ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY HESI NEWEST TEST BANK/ RN HESI PHARMACOLOGY ATI / COMPLETE 300 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+
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ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY HESI
ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY HESI NEWEST
TEST BANK/ RN HESI PHARMACOLOGY ATI /
COMPLETE 300 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+
ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY HESI NEWEST 2024 -2025
TEST BANK/ RN HESI PHARMACOLOGY ATI /
COMPLETE 300 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+
The health care provider prescribes cisplatin (Platinol) to be administered in 5%
dextrose and 0.45% normal saline with mannitol (Sonitrol) added. Which
assessment parameters would be most helpful to the nurse in evaluating the
effectiveness of the Sonitrol therapy?
A. Oral temperature
B. Blood cultures
C. Urine output
D. Liver enzyme levels - answer- C.
Which factor is most important to ensure compliance when planning to teach
a client about a drug regimen?
A. Genetics
B. Client age
C. Client education
D. Absorption rate - answer- C.
In addition to nitrate therapy, a client is receiving nifedipine (Procardia), 10 mg PO
every 6 hours. The nurse should plan to observe for which common side effect of
this treatment regimen?
A. Hypotension
B. Hyperkalemia
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,C. Hypokalemia
D. Seizures - answer- B.
Dopamine (Entropion) is administered to a client who is hypotensive. Which
finding should the nurse identify as a therapeutic response?
A. Gain in weight
B. Increase in urine output
C. Improved gastric motility
D. Decrease in blood pressure - answer- A.
A client with heart failure, who is taking furosemide, complains of muscle cramps
and weakness in the lower extremities. Which action should the nurse
implement?
a. Encourage the use of salt with meals.
b. Stretch the foot into dorsiflexion.
c. Restrict potassium rich foods.
d. Collect blood for serum electrolytes. - answer- D.
A client is admitted for observation because he is reporting progressively
increasing fatigue over the past month and brief episodes of dizziness that
occurred today. He has a history of heartburn and indigestion that he self-treats
with ibuprofen and antacids. Which assessment finding should the nurse report
immediately to the healthcare provider?
a. Positive guaiac stool.
b. Hemoglobin 13 grams/dL.
c. Gastric pH 2.0
d. Hematocrit 42%. - answer- A.
A client who is taking an oral dose of tetracycline reports gastrointestinal upset.
Which snack should the nurse instruct the client to take with the tetracycline?
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,a. Fruit-flavored yogurt
b. Toasted wheat bread and jelly
c. Cold cereal with skim milk
d. Cheese and crackers - answer- B.
The nurse is administering sucralfate to a client with stomatitis secondary to
chemotherapy. The client wants to take the medication after breakfast. How
should the nurse respond?
a. Document the client's refusal of the medication at this time.
b. Instruct the client to take it when the meal tray is delivered.
c. Allow the client to take the medication up to 1 hour after breakfast.
d. Explain the need to take the medication at least 1 hour before meals. - answer- D.
A postoperative male client asks the nurse to bring the largest possible dose of a
prescribed narcotic. Which action should the nurse implement first?
a. Review the history for past use of recreational drugs.
b. Ask the client to describe his current pain using a pain scale.
c. Encourage the client to use diversional thoughts to manage pain.
d. Determine when the last dose was administered. - answer- B.
During a home visit, the nurse assesses a client with Alzheimer's disease who
recently started a new prescription for rivastigmine. The caregiver reports that
the client seems to be thinking more clearly but is not sleeping at night. Which
action should the nurse take?
a. Advise the caregiver that the purpose of the medication is to promote sleep, so a
change in medication may be needed.
b. Instruct the caregiver to withhold the medication until dosage can be decreased to
ensure client's safety.
c. Notify the healthcare provider that the dosage of the medication may need to be
increased to manage the client's insomnia.
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, d. Explain to the caregiver that insomnia is a common and temporary side effect when
the medication is first started. - answer- D.
The nurse is assessing the eyes of a client who just received mydriatic eye drops.
Which physiological function of the eye will not respond during the therapeutic
period after administration of eye drops?
a. Refraction
b. Eye convergence
c. Pupillary constriction
d. Accommodation - answer- C.
Which question should the nurse ask a client prior to the initiation of treatment
with IV infusions of gentamicin sulfate (Apramycin)?
A. "Are you having difficulty hearing?"
B. "Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer?"
C. "Do you have any type of diabetes mellitus?"
D. "Have you ever had anemia?" - answer- A.
Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client, it is most important for the
nurse to perform what assessment?
A. Observe the skin integrity of the client’s rectal and sacral areas
B. assess the client strength in moving and turning in the bed
C. evaluate the client’s ability to recognize the urge to defecate
D. determine the frequency and consistency of bowel movements - answer- D
Client being treated with Haldol for schizophrenia is complaining of jaw tightness
and a stiff neck. Which interventions should the nurse implement?
A. give PRN dose of diphenhydramine Benadryl
B. assess client other sensory hallucinations
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