HESI RN PHARMACOLOGY V2 EXAM 2026
FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS WITH FULL
ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse is administering haloperidol 0.5 mg IM PRN to a client
for the first time. What side effects should the nurse assess the client
for during the initial dose? Answer: Dystonia.
◉ While reviewing the client's electronic medical record (EMR), the
nurse assesses a client who is at risk for a possible interaction with
an over-the-counter (OTC) decongestant. Which client health history
should the nurse report to the healthcare provider concerning the
OTC medication? (Select all that apply.) Answer: Closed angle
glaucoma.
Chronic hypertension.
◉ A client prescribed ipratropium reports nausea, blurred vision,
headaches, and insomnia after using the inhaler. Which action
should the nurse implement first? Answer: Withhold medication and
report symptoms and vital signs to healthcare provider.
◉ A client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis is experiencing
profound weakness, blurry vision, and shooting pains in both legs.
Which medication is considered the best course of treatment for the
,nurse to administer? Answer: High dose methylprednisolone
intravenously.
◉ The nurse administers 30 mL of lactulose for a client with stage 2
hepatic encephalopathy. Which assessment finding would indicate
the medication is being therapeuitc? Answer: A decrease in blood
ammonia levels.
◉ The nurse is teaching a client who is newly diagnosed with Type 1
diabetes about neutral protamine Hagedor (NPH) insulin. Which
statement by the client indicates an understanding of how the
medication works? Answer: It facilitates the transport of glucose
into the cells.
◉ The nurse should withhold which medication if a client reports
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea? Answer: Colchicine (Mitigare,
Colcrys).
◉ A client newly prescribed esomeprazole for gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) asks the nurse how the medication will help.
Which is the best explanation to provide the client? Answer: It will
promote rapid tissue healing.
◉ A nurse is providing medication education for a client prescribed
a beta-blocking agents for treatment of glaucoma. Which statement
, by the client demonstrates an understanding of the mechanism of
the medication? Answer: It inhibits the aqueous humor production.
◉ A nurse is planning a teaching session for a client newly
prescribed a miotic drug for the treatment of glaucoma. Which
information should the nurse include in the teaching session?
Answer: The medication enhances the aqueous humor outflow.
◉ The healthcare provider (HCP) prescribes a medication for an
older adult client who is reporting insomnia, and the HCP instructs
the client to return in two weeks. The nurse should question which
prescription? Answer: Eszopiclone (Lunesta) 10 milligrams orally at
bedtime.
◉ A client is diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease and receives a
prescription for esomeprazole (Nexium) 20 mg capsule daily. When
providing this client with discharge teaching, the nurse should
include which instruction? Answer: Take at same time each day one
hour before eating a meal.
◉ A client receives a new prescription for ciprofloxacin (Cipro), a
synthetic quinolone. When teaching about this drug, which
information in the client's history requires special emphasis by the
nurse? Answer: Works twenty hours a week as a lifeguard at the
local pool.
FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS WITH FULL
ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse is administering haloperidol 0.5 mg IM PRN to a client
for the first time. What side effects should the nurse assess the client
for during the initial dose? Answer: Dystonia.
◉ While reviewing the client's electronic medical record (EMR), the
nurse assesses a client who is at risk for a possible interaction with
an over-the-counter (OTC) decongestant. Which client health history
should the nurse report to the healthcare provider concerning the
OTC medication? (Select all that apply.) Answer: Closed angle
glaucoma.
Chronic hypertension.
◉ A client prescribed ipratropium reports nausea, blurred vision,
headaches, and insomnia after using the inhaler. Which action
should the nurse implement first? Answer: Withhold medication and
report symptoms and vital signs to healthcare provider.
◉ A client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis is experiencing
profound weakness, blurry vision, and shooting pains in both legs.
Which medication is considered the best course of treatment for the
,nurse to administer? Answer: High dose methylprednisolone
intravenously.
◉ The nurse administers 30 mL of lactulose for a client with stage 2
hepatic encephalopathy. Which assessment finding would indicate
the medication is being therapeuitc? Answer: A decrease in blood
ammonia levels.
◉ The nurse is teaching a client who is newly diagnosed with Type 1
diabetes about neutral protamine Hagedor (NPH) insulin. Which
statement by the client indicates an understanding of how the
medication works? Answer: It facilitates the transport of glucose
into the cells.
◉ The nurse should withhold which medication if a client reports
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea? Answer: Colchicine (Mitigare,
Colcrys).
◉ A client newly prescribed esomeprazole for gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) asks the nurse how the medication will help.
Which is the best explanation to provide the client? Answer: It will
promote rapid tissue healing.
◉ A nurse is providing medication education for a client prescribed
a beta-blocking agents for treatment of glaucoma. Which statement
, by the client demonstrates an understanding of the mechanism of
the medication? Answer: It inhibits the aqueous humor production.
◉ A nurse is planning a teaching session for a client newly
prescribed a miotic drug for the treatment of glaucoma. Which
information should the nurse include in the teaching session?
Answer: The medication enhances the aqueous humor outflow.
◉ The healthcare provider (HCP) prescribes a medication for an
older adult client who is reporting insomnia, and the HCP instructs
the client to return in two weeks. The nurse should question which
prescription? Answer: Eszopiclone (Lunesta) 10 milligrams orally at
bedtime.
◉ A client is diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease and receives a
prescription for esomeprazole (Nexium) 20 mg capsule daily. When
providing this client with discharge teaching, the nurse should
include which instruction? Answer: Take at same time each day one
hour before eating a meal.
◉ A client receives a new prescription for ciprofloxacin (Cipro), a
synthetic quinolone. When teaching about this drug, which
information in the client's history requires special emphasis by the
nurse? Answer: Works twenty hours a week as a lifeguard at the
local pool.
