HESI Pharmacology Question Bank (250 Pharmacology Questions & Answers)

HESI Pharmacology Question Bank (250 Pharmacology Questions & Answers) 1) The nurse is administering the drug losartan (Cozaar) to a client with impaired liver function. Recognizing this medication is a prodrug, the nurse monitors what effect? Reduction in the desired effect 2) What pharmacokinetic property makes it difficult to treat a patient's brain tumor? blood-brain barrier 3) A client with renal failure is at particular risk for what condition? rapid development of drug toxicity 4) The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient who has received one last dose of a medication that has a half-life of 7 days. What should the nurse tell the client? That they might continue to experience the effects of the drug for several days 5) A client is started on a thyroid hormone and has blood drawn to measure the plasma concentration of the drug. The nurse explains that this will identify if: the drug is in the therapeutic range