HESI Pharmacology Exam 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The nurse is administering the muscle relaxant baclofen by
mouth (PO) to a client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Which intervention should the nurse implement? - Correct
Answers ✅Advise the client to move slowly and cautiously
when rising and walking.
A female client who is a vegetarian has a new prescription for
warfarin. The client states she eats leafy green vegetables
every day. How should the nurse respond? - Correct
Answers ✅Advise the client that the healthcare provider
needs to be made aware of her current diet.
A client who received a renal transplant three months ago is
readmitted to the acute care unit with signs of graft rejection.
While taking the client's history, the nurse determines that
the client has been self-administering St. John's Wort, an
herbal preparation, on the advice of a friend. Which
information is most significant about this finding? - Correct
Answers ✅Wort can decrease plasma concentrations of
cyclosporine.
A client in the surgical recovery area asks the nurse to bring
the largest possible dose of pain medication available. Which
action should the nurse implement first? - Correct Answers
✅Ask the client to rate the current level of pain using a pain
scale.
, HESI Pharmacology Exam 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The nurse is planning care for a client with major depression
who is receiving a new prescription for duloxetine. Which
information is most important for the nurse to obtain? -
Correct Answers ✅Liver function laboratory results
Prior to administering oral doses of calcitriol and calcium
carbonate to a client with hypoparathyroidism, the nurse
notes that the client's total calcium level is 14 mg/dL (3.5
mmol/L). Which action should the nurse implement? -
Correct Answers ✅Hold both medications until contacting
the health care provider
Client with chemotherapy receives prescription for
metoclopramide. Which adverse effect is most important for
the nurse to report? - Correct Answers ✅involuntary
movements
Prescribed antibiotic tetracycline, which instruction should
nurse include in teaching plan for client? - Correct Answers
✅protect the skin from sunlight while taking the drug
A client is receiving intravenous (IV) vancomycin and the
nurse plans to draw blood for a peak and trough to determine
the serum level of the drug. Which collection times provide
the best determination of these levels? - Correct Answers
✅Immediately after completion of the IV dose and 30
minutes before the next administration
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The nurse is administering the muscle relaxant baclofen by
mouth (PO) to a client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Which intervention should the nurse implement? - Correct
Answers ✅Advise the client to move slowly and cautiously
when rising and walking.
A female client who is a vegetarian has a new prescription for
warfarin. The client states she eats leafy green vegetables
every day. How should the nurse respond? - Correct
Answers ✅Advise the client that the healthcare provider
needs to be made aware of her current diet.
A client who received a renal transplant three months ago is
readmitted to the acute care unit with signs of graft rejection.
While taking the client's history, the nurse determines that
the client has been self-administering St. John's Wort, an
herbal preparation, on the advice of a friend. Which
information is most significant about this finding? - Correct
Answers ✅Wort can decrease plasma concentrations of
cyclosporine.
A client in the surgical recovery area asks the nurse to bring
the largest possible dose of pain medication available. Which
action should the nurse implement first? - Correct Answers
✅Ask the client to rate the current level of pain using a pain
scale.
, HESI Pharmacology Exam 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The nurse is planning care for a client with major depression
who is receiving a new prescription for duloxetine. Which
information is most important for the nurse to obtain? -
Correct Answers ✅Liver function laboratory results
Prior to administering oral doses of calcitriol and calcium
carbonate to a client with hypoparathyroidism, the nurse
notes that the client's total calcium level is 14 mg/dL (3.5
mmol/L). Which action should the nurse implement? -
Correct Answers ✅Hold both medications until contacting
the health care provider
Client with chemotherapy receives prescription for
metoclopramide. Which adverse effect is most important for
the nurse to report? - Correct Answers ✅involuntary
movements
Prescribed antibiotic tetracycline, which instruction should
nurse include in teaching plan for client? - Correct Answers
✅protect the skin from sunlight while taking the drug
A client is receiving intravenous (IV) vancomycin and the
nurse plans to draw blood for a peak and trough to determine
the serum level of the drug. Which collection times provide
the best determination of these levels? - Correct Answers
✅Immediately after completion of the IV dose and 30
minutes before the next administration
