ATI Pharmacology Proctored exam 2026/2027
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,1. A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication
has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer
this medication?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer: A. One
2. A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medication
metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the following
factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
Answers: C. Liver failure, E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
3. A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
Answers: B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling, D. Drop the medication into the center of
the client's conjunctival sac, E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for
transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the client understands the instructions?
A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch."
B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch."
Answer: C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
,5. A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the
trough level of the client's medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of medication.
B. Verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24 hr before obtaining a blood
specimen.
C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication.
D. Administer the medication, and obtain a blood specimen 30 min late.
Answer: A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of
medication.
6. A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take in following legal practice guidelines? (Select all that apply.)
A. Maintain skill competency.
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
D. Safeguard medications.
E. Identify the client's diagnosis.
Answers: A. Maintain skill competency, C. Monitor for adverse effects, D. Safeguard
medications.
7. A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for Lisinopril 10 mg PO
once every day. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of prescription?
A. Single
B. Stat
C. Routine
D. Standing
Answer: C. Routine
8. A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a client who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of the
following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
Answer: D. Frequency
, 9. A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the preassessment?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies
Answers: A. Use of herbal teas, C. Current health status, E. Food allergies
10. A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one-time prescription."
Answer: B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
11. A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 1 g by intermittent IV bolus. Available is
vancomycin 1 g in 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to infuse over 45 min. The drop
factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should adjust the manual IV infusion to
deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to nearest whole number.)
Answer: 22 gtt/min
12. A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 200 mg by intermittent IV bolus. The
amount available is clindamycin injection 200 mg in 100 mL 0.9% sodium chloride to infuse
over 30 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?
Answer: 200 mL/hr
13. A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 80 mg PO daily. The amount available is
furosemide oral solution 10 mg/1 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
Answer: 8 mL
questions and answers(LATEST 2026
/2027UPDATE)
THIS EXAM INCLUDES:
• ATI Pharmacology Proctored exam
• questions and answers
• LATEST 2026 /2027UPDATE
• GUARANTEED PASS
• VERIFIED BY TUTORS
,1. A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication
has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer
this medication?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer: A. One
2. A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medication
metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the following
factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
Answers: C. Liver failure, E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
3. A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
Answers: B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling, D. Drop the medication into the center of
the client's conjunctival sac, E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for
transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the client understands the instructions?
A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch."
B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch."
Answer: C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
,5. A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the
trough level of the client's medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of medication.
B. Verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24 hr before obtaining a blood
specimen.
C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication.
D. Administer the medication, and obtain a blood specimen 30 min late.
Answer: A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of
medication.
6. A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take in following legal practice guidelines? (Select all that apply.)
A. Maintain skill competency.
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
D. Safeguard medications.
E. Identify the client's diagnosis.
Answers: A. Maintain skill competency, C. Monitor for adverse effects, D. Safeguard
medications.
7. A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for Lisinopril 10 mg PO
once every day. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of prescription?
A. Single
B. Stat
C. Routine
D. Standing
Answer: C. Routine
8. A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a client who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of the
following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
Answer: D. Frequency
, 9. A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the preassessment?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies
Answers: A. Use of herbal teas, C. Current health status, E. Food allergies
10. A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one-time prescription."
Answer: B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
11. A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 1 g by intermittent IV bolus. Available is
vancomycin 1 g in 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to infuse over 45 min. The drop
factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should adjust the manual IV infusion to
deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to nearest whole number.)
Answer: 22 gtt/min
12. A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 200 mg by intermittent IV bolus. The
amount available is clindamycin injection 200 mg in 100 mL 0.9% sodium chloride to infuse
over 30 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?
Answer: 200 mL/hr
13. A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 80 mg PO daily. The amount available is
furosemide oral solution 10 mg/1 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
Answer: 8 mL
