ATI PHARMACOLOGY HESI FINAL EXAM 2024/
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1. The nurse notes that a client has been receiving hydromorphone every six hours
for four days. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to complete?
a. Measure the client's capillary glucose level.
b. Observe for edema around the ankles.
c. Count the apical and radial pulses simultaneously.
d. Auscultate the client's bowel sounds. - answer- D.
2. A client who has a kidney transplant last week is receiving cyclosporine, an
immunosuppressant. This morning the client is complaining of a headache and blured
vision. Based on which assessment finding should the nurse withhold the medication until
the healthcare provider is notified?
a. Temperature of 100.8 F.
b. Blood pressure 180/98 mm HG
c. Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
d. Renal output of 120ml/hr. - answer- B.
3.A older male client is being discharged after a myocardial infacrtion (MI) and receives a
new prescription for atenolol. Which instruction is most important for the nurse to include
in her clients teaching plan?
a. Avoid intake of alcoholic beverages.
b. Avoid driving or operating machinery.
c. Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
d. Standing slowly when getting up from bed - answer- D.
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4. The healthcare provider prescribes vancomycin 500 mg IV every 12
hours for a client with methicillinresistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Review of the client's laboratory values shows that serum peak and trough
levels are within the desired therapeutic range and the serum creatinine
level is 4.5 mg/dL. Which action should the nurse implement?
a. Withhold the next scheduled dose and contact the healthcare provider.
b. Monitor the laboratory values until all prescribed doses have been given.
c. Administer the next dose and flag the results for the healthcare provider.
d. Insert a second IV catheter for the administration of emergency IV fluids. - answer- A.
5. After taking orlistat for one week, a female client tells the home health nurse that she
is experiencing increasingly frequent oily stools and flatus. Which action should the
nurse take?
a. Instruct the client to increase her intake of saturated fats over the next week.
b. Obtain a stool specimen to evaluate for occult blood and fat content.
c. Ask the client to describe her dietary intake history for the last several days.
d. Advise the client to stop taking the drug and contact her healthcare provider. -
answer- C.
6. The nurse is caring for a client who is taking diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drug (NSAID) for rheumatoid arthritis. During a clinic visit, the client
appears pale and reports increasing fatigue.
Which of the client's serum laboratory values is most important for the nurse to review?
a. Sodium.
b. Glucose.
c. Hemoglobin.
d. Total protein. - answer- C.
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