HESI: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest
2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis
Question:
A client is receiving clonidine 0.1mg/24hr via transdermal patch. Which assessment finding indicates the desired effect of the medication?
Answer:
BP from 180/120 to 140/70
Question:
A client who was prescribed atorvastatin one month ago calls the triage nurse at the clinic complaining of muscle pain and weakness in his legs. Which statement reflects the correct drug specific teaching the nurse should provide to this client?
Answer:
Make an appointment with HCP because muscle pain may be an indication of a serious side effect
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Question:
Which nursing diagnosis is important to include in the plan of care for a client receiving angiotensin II receptor antagonist irbesartan?
Answer:
Risk for injury due to falls or hypotension
Question:
A client has a continuous IV infusion of dopamine and an IV of normal saline at 50ml/hr/ The nurse notes that the client's urinary output has been 20ml/hr for the last 2 hours. Which intervention should the nurse initiate?
Answer:
Notify the HCP of the urinary output
Question:
Which action is MOST important for the nurse to implement prior to the administration of the antiarrhythmic drug adenosine?
Answer:
Apply continuous cardiac monitoring
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Question:
A client with dysrhythmia is prescribed procainamide in 4 divided doses over the next 24 hrs. Which dosing schedule is best for the nurse to implement?
Answer:
Every 6 hrs
Question:
The nurse administers a dose of metoprolol for a client. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?
Answer:
BP
Question:
A client is being treated for osteoporosis with alendronate and the nurse has completed discharge teaching regarding medication administration. Which morning schedule would indicate to the nurse that the client teaching has been effective?
Answer:
Take medication, go for a 30 min walk, then eat breakfast
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Question:
A postoperative clinet receiving a continuous IV infusion of meperidine 35 mg/hr for the past four days has beome increasingly restless and irritable, and begins to hallucinate. Which action should the nurse take first?
Answer:
Decrease the IV infusion rate of the meperidine
Question:
A client being discharged is prescribed warfarin for the treatment following a PE. Which diagnostic test should the nurse instruct the client to receive once a month?
Answer:
Prothombin Time/INR
Question:
A client with Parkinson's disease is taking carbidopa/levodopa. Which observation by the nurse would indicate that the desired outcome of the medication is being achieved?
Answer:
Lessening of tremors
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