HESI RN Pharmacology Exam
VERSION 4
- A female client is receiving tetracycline (Vibramycin) for acne. Which client teaching
- A client with Tourette's syndrome takes haloperidol (Haldol) to control tics and
- The nurse is assessing a stuporous client in the emergency department who is suspected
- The nurse is preparing a child for transport to the operating room for an emergency
- The nurse is scheduling a client's antibiotic peak and trough levels with the laboratory
- A client receiving a continuous infusion of heparin IV starts to hemorrhage from an
- Following the administration of sublingual nitroglycerin, which assessment finding
- A client being treated for an acute myocardial infarction is to receive the tissue
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should the nurse include?✓ Oral contraceptives may not be effective.
vocalizations. The client has become increasingly drowsy over the past 2 days and reports becoming dizzy when changing from a supine to sitting position. Which action should the nurse take?✓ Assess for poor skin turgor, sunken eyeballs, and concentrated urine output.
of overdosing with opioids. Which agent should the nurse prepare to administer if the client becomes comatose?✓ aloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
appendectomy. The anesthesiologist prescribes atropine sulfate (Atropine), IM STAT.What is the primary purpose for administering this drug to the child at this time?✓ Decrease the oral secretions.
personnel. What is the best schedule for drawing the trough level?✓ Instruct the laboratory to draw the trough immediately before the next scheduled dose.
arterial access site. Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering to prevent further heparin-induced hemorrhaging?✓ Protamine sulfate
indicates that the medication was effective?✓ Decrease in level of chest pain
plasminogen activator alteplase (Activase). The nurse would be correct in providing which explanation to the client regarding the purpose of this drug?✓ This drug is a clot buster that dissolves clots within a coronary artery.