ATI Pharmacology 2025/2026: Proctored Exam Review, Questions & Rationales

ATI Pharmacology Proctored exam 2024/2025 questions and ans
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1. A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder
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. The medication has a long half-
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life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer t
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his medication? C




A. One
B.Two
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D. Four: A. One C C




(Medications with long half- C C C


lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long periods of time. The n
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urse should expect to administer this medication once a day.)
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2. A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influenc
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e medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-
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service presentation. Which of the following factors should the educator incl
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ude as a reason to administer lower medication dosages? (Select all that appl
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A. Increased renal secretion C C


B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes C C


C. Liver failure C


D. Peripheral vascular disease C C


E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes: C. Liver failure
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E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
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C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the concentration of a me
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dication. This requires decreasing the dosage. C C C C C




E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete for metabo-
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lism, thereby increasing the concentration of one or both medications. This requires
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3. A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of th
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e following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
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A. Have the client lie on her side. C C C C C C


B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
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C.Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
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D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
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E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation: B. Ask the client t
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o look up at the ceiling.
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D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
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E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
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(B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling onto her cornea.
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D. The nurse should drop the medication into the cent
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er of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
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E. The client should close her eye gently to promote distribution of the medication)
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4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new pre-
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Cscription for transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should
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the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the instruc-
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Ctions?

A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch."
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B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."
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C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
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D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch.: C. "I will apply the p
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atch to an area of skin with no hair."
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(The client should apply the patch to a hairless area of skin to promote absorption of
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Cthe medication.)
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5. A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new prescription fo
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r verifying the trough level of the client's medication. Which of the following
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A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose
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of medication.
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B.Verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24 hr before
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obtaining a blood specimen. C C C


C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication.
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D. Administer the medication,and obtain a blood specimen 30 min late: A. Obt
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ain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of med-
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ication.
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(To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should obtain a blood specimen i
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mmediately before administering the next dose of medication.)
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6. A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following action
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s should the nurse take in following legal practice guidelines? (Select all that
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