HESI RN Pharmacology REVIEW 2024 V2 –

65 Questions + Review of important points

PLEASE NOTE: Health care system is continuously changing, guidelines and

recommendation could differ from time to time, the answers of below questions were

made up to our best knowledge and elimination of wrong answers – and remember that

most of the time there are more than a correct answer but you have to choose the

MOST important or priority or what’s within nursing scope of practice. We tried our best

to have all answers correct but we do not guarantee that 100%. You must study and

review them as well. Good luck!

1. 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

2. A female client with multiple sclerosis reports having less fatigue and

improved memory since she began using the herbal supplement, ginkgo

biloba. Which information is most important for the nurse to include in the

teaching plans for this client?

A. Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs interact with

ginkgo

B. nausea and diarrhea can occur when using this supplement

C. anxiety and headaches increased with use of ginkgo

D. ginkgo biloba use should be limited and not taken during pregnancy

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3. In explaining the benefits of the combination anti-infective drug code TMPSMZ (Bactrim) to a client receiving the medication for a urinary tract

infection, more rationale to the nurse provide?

A. Each drug could cause damage to the kidneys if taken separately

B. One drug reduces the risk of side effects caused by the drug

C. while one drug provide relief, the other fights the infection

D. the two drugs work together to reduce resistance of the bacterial

infection of symptoms