EVOLVE HESI PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2024/ LATEST UPDATE
EXAM WITH CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS/100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS ||A+ GRADE
This Test Consists Of 125 Questions And Answers
1. A 19-year-old male client who has sustained a severe head injury is in-
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r tubated and placed on assisted mechanical ventilation. To facilitate optimal
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r ventilation and prevent the client from "fighting" the ventilator, the health
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r care provider administers pancuronium bromide IV, with adjunctive opioid
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r analgesia.What medication should be immediately accessible for a potential
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complication with this drug?
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A. Dantrolene sodium r
B. Neostigmine bromide r
C. Succinylcholine bromide r
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D. Epinephrine
…Answer>> r B. Neostigmine bromide
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Neostigmine bromide and atropine sulfate, both anticholinergic drugs, reverse the
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r respiratory muscle paralysis caused by pancuronium bromide. Options A, C, and D
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are not antagonists to pancuronium bromide and would not be helpful in reversing
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r the effects of the drug compared with the use of anticholinergics.
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2. A client with viral influenza is receiving vitamin C, 1000 mg PO daily, and
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r acetaminophen elixir,650 mg PO every 4 hours PRN.The nurse calls the health
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care provider to report that the client has developed diarrhea. Which change
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in prescriptions should the nurse anticipate?
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A. Change the acetaminophen to ibuprofen.
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B. Change the elixir to an injectable route.
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C. Decrease the dose of vitamin C. r r r r r
D. Begin treatment with an antibiotic.
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…Answer>> rr C. Decrease the dose of vitamin C.
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3. When providing nursing care for a client receiving pyridostigmine bromide
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for myasthenia gravis, which nursing intervention has the highest priority?
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A. Monitor the client frequently for urinary retention.
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B. Assess respiratory status and breath sounds often.
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C. Monitor blood pressure each shift to screen for hypertension.
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D. Administer most medications after meals to decrease gastrointestinal
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rirritation.
…Answer>> rr B. Assess respiratory status and breath sounds often.
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4. A client with a dislocated shoulder is being prepared for a closed manual
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r reduction using conscious sedation.Which medication should the nurse ex-
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plain as a sedative used during the procedure?
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A.Inhaled nitrous oxide r r r
B.B.Midazolam IV r
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C.Ketamine IM r
D.Fentanyl and droperidol IM r r r
…Answer>> rr B. Midazolam IV
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5. A client is being discharged with a prescription for sulfasalazine to treat
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ulcerative colitis. Which instruction should the nurse provide to this client
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prior to discharge?
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A. Maintain good oral hygiene. r r r
B. Take the medication 30 minutes before a meal.
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C. Discontinue use of the drug gradually. r r r r r
D. Drink at least eight glasses of fluid a day.
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…Answer>> rr D. Drink at least eight glasses offluid a day.
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6. The health care provider prescribes carbamazepine for a child whose ton-
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r ic-clonic seizures have been poorly controlled.The nurse informs the mother
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that the child must have blood tests every week.The mother asks why so many
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blood tests are necessary. Which complication is assessed through frequent
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laboratory testing that the nurse should explain to this mother?
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A. Nephrotoxicity
B. Ototoxicity
C. Myelosuppression