HESI PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
EXAM 2026/2027 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
100% PASS
What are the 5 rights of medication administration? - ANSWER
✔✔Right Patient
Right Drug
Right Route
Right Time
Right Dose
,How do you safely prepare medication? - ANSWER ✔✔Have good
lighting & work alone.
Check medication label 3 times (When you grab the medication, Before
dispensing medication, & When you replace medication.)
Don't use anything without a label.
Bottles with bad labels need to be returned to the pharmacy.
Never transfer medication into another bottle.
Check expiration date.
Inspect & throw away decomposing medications.
How would you administer medication via IM? - ANSWER
✔✔Injecting at 90° using the Z-Track method.
How would you administer medication via IV? - ANSWER ✔✔Assess
for allergies.
Assess the IV site for complications.
Clean the port closest to the IV site with alcohol swab.
Administer medication.
,How would you administer medication via SubQ? - ANSWER
✔✔Injecting 45° (Skinny Patient) or 90° (Average Patient) into the fatty
tissue.
How would you administer medication via oral route? - ANSWER
✔✔Assist the patient into an upright or side lying position.
Ask patient if they would like the medications in his/her hand or in the
cup.
Offer water.
Remain with the patient until each medication is swallowed. Never leave
the patient's bedside.
How would you instill ear medications? - ANSWER ✔✔Warm the
medication to prep it before entering the patient's room.
Clean any ear drainage.
Place the patient on his/her unaffected side or have the patient sit up
with head titled to the unaffected side.
Straighten the ear canal by pulling up & back for adults or down & back
for children.
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, Administer the medication and allow the drops to fall on the side of the
canal. Avoid instilling in the middle of the canal or the tympanic
membrane.
Instruct patient to remain in this position for 5 minutes.
Gently press on the tragus to facilitate the medication to travel towards
the tympanic membrane.
If ordered loosely place a cotton ball into the ear canal.
If you have to administer drops in both ear wait 5 minutes between each
side.
How would you instill eye medications? - ANSWER ✔✔Offer the
patient a tissue.
Cleanse each eye from the inner area to the outer area.
If the patient does not have cervical spine injury instruct the patient to tilt
his/her head back.
Gently apply pressure with fingers at the edge of the lower eyelid to
expose the conjunctival sac.
Administer the medication & release the lower eyelid.
Instruct patient to close eyes gently.
EXAM 2026/2027 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
100% PASS
What are the 5 rights of medication administration? - ANSWER
✔✔Right Patient
Right Drug
Right Route
Right Time
Right Dose
,How do you safely prepare medication? - ANSWER ✔✔Have good
lighting & work alone.
Check medication label 3 times (When you grab the medication, Before
dispensing medication, & When you replace medication.)
Don't use anything without a label.
Bottles with bad labels need to be returned to the pharmacy.
Never transfer medication into another bottle.
Check expiration date.
Inspect & throw away decomposing medications.
How would you administer medication via IM? - ANSWER
✔✔Injecting at 90° using the Z-Track method.
How would you administer medication via IV? - ANSWER ✔✔Assess
for allergies.
Assess the IV site for complications.
Clean the port closest to the IV site with alcohol swab.
Administer medication.
,How would you administer medication via SubQ? - ANSWER
✔✔Injecting 45° (Skinny Patient) or 90° (Average Patient) into the fatty
tissue.
How would you administer medication via oral route? - ANSWER
✔✔Assist the patient into an upright or side lying position.
Ask patient if they would like the medications in his/her hand or in the
cup.
Offer water.
Remain with the patient until each medication is swallowed. Never leave
the patient's bedside.
How would you instill ear medications? - ANSWER ✔✔Warm the
medication to prep it before entering the patient's room.
Clean any ear drainage.
Place the patient on his/her unaffected side or have the patient sit up
with head titled to the unaffected side.
Straighten the ear canal by pulling up & back for adults or down & back
for children.
3
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2026/2027. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Administer the medication and allow the drops to fall on the side of the
canal. Avoid instilling in the middle of the canal or the tympanic
membrane.
Instruct patient to remain in this position for 5 minutes.
Gently press on the tragus to facilitate the medication to travel towards
the tympanic membrane.
If ordered loosely place a cotton ball into the ear canal.
If you have to administer drops in both ear wait 5 minutes between each
side.
How would you instill eye medications? - ANSWER ✔✔Offer the
patient a tissue.
Cleanse each eye from the inner area to the outer area.
If the patient does not have cervical spine injury instruct the patient to tilt
his/her head back.
Gently apply pressure with fingers at the edge of the lower eyelid to
expose the conjunctival sac.
Administer the medication & release the lower eyelid.
Instruct patient to close eyes gently.
