Fortis College Of Nursing

HESI Exam Version 1: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving IV gentamicin three times daily. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing an adverse effect of this medication? a. Hypoglycemia b. Proteinuria c. Nasal congestion d. Visual disturbances Answer: b. Proteinuria Question: A nurse is p...

Final Exam Guide: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: Antidepressant Drugs Answer: Indicated for major depressive disorders Other indications: Dysthymia (chronic low-grade depression) As adjunct for schizophrenia Eating disorders Personality disorders Various medical conditions Migraine headaches Chronic pain/sleep disorders Premenstrual syndrome Hot flash...

Exam Review: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: The nurse is caring for a client who is taking oral benztropine mesylate daily. What is the priority nursing assessment for the client? Answer: Intake and output Question: The nurse teaches the spouse of a client who is receiving levodopa/carbidopa to avoid pyridoxine medications. Which statement by the wife indicates an ...

Exam 3: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: Sustained-release drugs have to be Answer: swallowed whole and cannot be cut, crushed, or chewed. Question: Pernicious anemia occurs when the _________________________________________________________________________, leading to an inability for _______________________, causing deficiency. Answer: gastric mucosa cannot produc...

Exam 3: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: When using Amiodarone avoid Answer: grape fruit juice, treats V tack (tomb stone EKG) Question: hemostasis is a general term for any process that Answer: stops bleeding (forming a clot) Question: Thrombus: Answer: technical term for a blood clot Question: Embolus: Answer: thrombus that moves through blo...

Exam 3: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: Difference between anticoagulants and antiplatelets Answer: Anticoagulants- slows down process of clotting. Antiplatelets- prevents clotting from forming Question: Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) effects on electrolytes Answer: hypokalemia, hyperuricemia, hypermagnesium, hyperglycemia Question: Dietary Restrictions tak...

Exam 2: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: can exacerbate the symptoms of Tourette's syndrome. Answer: CNS stimulants Question: Epilepsy Answer: is a chronic condition that requires regular and continuous medication treatment. Question: The goal of antiepileptic drug therapy is to Answer: control or prevent seizures while maintaining a reasonable quality...

Exam 2: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: if you were a nurse caring for a child, and the child is starting on Ritalin, or methophenyldate, what assessment would you want to do on that child? Answer: - blood pressure - weight (at risk of weight loss) - height - nutritional assessment - use of caffeine or other stimulants Question: what is the medication used to t...

Exam 2: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: What is diabetes? Answer: • body's ability to produce insulin is impaired • results in abnormal metabolism of carbs • elevated levels of glucose in the blood and excretion in the urine Question: Type I diabetes Answer: • Autoimmune disease in which the body destroys insulin-producing pancreatic cells • The pa...

Exam 2: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: Phenytoin blood level Answer: 10-20 mcg/mL; 1-2mcg/mL IF OUT OF RANGE NOTIFY PROVIDER Question: Major adverse effects of carbidopa Answer: Dyskinesia Question: When should client take carbidopa Answer: In the morning; 30 mins before or 1 hr. after meals Question: What is the "on-off" phenomenon? Answer...