PHARMACOLOGY HESI EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A client receives a new prescription for nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) tablets.
Which instruction should the nurse include in this client's teaching? - ANS
✓Place under the tongue as needed every 5 minutes up to 3 times.
Which side effects should the nurse monitor for a client who is receiving
dexamethasone (Decadron) following neurosurgery? (Select all that apply.)
- ANS ✓Mood swings.
Increased weight gain.
Delayed incisional wound healing.
Serum hemoglobin level of 9 mg/dl.
A client prescribed sulfisoxazole for a urinary tract infection (UTI) reports
nausea and gastric upset since starting the medication. Which additional
assessment finding should the nurse report to the healthcare provider
immediately? - ANS ✓Rash.
What teaching should the nurse provide a client who has received a new
prescription for sildenafil (Viagra)? (Select all that apply.) - ANS ✓Take
within 30 to 60 minutes of sexual stimulation.
Report rebound priapism that occurs for 4 hours or more.
Can cause facial flushing and headache.
A client is administered an injection of medroxyprogesterone acetate
(Depo-Provera). Which physical finding should the nurse instruct the client
is an expected side effect of the medication? - ANS ✓Vaginal bleeding or
spotting.
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A client who is receiving chemotherapy is prescribed ondansetron (Zofran).
Which side effect should the nurse include in the teaching plan? - ANS
✓Headache.
A client is diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease caused by Helicobacter
pylori. Which medications should the nurse anticipate the healthcare
provider to prescribe for the client? (Select all that apply.) - ANS
✓Clarithromycin (Biaxin).
Omeprazole (Prilosec).
Metronidazole (Flagyl).
The nurse is preparing to administer esomeprazole to a client for the
management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which finding in
the client's history should the nurse hold the medication and notify the
healthcare provider? - ANS ✓Treatment for deep vein thrombosis.
Which findings should the nurse identify in an adult client with possible
chronic salicylate intoxication? - ANS ✓Tinnitus and hearing loss.
A client receives a prescription for tetracycline (Sumycin). Which
instruction should the nurse include in the client's teaching? - ANS ✓Avoid
diary products for 2 hours after taking the medication.
A client experiencing ventricular dysrhythmias is admitted to the intensive
care unit status post a myocardial infarction. The nurse should anticipate
the healthcare provider to prescribe which medication? - ANS
✓Amiodarone.
A client who is recently diagnosised with myasthenia gravis receives a
prescription for pyridostigmine (Mestinon), a cholinergic agent. Which
information should the nurse instruct the client to implement when taking
this medication? - ANS ✓Take the medication at least 30 minutes before eating
meals.
HESI EXAM
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