Pharmacology HESI Comprehensive Review
for the NCLEX-PN Exam, 6th Edition Study
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,A 6-month-old infant is a. Apical heart rate of 60 beats/min
prescribed digoxin for the Rationale:
treatment of congestive heart A heart rate of 60 beats/min for a 6 month old
failure. Which observation by the warrants immediate intervention. The normal
practical nurse (PN) warrants heart rate for a 6 month old is 80 to 150
immediate intervention for signs beats/min when awake, and a rate of 70
of digoxin toxicity? beats/min while sleeping is considered to be
a. Apical heart rate of 60 within normal limits.
beats/min
b. Sweating across the forehead
c. Poor sucking effort
d. Respiratory rate of 30
breaths/min
,An 18-month-old toddler with a d. Question the parent how many wet diapers
3-day history of diarrhea was has the child had in 24 hours.
administered loperamide by their Rationale:
parent. What intervention is most Determining the amount and when the child
important for the PN to last voided is most important because urine
implement initially? output is decreased with dehydration. An 18
a. Tell the parent never to give month old with a 3-day history of diarrhea
this drug to her toddler. could be severely dehydrated. Additionally,
b. Ask if any other siblings have loperamide causes an anticholinergic effect
experienced diarrhea. of urinary retention. Although the
c. Obtain the child's oral and manufacturer states that loperamide should
tympanic temperatures. not be given to a child younger than the age
d. Question the parent how many of 2 years except under the direction of a
wet diapers has the child had in health care provider, this information is not
24 hours. the best answer for the question being asked.
, A 43-year-old female client who b. Tachycardia and chest pain
has had a thyroidectomy due to Rationale:
Grave's disease is prescribed a The signs and symptoms of thyroid
thyroid replacement hormone. replacement hormone toxicity include
Which signs and symptoms are tachycardia and chest pain.
associated with thyroid hormone
toxicity and should be reported
promptly to the health care
provider?
a. Tinnitus and dizziness
b. Tachycardia and chest pain
c. Dry skin and intolerance to
cold
d. Weight gain and increased
appetite
for the NCLEX-PN Exam, 6th Edition Study
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Terms in this set (95)
,A 6-month-old infant is a. Apical heart rate of 60 beats/min
prescribed digoxin for the Rationale:
treatment of congestive heart A heart rate of 60 beats/min for a 6 month old
failure. Which observation by the warrants immediate intervention. The normal
practical nurse (PN) warrants heart rate for a 6 month old is 80 to 150
immediate intervention for signs beats/min when awake, and a rate of 70
of digoxin toxicity? beats/min while sleeping is considered to be
a. Apical heart rate of 60 within normal limits.
beats/min
b. Sweating across the forehead
c. Poor sucking effort
d. Respiratory rate of 30
breaths/min
,An 18-month-old toddler with a d. Question the parent how many wet diapers
3-day history of diarrhea was has the child had in 24 hours.
administered loperamide by their Rationale:
parent. What intervention is most Determining the amount and when the child
important for the PN to last voided is most important because urine
implement initially? output is decreased with dehydration. An 18
a. Tell the parent never to give month old with a 3-day history of diarrhea
this drug to her toddler. could be severely dehydrated. Additionally,
b. Ask if any other siblings have loperamide causes an anticholinergic effect
experienced diarrhea. of urinary retention. Although the
c. Obtain the child's oral and manufacturer states that loperamide should
tympanic temperatures. not be given to a child younger than the age
d. Question the parent how many of 2 years except under the direction of a
wet diapers has the child had in health care provider, this information is not
24 hours. the best answer for the question being asked.
, A 43-year-old female client who b. Tachycardia and chest pain
has had a thyroidectomy due to Rationale:
Grave's disease is prescribed a The signs and symptoms of thyroid
thyroid replacement hormone. replacement hormone toxicity include
Which signs and symptoms are tachycardia and chest pain.
associated with thyroid hormone
toxicity and should be reported
promptly to the health care
provider?
a. Tinnitus and dizziness
b. Tachycardia and chest pain
c. Dry skin and intolerance to
cold
d. Weight gain and increased
appetite
