EXAMS (4 VERSIONS) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) RN HESI
PHARMACOLOGY LATEST 2025-2026.
When preparing to administer a prescribed medication to a homeless client at
a community psychiatric clinic. The client tells the nurse that the usual dosage
taken is different from the dose the nurse is giving. Which action should the
nurse take?
A) Inform the client that he may refuse the medication and document whether
or not the client takes it.
B) Withhold the medication until the dosage can be confirmed.
C) Explain to the client that the dosage has been changed.
,D) Tell the client to take the medication then verify the dosage at the next
healthcare team meeting. - .....ANS...B) Withhold the medication until the
dosage can be confirmed.
The charge nurse is making assignments for one practical nurse and three
registered nurses who are caring for neurologically compromised clients.
Which client with which change in status is best to assign to the PN?
A) Subdural hematoma whose blood pressure changed from 150/80 to
170/60.
B) Viral meningitis whose temperature change from 101 S to 102F.
C) Diabetic keto acidosis who is Glasgow coma scale score changed from 10 to
7.
D) Myxedema, whose blood pressure change from 80/50 to 70/40. -
.....ANS...B) Viral meningitis whose temperature change from 101 S to 102F.
,The nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia who now develops initial
signs of septic shock and multi organ failure. The healthcare provider
prescribes a sepsis protocol. Which intervention is most important for the
nurse to include in the plan of care?
A) Maintain strict intake and output.
B) Keep head of bed raised 45°.
C) Excess warmth of extremities.
D) Monitor blood glucose level. - .....ANS...A) Maintain strict intake and output.
And adolescent client is admitted to the hospital because of writing a suicide
note to a teacher at school. On the second day of hospitalization, the nurse
asked the client to meet with the treatment team. After the team meeting, the
, client leaves in tears and goes to their room. Which nursing intervention is
best?
A) Let the client rest quietly in their room for a while.
B) Explore the clients goals and desire for treatment.
C) Ask the treatment team about the clients behavior.
D) Go to the clients room and ask what happened. - .....ANS...D) Go to the
clients room and ask what happened.
The healthcare provider prescribes dalteparin 200 units per kilogram
subcutaneous once a day for a client who weighs 154 pounds. The medication
is available and 25,000 units per milliliter vial. How many milliliters should
the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required,
round to the nearest 10th.) - .....ANS...0.6