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Prepare for Pharmacology HESI exams with this 2026/2027 Evolve study guide. Includes verified practice questions, detailed answers, and strategies to help nursing students master medications, dosages, and patient care concepts for HESI and NCLEX-PN success.

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B. Neostigmine bromide A 19-year-old male client who has sustained a
severe head injury is intubated and placed on
Neostigmine bromide assisted mechanical ventilation. To facilitate optimal
and atropine sulfate, both ventilation and prevent the client from "fighting" the
anticholinergic drugs, ventilator, the health care provider administers
reverse the respiratory pancuronium bromide IV, with adjunctive opioid
muscle paralysis caused analgesia. What medication should be immediately
by pancuronium bromide. accessible for a potential complication with this
Options A, C, and D are drug?
not antagonists to
pancuronium bromide A. Dantrolene sodium
and would not be helpful B. Neostigmine bromide
in reversing the effects of C. Succinylcholine bromide
the drug compared with D. Epinephrine
the use of
anticholinergics.

A client with viral influenza is receiving vitamin C,
1000 mg PO daily, and acetaminophen elixir, 650 mg
PO every 4 hours PRN. The nurse calls the health
care provider to report that the client has
developed diarrhea. Which change in prescriptions
C. Decrease the dose of
should the nurse anticipate?
vitamin C.

A. Change the acetaminophen to ibuprofen.
B. Change the elixir to an injectable route.
C. Decrease the dose of vitamin C.
D. Begin treatment with an antibiotic.


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A. Maintain a drug administration record.


A written drug administration record provides a consistent plan to ensure safe
adherence to multiple medication dosages and times. Although option B is an
important safeguard to monitor for drug interactions, the parents should be given a
tool to enhance their confidence and provide a mechanism to ensure accurate and
timely medication administration without duplicating or omitting a dose. Using a
written record to record medication administration allows more than one person to
share the responsibility of giving medications to the child. Although smaller volumes

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ensure that all the medication is taken, it is more important to maintain an accurate
administration schedule.


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A pediatric client is discharged home with multiple prescriptions for
medications. Which information should the nurse provide that is most
helpful to the parents when managing the medication regimens?

A. Maintain a drug administration record.
B. Fill all prescriptions at one pharmacy.
C. Allow one person to give the medications.
D. Give all medications in small volumes.




B. Take the child's vital signs.


Phenobarbital causes respiratory depression, so the priority intervention is
assessment of vital signs. Options A, C, and D are actions that may all be used in the
treatment of this child, but they do not have the priority of option B.


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A 3-year-old boy is admitted to the emergency department after ingesting
an unknown amount of phenobarbital elixir prescribed for his brother's
seizure disorder. Which nursing intervention should the nurse implement
first?

A. Administer syrup of ipecac.
B. Take the child's vital signs.
C. Draw a blood specimen for a phenobarbital level.
D. Teach the mother safe medication storage practices.




B. Give pancrelipase capsule mixed with applesauce before each meal.


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Pancreatic enzyme replacement with pancrelipase is a major component of cystic
fibrosis nutritional management. Aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide may
be given before meals with enzymes to reduce gastric acidity and prevent enzyme
destruction but are ineffective when used alone to promote enzyme replacement.
Options C and D are used to treat steatorrhea in cystic fibrosis.


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In developing a nursing care plan for a 9-month-old infant with cystic
fibrosis, the nurse writes a nursing diagnosis of alteration in nutrition: less
than body requirements, related to inadequate digestion of nutrients.
Which intervention would best meet this child's needs?

A. Give aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide after meals.
B. Give pancrelipase capsule mixed with applesauce before each meal.
C. Administer cholestyramine resin before each meal and at bedtime.
D. Administer omeprazole for gastroesophageal reflux.




A. Hypotension


Nifedipine reduces peripheral vascular resistance and nitrates produce vasodilation,
so concurrent use of nitrates with nifedipine can cause hypotension with the initial
administration of these agents. Options B, C, and D are not side effects of this
treatment regimen.


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In addition to nitrate therapy, a client is receiving nifedipine, 10 mg PO
every 6 hours. The nurse should plan to observe for which common side
effect of this treatment regimen?

A. Hypotension
B. Hyperkalemia
C. Hypocalcemia
D. Seizures




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