HESI ANSWERS
PHARMACOLOGY 2021 RN
(VERIFIED SOLUTION)
, HESI ANSWERS PHARMACOLOGY 2021 RN
Answer(s) for PHARMACOLOGY 2018 HESI RN TEST
BANK
17. A client is receiving tamsulosin (Flomax), an alpha adrenergic blocking
agent, for the management of urinary retention due to benign prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH). Which instruction is most important for the nurse to
provide?
✓ Stand and sit up slowly
19. Thirty minutes after administering trimethobenzamide (tigan) to a client
with nausea, the nurse observes that the client is sedated, but arouses,
easily and denies further nausea. Which action should the nurse implement?
✓ Encourage the client to rest until feeling more alert.
20. A female client with osteoporosis has been taking a weekly dose of oral
risedronate for several weeks. The client calls the clinic nurse to report
increasing “hearburn.” How should the nurse respond?
✓ Advise the client to go to the nearest emergency department.
21. The nurse is preparing medications for a client with bipolar disorder and
notices that the antipsychotic medication was discontinued several days ago.
Which medication should also be discontinued?
✓ Lithium
22. An adolescent receives a new prescription for isotretinoin (claravis) for
cystic acne. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide?
✓ Consider an alternative summer job, other than life-guarding.
23. The nurse is teaching a male client with type 1 diabetes mellitus about
the onset, peak, and duration of a new prescription for glargine (lantus)
insulin. The the insulin is self-administered at 0800, when is the client most
likely to experience hypoglycemia?
PHARMACOLOGY 2021 RN
(VERIFIED SOLUTION)
, HESI ANSWERS PHARMACOLOGY 2021 RN
Answer(s) for PHARMACOLOGY 2018 HESI RN TEST
BANK
17. A client is receiving tamsulosin (Flomax), an alpha adrenergic blocking
agent, for the management of urinary retention due to benign prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH). Which instruction is most important for the nurse to
provide?
✓ Stand and sit up slowly
19. Thirty minutes after administering trimethobenzamide (tigan) to a client
with nausea, the nurse observes that the client is sedated, but arouses,
easily and denies further nausea. Which action should the nurse implement?
✓ Encourage the client to rest until feeling more alert.
20. A female client with osteoporosis has been taking a weekly dose of oral
risedronate for several weeks. The client calls the clinic nurse to report
increasing “hearburn.” How should the nurse respond?
✓ Advise the client to go to the nearest emergency department.
21. The nurse is preparing medications for a client with bipolar disorder and
notices that the antipsychotic medication was discontinued several days ago.
Which medication should also be discontinued?
✓ Lithium
22. An adolescent receives a new prescription for isotretinoin (claravis) for
cystic acne. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide?
✓ Consider an alternative summer job, other than life-guarding.
23. The nurse is teaching a male client with type 1 diabetes mellitus about
the onset, peak, and duration of a new prescription for glargine (lantus)
insulin. The the insulin is self-administered at 0800, when is the client most
likely to experience hypoglycemia?
