HESI RN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2022
The nurse is administering the muscle relaxant baclofen (lioresal) PO to a client
diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
... [Show More] Which intervention should then nurse
implement?
Advise the client to move slowly and cautiously when rising and walking.
During a home visit, the nurse assesses a client with Alzheimer’s Disease who
recently started a new prescription for rivastigmine (exelon). The caregiver
reports that the client seems to be thinking more clearly, but is not sleeping well
at night. Which action should the nurse take?
Explain to the caregiver that insomnia is a common and temporary side
effect when the medication is first started.
The nurse is administering IV fluconazole (Diflucan) to a client who has systemic
candidiasis. After reviewing the client’s diagnostic studies, then nurse identifies
a rising trend in the liver enzyme levels for aspartate aminotransferase (AST, also
called SGOT). What action should the nurse implement?
Hold the dose and notify the healthcare provider of the changes in the
laboratory studies.
A client with a history of asthma is experiencing an acute episode of wheezing
and shortness of breath four hours after returning from surgery. Which
prescription should the nurse administer at this time?
Pirbuterol (Maxair).
A client with hear failure (HF) develops hyperaldosteronism and spironolactone
is prescribed. Which instruction should the nurse include in this client’s plan of
care?
Limit intake of high-potassium foods.
A client receiving the urinary antispasmodic oxybutynin CL (Ditropan XL)
reports having an extremely dry mouth. How should the nurse respond?
You can suck on hard candy to help relieve the mouth dryness, which is a
common side effect.
A client is receiving tamsulosin (Flomax), an alpha adrenergic blocking agent, for
the management of urinary retention due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Which instruction is most important for the nurse to provide?
Stand and sit up slowly
Thirty minutes after administering trimethobenzamide (tigan) to a client with
nausea, the nurse observes that the client is sedated, but arouses, easily and
denies further nausea. Which action should the nurse implement?
Encourage the client to rest until feeling more alert.
A female client with osteoporosis has been taking a weekly dose of oral
risedronate for several weeks. The client calls the clinic nurse to report [Show Less]