HESI PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2025 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
1 – answers A client who has been prescribed tetracycline continues the course of treatment
during the first trimester of pregnancy. Which teratogenic effect may occur in the fetus?
1 Bone anomalies
2 Central nervous system malformations
3 Facial malformations
4 Internal organ defects
2 – answers A nurse determines that the teaching about the side effects of azithromycin has
been understood when the adolescent client identifies which problem as the most common
side effect of this medication?
1 Tinnitus
2 Diarrhea
3 Dizziness
4 Headache
3 – answers The nurse is preparing to discharge a client who presented to the emergency room
for an acute asthma attack. The nurse notes that upon discharge the healthcare provider has
prescribed theophylline 300 mg orally to be taken daily at 9:00 AM. The nurse will teach the
client to take the medication on which schedule?
1 With a meal
2 Only at bedtime
3 At a specific time prescribed
4 Until symptoms are gone
,1 – answers Loratadine, 10 mg by mouth once a day in the morning, is prescribed for a 15-year-
old girl with hay fever. The girl tells the school nurse that she is concerned that she will be
sleepy for a quiz the next day. How should the nurse respond?
1 By explaining that this medication rarely causes drowsiness
2 By advising her to take half a tablet in the morning before school
3 By suggesting that she skip the next day's dose if she can tolerate the hay fever
4 By recommending that she call the allergist for a prescription containing a stimulant
4 – answers A client with type 1 diabetes tells the nurse, "I take guaifenesin cough syrup when I
have a cold." What important instruction does the nurse include in client teaching about this
medication?
1 Substitute an elixir for the cough syrup.
2 Increase fluid intake and use a humidifier to control the cough.
3 The small amounts of sugar in medications are not a concern with diabetes.
4 Include the glucose in the cough syrup when calculating daily carbohydrate allowance
1 – answers A client newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is receiving glyburide and asks the
nurse how this drug works. What mechanism of action does the nurse provide?
1 Stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin
2 Accelerates the liver's release of stored glycogen
3 Increases glucose transport across the cell membrane
4 Lowers blood glucose in the absence of pancreatic function
2 – answers Which nursing action is the priority when administering chelation therapy for a
toddler-age client?
1 Assessing vital signs
2 Monitoring urine output
, 3 Conducting a behavioral assessment
4 Providing education to reduce lead exposure
2 – answers A 67-year-old client has tested positive for influenza A. The client also has asthma.
Which drug would the nurse recommend be avoided in this client?
1 Ribavirin
2 Zanamivir
3 Oseltamivir
4 Amantadine
1 – answers Which first line medication would the nurse state is used to treat anaphylactic
reactions?
1 Epinephrine
2 Norepinephrine
3 Dexamethasone
4 Diphenhydramine
1 – answers A mother complains that her child's teeth have become yellow in color. With
prolonged use, which medication may be responsible for the child's condition?
1 Tetracycline
2 Promethazine
3 Chloramphenicol
4 Fluoroquinolones
2,3,6 – answers What are the desired outcomes that the nurse expects when administering a
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)? Select all that apply
1 Diuresis
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
1 – answers A client who has been prescribed tetracycline continues the course of treatment
during the first trimester of pregnancy. Which teratogenic effect may occur in the fetus?
1 Bone anomalies
2 Central nervous system malformations
3 Facial malformations
4 Internal organ defects
2 – answers A nurse determines that the teaching about the side effects of azithromycin has
been understood when the adolescent client identifies which problem as the most common
side effect of this medication?
1 Tinnitus
2 Diarrhea
3 Dizziness
4 Headache
3 – answers The nurse is preparing to discharge a client who presented to the emergency room
for an acute asthma attack. The nurse notes that upon discharge the healthcare provider has
prescribed theophylline 300 mg orally to be taken daily at 9:00 AM. The nurse will teach the
client to take the medication on which schedule?
1 With a meal
2 Only at bedtime
3 At a specific time prescribed
4 Until symptoms are gone
,1 – answers Loratadine, 10 mg by mouth once a day in the morning, is prescribed for a 15-year-
old girl with hay fever. The girl tells the school nurse that she is concerned that she will be
sleepy for a quiz the next day. How should the nurse respond?
1 By explaining that this medication rarely causes drowsiness
2 By advising her to take half a tablet in the morning before school
3 By suggesting that she skip the next day's dose if she can tolerate the hay fever
4 By recommending that she call the allergist for a prescription containing a stimulant
4 – answers A client with type 1 diabetes tells the nurse, "I take guaifenesin cough syrup when I
have a cold." What important instruction does the nurse include in client teaching about this
medication?
1 Substitute an elixir for the cough syrup.
2 Increase fluid intake and use a humidifier to control the cough.
3 The small amounts of sugar in medications are not a concern with diabetes.
4 Include the glucose in the cough syrup when calculating daily carbohydrate allowance
1 – answers A client newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is receiving glyburide and asks the
nurse how this drug works. What mechanism of action does the nurse provide?
1 Stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin
2 Accelerates the liver's release of stored glycogen
3 Increases glucose transport across the cell membrane
4 Lowers blood glucose in the absence of pancreatic function
2 – answers Which nursing action is the priority when administering chelation therapy for a
toddler-age client?
1 Assessing vital signs
2 Monitoring urine output
, 3 Conducting a behavioral assessment
4 Providing education to reduce lead exposure
2 – answers A 67-year-old client has tested positive for influenza A. The client also has asthma.
Which drug would the nurse recommend be avoided in this client?
1 Ribavirin
2 Zanamivir
3 Oseltamivir
4 Amantadine
1 – answers Which first line medication would the nurse state is used to treat anaphylactic
reactions?
1 Epinephrine
2 Norepinephrine
3 Dexamethasone
4 Diphenhydramine
1 – answers A mother complains that her child's teeth have become yellow in color. With
prolonged use, which medication may be responsible for the child's condition?
1 Tetracycline
2 Promethazine
3 Chloramphenicol
4 Fluoroquinolones
2,3,6 – answers What are the desired outcomes that the nurse expects when administering a
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)? Select all that apply
1 Diuresis
