adverse
effects?
1
,A. Administer rapidly
✔✔B. Infuse over at least 60 minutes
C. Give with diuretics
D. Skip monitoring blood levels
A patient is prescribed albuterol for asthma. Which adverse effect should the nurse monitor for?
A. Bradycardia
✔✔B. Tremors and tachycardia
C. Constipation
D. Hypoglycemia
A patient is taking digoxin for heart failure. Which electrolyte imbalance increases risk of
toxicity?
A. Hypercalcemia
✔✔B. Hypokalemia
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hypermagnesemia
2
,A patient is prescribed metformin for type 2 diabetes. What instruction should the nurse give
regarding contrast dye for imaging studies?
A. Take extra dose before imaging
✔✔B. Hold metformin before and after contrast as prescribed
C. Increase fluid intake only
D. No action needed
A patient is prescribed prednisone for an inflammatory disorder. Which side effect should the
nurse monitor?
A. Hypotension
B. Bradycardia
✔✔C. Hyperglycemia and immunosuppression
D. Constipation
A patient is taking lithium for bipolar disorder. What is an early sign of toxicity?
A. Hypotension
✔✔B. Nausea, vomiting, and tremors
C. Bradycardia
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, D. Rash
A patient is prescribed nitroglycerin for angina. What is an important patient teaching point?
A. Take with meals
B. Avoid exercise
✔✔C. Sit or lie down when taking to prevent dizziness
D. Take only at night
A patient is prescribed levothyroxine. When is the optimal time to take this medication?
A. Before dinner
✔✔B. In the morning on an empty stomach
C. With a bedtime snack
D. Any time with food
A patient is receiving heparin therapy. What lab test is used to monitor therapeutic effect?
A. CBC
B. INR
✔✔C. aPTT
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