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HESI PN PHARMACOLOGY (3 LATEST VERSIONS)
ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 EACH VERSION
CONTAINS 55 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||LATEST VERSION!!!
While taking a client's history, the practical nurse (PN)
discovers that the client, who takes Coumadin daily, has
added a ginger supplement on the advice of a friend. What
comment is critical for the PN to provide to this client? -
Answer-"Your health care provider is interested in all
medications and herbs you take."
A client with diabetes mellitus takes insulin daily and is
prescribed propranolol (Inderal). Which information should
the nurse provide to this client? - Answer-A sign of
hypoglycemia is that propranolol slows a rapid heart rate.
A client has a positive skin test for tuberculosis. What
prophylactic drug should the practical nurse (PN) expect to
be prescribed for this client? - Answer-Isoniazid (INH)
Amitriptyline hydrochloride (Elavil) is prescribed for an
adult female client who is clinically depressed. Five days
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after beginning the drug, the client is admitted to the
hospital because of suicide ideation. She tells the practical
nurse (PN) that the drug is not working because she is not
feeling any better. Which explanation should the PN
provide? - Answer-"It takes 2 to 4 weeks for
antidepressant medications to become effective."
In planning care for a client diagnosed with bacterial
pneumonia, which intervention should the practical nurse
implement? - Answer-Obtain the sputum specimen before
administering prescribed antibiotics.
Phenytoin (Dilantin) is prescribed for a client who has a
seizure disorder. Which statement by the client indicates
to the practical nurse that the instruction about this drug
has been effective? - Answer-"I know that I should never
stop taking this medication abruptly."
The practical nurse (PN) is obtaining the medical history of
a female client starting a new prescription for conjugated
estrogens (Premarin) 0.625 mg PO daily. Before taking the
first dose of the medication, which information is most
important for the PN to obtain from the client? - Answer-
Cigarette smoking history
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A mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the well-baby
clinic because the baby has developed oral thrush. Which
pharmacological agent should the practical nurse (PN)
expect to be prescribed for the thrush? - Answer-Nystatin
(Mycostatin)
The H2 receptor blocker famotidine (Pepcid) is prescribed
for a client who has been taking antacids for chronic
gastritis. Which client statement indicates to the practical
nurse (PN) that teaching was effective regarding
concurrent use of these medications? - Answer-"I will take
the antacid after meals and the Pepcid at bedtime."
A mother brings her 18-month-old child to the clinic
because the child has had "bad diarrhea" for the last 3
days. She states, "I bought some of this liquid at the
pharmacy and gave my daughter a half-ounce." The
practical nurse (PN) sees that the bottle contains
loperamide (Imodium AD). What intervention is most
important for the PN to implement initially? - Answer-Ask
the mother when the child last voided.
HESI PN PHARMACOLOGY (3 LATEST VERSIONS)
ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 EACH VERSION
CONTAINS 55 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||LATEST VERSION!!!
While taking a client's history, the practical nurse (PN)
discovers that the client, who takes Coumadin daily, has
added a ginger supplement on the advice of a friend. What
comment is critical for the PN to provide to this client? -
Answer-"Your health care provider is interested in all
medications and herbs you take."
A client with diabetes mellitus takes insulin daily and is
prescribed propranolol (Inderal). Which information should
the nurse provide to this client? - Answer-A sign of
hypoglycemia is that propranolol slows a rapid heart rate.
A client has a positive skin test for tuberculosis. What
prophylactic drug should the practical nurse (PN) expect to
be prescribed for this client? - Answer-Isoniazid (INH)
Amitriptyline hydrochloride (Elavil) is prescribed for an
adult female client who is clinically depressed. Five days
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after beginning the drug, the client is admitted to the
hospital because of suicide ideation. She tells the practical
nurse (PN) that the drug is not working because she is not
feeling any better. Which explanation should the PN
provide? - Answer-"It takes 2 to 4 weeks for
antidepressant medications to become effective."
In planning care for a client diagnosed with bacterial
pneumonia, which intervention should the practical nurse
implement? - Answer-Obtain the sputum specimen before
administering prescribed antibiotics.
Phenytoin (Dilantin) is prescribed for a client who has a
seizure disorder. Which statement by the client indicates
to the practical nurse that the instruction about this drug
has been effective? - Answer-"I know that I should never
stop taking this medication abruptly."
The practical nurse (PN) is obtaining the medical history of
a female client starting a new prescription for conjugated
estrogens (Premarin) 0.625 mg PO daily. Before taking the
first dose of the medication, which information is most
important for the PN to obtain from the client? - Answer-
Cigarette smoking history
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A mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the well-baby
clinic because the baby has developed oral thrush. Which
pharmacological agent should the practical nurse (PN)
expect to be prescribed for the thrush? - Answer-Nystatin
(Mycostatin)
The H2 receptor blocker famotidine (Pepcid) is prescribed
for a client who has been taking antacids for chronic
gastritis. Which client statement indicates to the practical
nurse (PN) that teaching was effective regarding
concurrent use of these medications? - Answer-"I will take
the antacid after meals and the Pepcid at bedtime."
A mother brings her 18-month-old child to the clinic
because the child has had "bad diarrhea" for the last 3
days. She states, "I bought some of this liquid at the
pharmacy and gave my daughter a half-ounce." The
practical nurse (PN) sees that the bottle contains
loperamide (Imodium AD). What intervention is most
important for the PN to implement initially? - Answer-Ask
the mother when the child last voided.
