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BSN 315 HESI Pharmacology Nightingale CollegeQuestions and Answers 100% Correct (Fall 2023-
2024)
A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast to
evaluate for PE. Which information in the client's history requires follow up by the
nurse?
Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM.
A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports
feeling increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse implement?
Notify the healthcare provider of the findings immediately.
Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client with a
migraine headache. It is most important to determine if the client's history
includes which problem?
CAD
A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV) every
12 hours which is to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400
mg in dextrose 5%in water (D5W) 200mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse
program the infusion pump to deliver?
200
Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important for the
nurse to perform which assessment?
Determine the frequency and consistency of bowel movements.
Hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for a
client with hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which
symptom because it indicates that the client is taking too much of the hormonal
agent levothyroxine sodium?
Restlessness
, A male client reports to the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal distress
from a high dose of a corticosteroid and is planning to stop taking the medication.
In response to the client's statement which nursing action is most important for
the nurse to implement?
Advise the client that medication should be gradually stopped rather than
abruptly.
A client is receiving pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glaucoma. The
client calls the clinic nurse and reports difficulty seeing at night. Which
explanation should the nurse provide?
The eye drops slow pupil response to accommodate for darkness
A client is receiving rifampin an antitubercular medication. Which statement by
this client should prompt the nurse to notify the healthcare provider of a potential
problem?
Reports that the sclera are yellow.
Which action should the nurse implement to assess the effectiveness of the
Calcium channel blocker amlodipine?
Measure the client's BP.
A male client has been receiving the antibiotic gentamicin sulfate IV piggyback
every 12 hours for several days. Which observation by the nurse indicates that the
client may be experiencing an adverse effect of gentamicin?
Hearing has decreased.
An older adult client with restless legs syndrome begins taking melatonin at
bedtime. When evaluating the effectiveness of the herb which assessment should
the nurse complete?
Determine sleep patterns.
The nurse prepares to administer a scheduled dose of labetalol by mouth to a
client with HTN. The client's V/Signs are temp 99% (37.2*C) heart rate 48 beats/
minute RR 16 breaths/min and BP 150/90 mm/Hg. Which action should the nurse
take?
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