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Care Hope College RN HESI Pharmacology Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 55 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamA patient with nasal congestion has been prescribed phenylephrine 10 mg by mouth every 4 hours.What patient condition should the nurse report to the healthcare provider before administering the medica
After taking orlistat for one week, a female patient tells the home health nurse that she is experiencing increasingly frequent oily stools and gas.What action should the nurse take?
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with stage 4 cancer who has a prescription for a subcutaneous morphine sulfate patch for pain.The client is short of breath and difficult to arouse.During a he
A client with benign prostatic hyperplasia has been prescribed tamsulosin. What should the nurse do to monitor for an adverse reaction?
A client is receiving intravenous vancomycin, and the nurse plans to draw blood for a peak and trough to determine the serum level of the drug. Which collection times would provide the best determinat
A client taking atorvastatin has an increased serum creatine phosphokinase (CK) level. What should the nurse assess the client for?
A client with benign prostatic hyperplasia has been prescribed tamsulosin. What should the nurse do to monitor for an adverse reaction?
A client reports confusion and blurred vision after receiving a dose of glipizide. What should the nurse do?
A client with psychosis is receiving an antipsychotic medication and is continually rubbing the back of the neck. What is the best nursing intervention?
A client with type I diabetes mellitus has been prescribed a glucagon emergency kit for home use. When should the nurse instruct the client and family to administer glucagon?
A client with atrial fibrillation has been prescribed dabigatran.What instruction should the nurse include in this client’s teaching plan?
A client with Parkinson’s disease who is taking carbidopa/levodopa reports that the urine appears to be darker in color.What action should the nurse take?
A client is receiving intravenous vancomycin, and the nurse plans to draw blood for a peak and trough to determine the serum level of the drug. Which collection times would provide the best determinat
A female client with multiple sclerosis reports having less fatigue and improved memory since she began using the herbal supplement, ginkgo biloba.What is the most important information for the nurse
The nurse is planning care for a client with major depression who is receiving a new prescription for duloxetine. What information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
The nurse is preparing to administer a scheduled dose of labetalol orally to a client with hypertension.The client’s vital signs are temperature 99° F (37.2 C), heart rate 48 beats/minute, respiration
An elderly client with heart failure arrives at the emergency room due to nausea, vomiting, and anorexia.Based on the client’s signs and symptoms, which piece of data from the medical history is most
A client with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been prescribed a new ipratropium inhaler.Which action indicates to the nurse that additional teaching is needed?
Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement for a client who is receiving insulin lispro?
The nurse is administering sodium polystyrene sulfonate to a client with acute kidney injury (AKI). Which laboratory finding indicates that the medication has been effective?
A female patient who follows a vegetarian diet has recently been prescribed warfarin. She mentions that she consumes leafy green vegetables daily.What should be the nurse’s response?
While evaluating a patient who has been taking acetaminophen for chronic pain, the nurse notices that the patient’s skin appears yellow.What action should the nurse take in response to this observatio
The nurse is administering the muscle relaxant baclofen orally to a patient diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. What intervention should the nurse implement?
A patient in a residential treatment facility uses a fluticasone propionate and salmeterol discus inhalation system to manage asthma.This system delivers an inhaled powdered form of these combined med
A patient who received a renal transplant three months ago is readmitted to the acute care unit with signs of graft rejection.During the patient’s history taking, the nurse finds out that the patient