BSN315 HESI Pharmacology Exam With Accurate Solutions
A client is scheduled for a helical CT scan with contrast to identify PE. For which of the
following client histories would the nurse need to follow up?
Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM.
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A client has multiple sclerosis and takes beta 1 a interferon independently and reports
recent increasing depression. What is the first nursing action?
Notify the health care provider about the findings without delay.
Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client for a migraine
headache. For what might be included in the client's history is it most important to
determine?
CAD
A client has an order for ciprofloxacin 400 mg IV q 12h to be administered over an hour.
The pharmacy sends ciprofloxacin 400 mg in D5W 200 mL to the floor and it will be given
by infusion pump. How many mL/hr does the nurse need to set to deliver the infusion?
200
Before giving a laxative to a bedfast client the most important assessment that should
be carried out by the nurse is:
Identify the frequency and pattern of elimination;
Hormone replacement with levothyroxine sodium is ordered for a client diagnosed with
hypothyroidism. The nurse should teach the client to notify the registered nurse if the
, client experiences which symptom as it is an indication that the client is taking too much
of the hormonal agent levothyroxine sodium?
Nervousness
The male client states to the nurse that he is experiencing GI distress from a high dose
of a corticosteroid medication and wishes to stop the medication. Once the client
identifies this, the priority nursing action is to Inform the client that medication should
be tapered and not abruptly stopped.
A client is taking pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glaucoma. The client
telephones the clinic nurse and states that it is hard to see in the dark. Which
explanation should the nurse give?
The eye drops slow the response of the pupil to accommodate for darkness
A client is taking rifampin an antitubercular medication. Which statement by this client
should cause the nurse to notify the healthcare provider about a potential problem?
States that the sclera are yellow.
What is the nurse's appropriate action to assess the effectiveness of the Calcium
channel blocker amlodipine?
BP should be measured by the client.
A male client receives the antibiotic gentamicin sulfate IV piggyback every 12 hours and
has been receiving it for days. Which nurse's observation would reflect an adverse
effect of gentamicin is occurring in the client?
Hearing has diminished.
A client is scheduled for a helical CT scan with contrast to identify PE. For which of the
following client histories would the nurse need to follow up?
Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM.
()
A client has multiple sclerosis and takes beta 1 a interferon independently and reports
recent increasing depression. What is the first nursing action?
Notify the health care provider about the findings without delay.
Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client for a migraine
headache. For what might be included in the client's history is it most important to
determine?
CAD
A client has an order for ciprofloxacin 400 mg IV q 12h to be administered over an hour.
The pharmacy sends ciprofloxacin 400 mg in D5W 200 mL to the floor and it will be given
by infusion pump. How many mL/hr does the nurse need to set to deliver the infusion?
200
Before giving a laxative to a bedfast client the most important assessment that should
be carried out by the nurse is:
Identify the frequency and pattern of elimination;
Hormone replacement with levothyroxine sodium is ordered for a client diagnosed with
hypothyroidism. The nurse should teach the client to notify the registered nurse if the
, client experiences which symptom as it is an indication that the client is taking too much
of the hormonal agent levothyroxine sodium?
Nervousness
The male client states to the nurse that he is experiencing GI distress from a high dose
of a corticosteroid medication and wishes to stop the medication. Once the client
identifies this, the priority nursing action is to Inform the client that medication should
be tapered and not abruptly stopped.
A client is taking pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glaucoma. The client
telephones the clinic nurse and states that it is hard to see in the dark. Which
explanation should the nurse give?
The eye drops slow the response of the pupil to accommodate for darkness
A client is taking rifampin an antitubercular medication. Which statement by this client
should cause the nurse to notify the healthcare provider about a potential problem?
States that the sclera are yellow.
What is the nurse's appropriate action to assess the effectiveness of the Calcium
channel blocker amlodipine?
BP should be measured by the client.
A male client receives the antibiotic gentamicin sulfate IV piggyback every 12 hours and
has been receiving it for days. Which nurse's observation would reflect an adverse
effect of gentamicin is occurring in the client?
Hearing has diminished.
