HESI PHARMACOLOGY EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023\2024 [ACTUAL EXAM 100% GRADED A+]

HESI PHARMACOLOGY EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2023\2024
[ACTUAL EXAM 100% GRADED A+]
1) A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes
that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication
should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client?
1. Calcium chloride
2. Calcium gluconate
3. Calcitonin (Miacalcin)
4. Large doses of vitamin D - CORRECT ANSWERS-3. Calcitonin
(Miacalcin)
Rationale:
The normal serum calcium level is 8.6 to 10.0 mg/dL. This client is
experiencing hypercalcemia. Calcium gluconate and calcium chloride
are medications used for the treatment of tetany, which occurs as a
result of acute hypocalcemia. In hypercalcemia, large doses of vitamin
D need to be avoided. Calcitonin, a thyroid hormone, decreases the
plasma calcium level by inhibiting bone resorption and lowering the
serum calcium concentration.
2.) Oral iron supplements are prescribed for a 6-year-old child with iron
deficiency anemia. The nurse instructs the mother to administer the
iron with which best food item?
1. Milk
2. Water
3. Apple juice
4. Orange juice - CORRECT ANSWE