7/23/25, 11:14 PM HESI Pharmacology Exam Practice
HESI PN PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM 2025-2026
(NCLEX –PN STYLE) NEWEST VERSION \COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
\VERIFIED 100% ALREADY GRADED A + \LATEST UPDATE
Azithromycin is prescribed to D.
a client with Chlamydia
trachomatis. In providing
client teaching about the
medication, the nurse should
emphasize the importance
of
reporting the onset of
which symptom to the
healthcare provider?
a. Yellow sclera.
b. Headache.
c. Urinary frequency.
d. Flatulence and nausea.
Before administering a D.
newly prescribed dose of
terbinafine HCL to a client
with a fungal toenail
infection, which assessment
finding is most important
for the nurse to address?
a. White blood cell count
of
8,500/mm3
b. Employed as a construction
worker.
c. Toenails appear thick and
yellow.
d. Reported history of
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alcoholism.
The nurse administers A.
naloxone to a client with
opioid-induced respiratory
depression. One hour later,
nursing
assessment reveals that the
client has a respiratory
rate of 4 breaths/minute,
oxygen saturation of 75%,
and is unable to be aroused.
Which action should the
nurse implement?
a. Initiate cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR).
b. Prepare to assist with
chest tube insertion.
c. Administer a second dose of
naloxone.
d. Determine Glasgow coma
scale.
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An older adult client with A.
restless legs syndrome
begins taking melatonin
at
bedtime. When evaluating
the effectiveness of the
herb, which client
assessment should the
nurse complete?
a. Determine sleep patterns.
b. Palpate pedal pulse volume.
c. Observe for peripheral
edema.
d. Assess anxiety level.
A client who is newly C.
diagnosed with
erosive esophagitis
secondary to GERD reports
to the home health nurse
that there has been only a
minimal reduction in
symptoms after taking
lansoprazole PO for one full
week. Which action should
the
nurse take?
a. Auscultate the client's
bowel sounds and measure
abdominal girth.
b. Notify the healthcare
provider that the client
may need a change in
dosage. c. Advise the
client that healing
typically takes several
weeks to occur.
d. Confirm that the client is
taking the medication one
hour after meals.
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A client recently diagnosed C.
with Parkinson's Disease
receives a new prescription
for
carbidopa levodopa, a
dopaminergic drug. To
reduce the client's risk for
injury, which instruction
should the nurse provide?
a. Use caution when
changing from sitting to
standing position.
b. Place small rugs on
smooth surfaces such as
tile or wood floors.
c. Ambulate using a four-
point cane or a walker
with wheels.
d. Obtain a hospital bed with
side rails and an over-bed
trapeze.
A client diagnosed with B.
myasthenia gravis receives a
prescription for the
anticholinesterase
medication,
pyridostigmine. Which
intervention should the
nurse implement when
preparing to administer
this medication?
a. Schedule the medication to
be given just before
bedtime.
b. Administer the medication
thirty minutes prior to
meals.
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HESI PN PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM 2025-2026
(NCLEX –PN STYLE) NEWEST VERSION \COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
\VERIFIED 100% ALREADY GRADED A + \LATEST UPDATE
Azithromycin is prescribed to D.
a client with Chlamydia
trachomatis. In providing
client teaching about the
medication, the nurse should
emphasize the importance
of
reporting the onset of
which symptom to the
healthcare provider?
a. Yellow sclera.
b. Headache.
c. Urinary frequency.
d. Flatulence and nausea.
Before administering a D.
newly prescribed dose of
terbinafine HCL to a client
with a fungal toenail
infection, which assessment
finding is most important
for the nurse to address?
a. White blood cell count
of
8,500/mm3
b. Employed as a construction
worker.
c. Toenails appear thick and
yellow.
d. Reported history of
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alcoholism.
The nurse administers A.
naloxone to a client with
opioid-induced respiratory
depression. One hour later,
nursing
assessment reveals that the
client has a respiratory
rate of 4 breaths/minute,
oxygen saturation of 75%,
and is unable to be aroused.
Which action should the
nurse implement?
a. Initiate cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR).
b. Prepare to assist with
chest tube insertion.
c. Administer a second dose of
naloxone.
d. Determine Glasgow coma
scale.
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An older adult client with A.
restless legs syndrome
begins taking melatonin
at
bedtime. When evaluating
the effectiveness of the
herb, which client
assessment should the
nurse complete?
a. Determine sleep patterns.
b. Palpate pedal pulse volume.
c. Observe for peripheral
edema.
d. Assess anxiety level.
A client who is newly C.
diagnosed with
erosive esophagitis
secondary to GERD reports
to the home health nurse
that there has been only a
minimal reduction in
symptoms after taking
lansoprazole PO for one full
week. Which action should
the
nurse take?
a. Auscultate the client's
bowel sounds and measure
abdominal girth.
b. Notify the healthcare
provider that the client
may need a change in
dosage. c. Advise the
client that healing
typically takes several
weeks to occur.
d. Confirm that the client is
taking the medication one
hour after meals.
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A client recently diagnosed C.
with Parkinson's Disease
receives a new prescription
for
carbidopa levodopa, a
dopaminergic drug. To
reduce the client's risk for
injury, which instruction
should the nurse provide?
a. Use caution when
changing from sitting to
standing position.
b. Place small rugs on
smooth surfaces such as
tile or wood floors.
c. Ambulate using a four-
point cane or a walker
with wheels.
d. Obtain a hospital bed with
side rails and an over-bed
trapeze.
A client diagnosed with B.
myasthenia gravis receives a
prescription for the
anticholinesterase
medication,
pyridostigmine. Which
intervention should the
nurse implement when
preparing to administer
this medication?
a. Schedule the medication to
be given just before
bedtime.
b. Administer the medication
thirty minutes prior to
meals.
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