HESI Pharmacology FINAL EXAM III
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient taking methotrexate should be monitored for which primary adverse effect?
A. Hypotension
✔✔B. Bone marrow suppression
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Constipation
Which lab value is most important before administering vancomycin?
✔✔A. Creatinine level
B. Hemoglobin level
C. Blood glucose
D. Potassium level
Which drug is given to reverse warfarin toxicity?
A. Protamine sulfate
✔✔B. Vitamin K
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,C. Naloxone
D. Flumazenil
What is the priority nursing action when administering IV potassium chloride?
✔✔A. Infuse using a pump and never IV push
B. Give with insulin
C. Administer intramuscularly
D. Give on an empty stomach
Which drug requires peak and trough levels?
✔✔A. Gentamicin
B. Metoprolol
C. Furosemide
D. Acetaminophen
Which adverse effect is linked with haloperidol?
A. Hypertension
✔✔B. Extrapyramidal symptoms
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,C. Hypoglycemia
D. Nephrotoxicity
What is the primary use of sucralfate?
A. Increase gastric acid
✔✔B. Coat and protect ulcers
C. Reduce motility
D. Kill bacteria
Which teaching is correct for a patient taking levothyroxine?
A. Take with orange juice at night.
✔✔B. Take on an empty stomach in the morning.
C. Take with calcium supplements.
D. Stop medication if weight loss occurs.
Which drug is contraindicated in children with viral infections?
✔✔A. Aspirin
B. Ibuprofen
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, C. Acetaminophen
D. Amoxicillin
What is the antidote for benzodiazepine overdose?
A. Vitamin K
B. Naloxone
✔✔C. Flumazenil
D. Atropine
Which lab test is monitored for heparin therapy?
✔✔A. aPTT
B. INR
C. Platelets
D. Hemoglobin
Which condition is treated with allopurinol?
A. Diabetes
✔✔B. Gout
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient taking methotrexate should be monitored for which primary adverse effect?
A. Hypotension
✔✔B. Bone marrow suppression
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Constipation
Which lab value is most important before administering vancomycin?
✔✔A. Creatinine level
B. Hemoglobin level
C. Blood glucose
D. Potassium level
Which drug is given to reverse warfarin toxicity?
A. Protamine sulfate
✔✔B. Vitamin K
1
,C. Naloxone
D. Flumazenil
What is the priority nursing action when administering IV potassium chloride?
✔✔A. Infuse using a pump and never IV push
B. Give with insulin
C. Administer intramuscularly
D. Give on an empty stomach
Which drug requires peak and trough levels?
✔✔A. Gentamicin
B. Metoprolol
C. Furosemide
D. Acetaminophen
Which adverse effect is linked with haloperidol?
A. Hypertension
✔✔B. Extrapyramidal symptoms
2
,C. Hypoglycemia
D. Nephrotoxicity
What is the primary use of sucralfate?
A. Increase gastric acid
✔✔B. Coat and protect ulcers
C. Reduce motility
D. Kill bacteria
Which teaching is correct for a patient taking levothyroxine?
A. Take with orange juice at night.
✔✔B. Take on an empty stomach in the morning.
C. Take with calcium supplements.
D. Stop medication if weight loss occurs.
Which drug is contraindicated in children with viral infections?
✔✔A. Aspirin
B. Ibuprofen
3
, C. Acetaminophen
D. Amoxicillin
What is the antidote for benzodiazepine overdose?
A. Vitamin K
B. Naloxone
✔✔C. Flumazenil
D. Atropine
Which lab test is monitored for heparin therapy?
✔✔A. aPTT
B. INR
C. Platelets
D. Hemoglobin
Which condition is treated with allopurinol?
A. Diabetes
✔✔B. Gout
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