VATI: Pharm Pre test
Questions with
Correct Solutions
User [Date] [Course title]
, A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who is to start using a nitroglycerine transdermal unit for
angina. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Correct Answer: remove the
patch each evening to have 10 hr without medication
A nurse is preparing to administer timolol ophthalmic drops to a client who has glaucoma. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? - Correct Answer: drop prescribed amt of med into the
conjunctival sac
A nurse is administering morning medications and realizes that nifedipine was administered to the
wrong client. Which of the following is the priority nursing action? - Correct Answer: check the clients
vital sign
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily for heart failure. The
client's current vital signs are: BP 144/96, heart rate 54/min, respirations 18/min, and temperature 37° C
(98.6° F). Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer: withhold the digoxin
for decreased heart rate
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking ranitidine. Which of the following client statements indicates
to the nurse that ranitidine treatment has been effective? (Select all that apply.) - Correct Answer: "i
dont have as much heartburn after i eat anymore"
"i can sleep while lying flat"
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is postoperative and receiving IV morphine 1 mg every 10
min via PCA. For which of the following manifestations should the nurse withhold the morphine? -
Correct Answer: the clients resp rate in 9/min
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN):
glucose 72 mg/dL, chloride 100 mEq/L, sodium 138 mEq/L, and potassium 3.0 mEq/L. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? - Correct Answer: request a potassium replacement
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration records of a group of clients who have been newly
admitted to a long-term care facility. Which of the following clients should the nurse monitor for
extrapyramidal symptoms? - Correct Answer: a client who has schizophrenia and is taking an
antipsychotic med.
Questions with
Correct Solutions
User [Date] [Course title]
, A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who is to start using a nitroglycerine transdermal unit for
angina. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Correct Answer: remove the
patch each evening to have 10 hr without medication
A nurse is preparing to administer timolol ophthalmic drops to a client who has glaucoma. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? - Correct Answer: drop prescribed amt of med into the
conjunctival sac
A nurse is administering morning medications and realizes that nifedipine was administered to the
wrong client. Which of the following is the priority nursing action? - Correct Answer: check the clients
vital sign
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily for heart failure. The
client's current vital signs are: BP 144/96, heart rate 54/min, respirations 18/min, and temperature 37° C
(98.6° F). Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer: withhold the digoxin
for decreased heart rate
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking ranitidine. Which of the following client statements indicates
to the nurse that ranitidine treatment has been effective? (Select all that apply.) - Correct Answer: "i
dont have as much heartburn after i eat anymore"
"i can sleep while lying flat"
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is postoperative and receiving IV morphine 1 mg every 10
min via PCA. For which of the following manifestations should the nurse withhold the morphine? -
Correct Answer: the clients resp rate in 9/min
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN):
glucose 72 mg/dL, chloride 100 mEq/L, sodium 138 mEq/L, and potassium 3.0 mEq/L. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? - Correct Answer: request a potassium replacement
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration records of a group of clients who have been newly
admitted to a long-term care facility. Which of the following clients should the nurse monitor for
extrapyramidal symptoms? - Correct Answer: a client who has schizophrenia and is taking an
antipsychotic med.
