HESI BSN 225 RN Pharmacology Proctored Exam

A client with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receives a new prescription for an ipratropium inhaler. Which action indicates to the nurse that additional teaching is needed?

Which laboratory value should the nurse review prior to administering the initial dose of a statin medication?

The nurse is administering SUBQ enoxaparin to a client following knee replacement surgery to prevent a deep vein thrombosis. Which laboratory result requires immediate action by the nurse? Reference R

The nurse is caring for a client with atrial fibrillation who receives a prescription for warfarin. The international normalized ratio (INR) is 2.8. Which action should the nurse take?

A client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is receiving calcium acetate 667 mg PO. A decrease in which blood value indicates to the nurse that the medication is having the desired effect?

A client receives a prescription for a secondary infusion of IV erythromycin 1 gram in 200 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to be infused in 90 minutes. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deli

Ferrous sulfate elixir is prescribed for a client with iron deficiency anemia. Which instruction should the nurse provide this client about taking the liquid medication?

The nurse prepares to administer a scheduled dose of labetalol PO to a client with hypertension. The client's vital signs are a temperature of 99° F (37.2° C), a heart rate of 48 beats/minute,

The nurse is caring for a client with hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux, and osteoarthritis. While performing a bedside assessment, the nurse observes the client is alert and oriented, but is exhi

A client with narcolepsy receives a new prescription for methylphenidate. Prior to administration of the medication, the nurse should review the medical record for which condition?

A female client with mild depression reports to the nurse recently starting St. John's wort. Which information provided by the client requires further instruction?

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?

A client with a history of anaphylactic reaction to penicillin receives a prescription for cephalexin 500 mg PO twice daily. Which action should the nurse take?

Which instruction should the nurse include when teaching a client about self-administration of a bulk-forming laxative?

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 clea

A young adult female client who is planning to become pregnant asks the nurse if she can continue taking isotretinoin for cystic acne. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide this

Prior to administering an oral dose of methylprednisolone, the nurse determines the client's serum total calcium level is 5.5 mg/dL (1.375 mmol/L). What action is most important for the nurse to take?

The healthcare provider prescribes enoxaparin sodium 80 mg SUBQ twice daily. The nurse is preparing a preloaded 1 mL syringe labeled, "Enoxaparin sodium injection, USP 60 mg/0.6 mL." How many mL shoul

Exhibits Review H and P, nurse's notes, flow sheet, and prescriptions. Mark whether the assessment finding represents a therapeutic result of the lactulose administered, a non-therapeutic side-effect,

Exhibits The nurse is preparing the client's plan of care. Select 4 findings that would indicate to the nurse that the administration of the vancomycin antibiotic would be safe to administer.

Exhibits The nurse is assessing the client to update the plan of care. Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement by selecting from the lists of options provided. Th

Exhibits For each body system, click tanto specify the potential nursing intervention that would be appropriate for the care of the client. Each body system may support more than one potential nursing

Exhibits Review H and P, nurse's notes, laboratory values, flow sheet, and prescriptions. Click to mark whether the assessment finding represents a therapeutic result of the mannitol administered, a n

Exhibits Review H and P, nurse's notes, laboratory results, flow sheet, and prescriptions. Click to mark whether the assessment finding represents a therapeutic result of the minoxidil administered, a

Exhibits Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement(s) by selecting from the lists of options provided. According to the information gathered in the nurse's assessme