HESI 315 EXAM: PHARMACOLOGY
HESI 315, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
The nurse is planning care for a client with major depression who
is receiving a new prescription for duloxetine. Which information
is most important for the nurse to obtain?
A. Liver function laboratory results
B. Family history of mental illness
C. Recent use of other antidepressants
D. Weight change in the last month
Answer: A. Liver function laboratory result - CORRECT ANSWERS-
A. Liver function laboratory results
A client who is taking albendazole reports experiencing fatigue,
nausea and dark urine. The nurse observe laboratory results
should the nurse review?
a)Thyroid function test
b)Liver function test
c)Renal function panel.
d) Basic metabolic panel. - CORRECT ANSWERS- b)Liver function
test
The healthcare provider prescribes the antilipemic lovastatin for a
client who has exhibited a consistently elevated serum
, cholesterol level. In the evaluating the client understanding of the
treatment regimen, which remark by the client indicates to the
nurse that the client understands the drug's treatment protocol?
a) Taking this drug will enable me to have more choices about
what i can eat.
b) As soon as my cholesterol is lowered, i can stop taking this
drug.
c) I will avoid drinking alcoholic beverage while i m taking this
drug.
d) I will have a white blood count drawn monthly to monitor for
development of an infection - CORRECT ANSWERS- c) I will avoid
drinking alcoholic beverage while i m taking this drug.
A client with open-angle glucoma asks the nurse how long the
prescribed eye drop will need to be used. Which response made
by the nurse is accurate ?
a) Until a smaller angle can be restored.
b) Until the excess pressure is reduced.
c) For long-term control of pain and swelling.
d) For long-term control of normal eye pressure. - CORRECT
ANSWERS- d) For long-term control of normal eye pressure.
The nurse assesses a client with intermittent claudication who has
receiving pentoxifylline. which assessment should the nurse
perform to determine the effectiveness of the medication.
Measure hourly urinary output.
Auscultate bowel sounds.
HESI 315, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
The nurse is planning care for a client with major depression who
is receiving a new prescription for duloxetine. Which information
is most important for the nurse to obtain?
A. Liver function laboratory results
B. Family history of mental illness
C. Recent use of other antidepressants
D. Weight change in the last month
Answer: A. Liver function laboratory result - CORRECT ANSWERS-
A. Liver function laboratory results
A client who is taking albendazole reports experiencing fatigue,
nausea and dark urine. The nurse observe laboratory results
should the nurse review?
a)Thyroid function test
b)Liver function test
c)Renal function panel.
d) Basic metabolic panel. - CORRECT ANSWERS- b)Liver function
test
The healthcare provider prescribes the antilipemic lovastatin for a
client who has exhibited a consistently elevated serum
, cholesterol level. In the evaluating the client understanding of the
treatment regimen, which remark by the client indicates to the
nurse that the client understands the drug's treatment protocol?
a) Taking this drug will enable me to have more choices about
what i can eat.
b) As soon as my cholesterol is lowered, i can stop taking this
drug.
c) I will avoid drinking alcoholic beverage while i m taking this
drug.
d) I will have a white blood count drawn monthly to monitor for
development of an infection - CORRECT ANSWERS- c) I will avoid
drinking alcoholic beverage while i m taking this drug.
A client with open-angle glucoma asks the nurse how long the
prescribed eye drop will need to be used. Which response made
by the nurse is accurate ?
a) Until a smaller angle can be restored.
b) Until the excess pressure is reduced.
c) For long-term control of pain and swelling.
d) For long-term control of normal eye pressure. - CORRECT
ANSWERS- d) For long-term control of normal eye pressure.
The nurse assesses a client with intermittent claudication who has
receiving pentoxifylline. which assessment should the nurse
perform to determine the effectiveness of the medication.
Measure hourly urinary output.
Auscultate bowel sounds.
