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HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
1. A nurse checks a client who is on a volume-cycled ventilator.
Which finding indicates that the client may need suctioning? -
ANSWER-D) restlessness
2. The most effective nursing intervention to prevent atelectasis
from developing in a post operative client is to - ANSWER-Assist
client to turn, deep breathe, and cough
3. When caring for a client with a post right thoracotomy who has
undergone an upper lobectomy, the nurse focuses on pain
management to promote - ANSWER-Deep breathing and
coughing
4. A nurse is to collect a sputum specimen for acid-fast bacillus
(AFB) from a client. Which action should the nurse take first? -
ANSWER-D) Assist with oral hygiene
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5. The nurse is caring for a child immediately after surgical
correction of a ventricular septal defect. Which of the following
nursing assessments should be a priority? - ANSWER-B) Assess
for post operative arrhythmias
6. A client has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD). As the nurse enters the client's room, his oxygen is
running at 6 liters per minute, his color is flushed
and his respirations are 8 per minute. What should the nurse do
first? - ANSWER-C) Lower the oxygen rate
7. A 4 year-old has been hospitalized for 24 hours with skeletal
traction for treatment of a fracture of the right femur. The nurse
finds that the child is now crying and the right
foot is pale with the absence of a pulse. What should the nurse do
first? - ANSWER-A) Notify the health care provider
8. The nurse is assessing a client 2 hours postoperatively after a
femoral popliteal bypass. The upper leg dressing becomes
saturated with blood. The nurse's first action should be to -
ANSWER-Reinforce the dressing and elevate the leg
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9. A client is receiving external beam radiation to the mediastinum
for treatment of bronchial cancer. Which of the following should
take priority in planning care? - ANSWER-B) Leukopenia
10. A client has a chest tube in place following a left lower
lobectomy inserted after a stab wound to the chest. When
repositioning the client, the nurse notices 200 cc of dark, red
fluid flows into the collection chamber of the chest drain. What is
the most appropriate nursing action? - ANSWER-Continue to
monitor the rate of drainage
11. A client has returned from a cardiac catheterization. Which
one of the following assessments would indicate the client is
experiencing a complication from the procedure? - ANSWER-
Loss of pulse in the extremity
12. A 60 year-old male client had a hernia repair in an outpatient
surgery clinic. He is awake and alert, but has not been able to
void since he returned from surgery 6 hours ago. He received
1000 mL of IV fluid. Which action would be most likely to help him
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void? - ANSWER-C) Assist him to stand by the side of the bed to
void
13. The nurse is caring for a client who requires a mechanical
ventilator for breathing. The high pressure alarm goes off on the
ventilator. What is the first action the nurse should perform? -
ANSWER-B) Perform a quick assessment of the client's condition
14. The health care provider order reads "aspirate nasogastric
feeding (NG) tuber every 4 hours and check pH of aspirate." The
pH of the aspirate is 10. Which action should the
nurse take? - ANSWER-A) Hold the tube feeding and notify the
provider
15. To prevent unnecessary hypoxia during suctioning of a
tracheostomy, the nurse must - ANSWER-A) Apply suction for no
more than 10 seconds
16. An antibiotic IM injection for a 2 year-old child is ordered. The
total volume of the injection equals 2.0 ml The correct action is to
- ANSWER-administer the medication in 2 separate injections
HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
1. A nurse checks a client who is on a volume-cycled ventilator.
Which finding indicates that the client may need suctioning? -
ANSWER-D) restlessness
2. The most effective nursing intervention to prevent atelectasis
from developing in a post operative client is to - ANSWER-Assist
client to turn, deep breathe, and cough
3. When caring for a client with a post right thoracotomy who has
undergone an upper lobectomy, the nurse focuses on pain
management to promote - ANSWER-Deep breathing and
coughing
4. A nurse is to collect a sputum specimen for acid-fast bacillus
(AFB) from a client. Which action should the nurse take first? -
ANSWER-D) Assist with oral hygiene
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5. The nurse is caring for a child immediately after surgical
correction of a ventricular septal defect. Which of the following
nursing assessments should be a priority? - ANSWER-B) Assess
for post operative arrhythmias
6. A client has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD). As the nurse enters the client's room, his oxygen is
running at 6 liters per minute, his color is flushed
and his respirations are 8 per minute. What should the nurse do
first? - ANSWER-C) Lower the oxygen rate
7. A 4 year-old has been hospitalized for 24 hours with skeletal
traction for treatment of a fracture of the right femur. The nurse
finds that the child is now crying and the right
foot is pale with the absence of a pulse. What should the nurse do
first? - ANSWER-A) Notify the health care provider
8. The nurse is assessing a client 2 hours postoperatively after a
femoral popliteal bypass. The upper leg dressing becomes
saturated with blood. The nurse's first action should be to -
ANSWER-Reinforce the dressing and elevate the leg
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9. A client is receiving external beam radiation to the mediastinum
for treatment of bronchial cancer. Which of the following should
take priority in planning care? - ANSWER-B) Leukopenia
10. A client has a chest tube in place following a left lower
lobectomy inserted after a stab wound to the chest. When
repositioning the client, the nurse notices 200 cc of dark, red
fluid flows into the collection chamber of the chest drain. What is
the most appropriate nursing action? - ANSWER-Continue to
monitor the rate of drainage
11. A client has returned from a cardiac catheterization. Which
one of the following assessments would indicate the client is
experiencing a complication from the procedure? - ANSWER-
Loss of pulse in the extremity
12. A 60 year-old male client had a hernia repair in an outpatient
surgery clinic. He is awake and alert, but has not been able to
void since he returned from surgery 6 hours ago. He received
1000 mL of IV fluid. Which action would be most likely to help him
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void? - ANSWER-C) Assist him to stand by the side of the bed to
void
13. The nurse is caring for a client who requires a mechanical
ventilator for breathing. The high pressure alarm goes off on the
ventilator. What is the first action the nurse should perform? -
ANSWER-B) Perform a quick assessment of the client's condition
14. The health care provider order reads "aspirate nasogastric
feeding (NG) tuber every 4 hours and check pH of aspirate." The
pH of the aspirate is 10. Which action should the
nurse take? - ANSWER-A) Hold the tube feeding and notify the
provider
15. To prevent unnecessary hypoxia during suctioning of a
tracheostomy, the nurse must - ANSWER-A) Apply suction for no
more than 10 seconds
16. An antibiotic IM injection for a 2 year-old child is ordered. The
total volume of the injection equals 2.0 ml The correct action is to
- ANSWER-administer the medication in 2 separate injections
