HESI PHARMACOLOGY ALL 2027 ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔A client prescribed danazol (Danocrine) for endometriosis calls the clinic nurse and
reports having a dark swollen and painful leg. Which instructions should the nurse
provide to the client?
A. Wear support stockings
B. Elevate both legs and apply heat
C. Proceed to the closest emergency room
D. Walk for 20 to 30 minutes to reduce the pain and edema - ✔✔C
✔✔A client is prescribed cefadroxil (Duricef) for a urinary tract infection. The client
informs the nurse that she is currently aking oral contraceptives. Which client
information should the nurse provide?
A. The antibiotic may be less effect while taking OCP
B. The medication combination potentiates the risk of adverse reactions
C. Avoid prolonged sun exposure while taking the antibiotic
d. Use an additional form of contraception until your menstrual cycle - ✔✔D
✔✔An older client is taking warfarin sodium (Coumadin) PO 2.5 mg twice a day. Which
laboratory value should the nurse identify as a therapeutic response of the medication?
A. INR of 2 to 3
B. PT of 4 seconds
C. PTT of 20 seconds
D. aPTT of 3 times normal - ✔✔A
✔✔A client prescribed a statin and gemfibrozil (Lopid) for hyperlipidemia reports an
onset of muscle pain and weakness. Which assessment is most important for the nurse
to evaluate?
, A. Serum liver enzymes
B. T3 and T4 blood levels
C. Bowel function
D. Peripheral sensation - ✔✔A
✔✔A client receives a new prescription for and ACE inhibitor. Which client history
contraindicates its use?
A. ASthma
B. Heart failure
D. Renal artery stenosis
D. Coronary artery disease - ✔✔C
✔✔A client prescribed furosemide for the past six months is scheduled to receive
digoxin for heart failure. Which laboratory serum levels should the nurse review before
administering the digoxin?
A. Calcium
B. Magnesium
C. Potassium
D. Furosemide - ✔✔C
✔✔The nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client newly prescribed
amitriptyline for depression. Which instruction is important for the nurse to include in the
client's teaching?
A. Do not ingest foods with tyramine
B. Avoid the consumption of alcohol
C. Obtain daily blood pressure readings
D. Take with a glass of orange juice - ✔✔B
✔✔A client at 30 weeks gestation in labor receives two 12 mg doses of betamethasone
intramuscularly 12 hours apart. The clients asks the nurse why she is receiving the
betamethasone. Which explanation should the nurse give the client?
A. The medication suppresses uterine contractions
B. the medication stimulates fetal surfactant production
C. The medication reduces maternal and fetal tachycardia
D. The medication maintains adequate maternal respiratory effort - ✔✔B
✔✔The mother of a newborn refuses to have her newborn administer the vitamin K
injection. Which information should the nurse provide the mother?
A. Bacteria that synthesize vitamin K are not present in the newborn's intestinal tract
B. Oral vitamin K impedes the synthesis of clotting factors in the liver
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔A client prescribed danazol (Danocrine) for endometriosis calls the clinic nurse and
reports having a dark swollen and painful leg. Which instructions should the nurse
provide to the client?
A. Wear support stockings
B. Elevate both legs and apply heat
C. Proceed to the closest emergency room
D. Walk for 20 to 30 minutes to reduce the pain and edema - ✔✔C
✔✔A client is prescribed cefadroxil (Duricef) for a urinary tract infection. The client
informs the nurse that she is currently aking oral contraceptives. Which client
information should the nurse provide?
A. The antibiotic may be less effect while taking OCP
B. The medication combination potentiates the risk of adverse reactions
C. Avoid prolonged sun exposure while taking the antibiotic
d. Use an additional form of contraception until your menstrual cycle - ✔✔D
✔✔An older client is taking warfarin sodium (Coumadin) PO 2.5 mg twice a day. Which
laboratory value should the nurse identify as a therapeutic response of the medication?
A. INR of 2 to 3
B. PT of 4 seconds
C. PTT of 20 seconds
D. aPTT of 3 times normal - ✔✔A
✔✔A client prescribed a statin and gemfibrozil (Lopid) for hyperlipidemia reports an
onset of muscle pain and weakness. Which assessment is most important for the nurse
to evaluate?
, A. Serum liver enzymes
B. T3 and T4 blood levels
C. Bowel function
D. Peripheral sensation - ✔✔A
✔✔A client receives a new prescription for and ACE inhibitor. Which client history
contraindicates its use?
A. ASthma
B. Heart failure
D. Renal artery stenosis
D. Coronary artery disease - ✔✔C
✔✔A client prescribed furosemide for the past six months is scheduled to receive
digoxin for heart failure. Which laboratory serum levels should the nurse review before
administering the digoxin?
A. Calcium
B. Magnesium
C. Potassium
D. Furosemide - ✔✔C
✔✔The nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client newly prescribed
amitriptyline for depression. Which instruction is important for the nurse to include in the
client's teaching?
A. Do not ingest foods with tyramine
B. Avoid the consumption of alcohol
C. Obtain daily blood pressure readings
D. Take with a glass of orange juice - ✔✔B
✔✔A client at 30 weeks gestation in labor receives two 12 mg doses of betamethasone
intramuscularly 12 hours apart. The clients asks the nurse why she is receiving the
betamethasone. Which explanation should the nurse give the client?
A. The medication suppresses uterine contractions
B. the medication stimulates fetal surfactant production
C. The medication reduces maternal and fetal tachycardia
D. The medication maintains adequate maternal respiratory effort - ✔✔B
✔✔The mother of a newborn refuses to have her newborn administer the vitamin K
injection. Which information should the nurse provide the mother?
A. Bacteria that synthesize vitamin K are not present in the newborn's intestinal tract
B. Oral vitamin K impedes the synthesis of clotting factors in the liver
