ATI Pharmacology Proctored Exam
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A nurse is assessing a client who is b. Distended neck veins
receiving intravenous therapy. The
nurse should identify which of the
following findings as a manifestation
of fluid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse
A nurse is caring for a client who has b. Improved cognition
hyponatremia and is receiving an
infusion of a prescribed hypertonic
solution. Which of the following
findings should indicate to the nurse
that the treatment is effective?
a. Absent Chvostek's sign
b. Improved cognition
c. Decreased vomiting
d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent
,A nurse is teaching a client who has a d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
new prescription for a nitroglycerin
transdermal patch. Which of the
following instructions should the
nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if you
experience a headache."
b. "Apply a new patch if you have
chest pain."
c. "Cover the patch with dry gauze
when taking a shower."
d. "Remove the patch prior to going
to bed."
A nurse is reviewing he laboratory d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum
results of a client who has a potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases
prescription for sodium polystyrene the client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias.
sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. Kayexalate is used to decrease the serum
which of the following should the potassium level so the PN should monitor the
nurse report to the provider? client's serum potassium level
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
,A nurse is caring for a client who has a. The client has a negative sputum culture
tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid
and rifampin. Which of the following
outcomes indicates that the client is
adhering to the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum
culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive purified
protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test
results are within the expected
reference range
A client is caring for a client who d. Administer epinephrine IM
develops an anaphylactic reaction to
IV administration. After assessing the
client's respiratory status and
stopping the medication infusion.
Which of the following actions
should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9%
sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM
, A nurse is caring for a client who is a. St. John's Wort
taking sertraline and reports a desire
to begin taking supplements. Which
of the following supplements should
the nurse advise the client to avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10
A nurse is caring for a client who has d. Hypotension
heart failure and a new prescription
for lisinopril. For which of the
following adverse effects should the
nurse monitor when administering
lisinopril?
a. Bradycardia
b. Hypokalemia
c. Tinnitus
d. Hypotension
A nurse is assessing a client who is d. Increased blood pressure
receiving heparin IV continuous IV.
The client has an PPT of 90 seconds.
They should monitor the client for
which of the following changes in
their vital signs?
a. Decreased temperature
b. Increased pulse rate
c. Decreased respiratory rate
d. Increased blood pressure
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A nurse is assessing a client who is b. Distended neck veins
receiving intravenous therapy. The
nurse should identify which of the
following findings as a manifestation
of fluid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse
A nurse is caring for a client who has b. Improved cognition
hyponatremia and is receiving an
infusion of a prescribed hypertonic
solution. Which of the following
findings should indicate to the nurse
that the treatment is effective?
a. Absent Chvostek's sign
b. Improved cognition
c. Decreased vomiting
d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent
,A nurse is teaching a client who has a d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
new prescription for a nitroglycerin
transdermal patch. Which of the
following instructions should the
nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if you
experience a headache."
b. "Apply a new patch if you have
chest pain."
c. "Cover the patch with dry gauze
when taking a shower."
d. "Remove the patch prior to going
to bed."
A nurse is reviewing he laboratory d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum
results of a client who has a potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases
prescription for sodium polystyrene the client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias.
sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. Kayexalate is used to decrease the serum
which of the following should the potassium level so the PN should monitor the
nurse report to the provider? client's serum potassium level
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
,A nurse is caring for a client who has a. The client has a negative sputum culture
tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid
and rifampin. Which of the following
outcomes indicates that the client is
adhering to the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum
culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive purified
protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test
results are within the expected
reference range
A client is caring for a client who d. Administer epinephrine IM
develops an anaphylactic reaction to
IV administration. After assessing the
client's respiratory status and
stopping the medication infusion.
Which of the following actions
should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9%
sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM
, A nurse is caring for a client who is a. St. John's Wort
taking sertraline and reports a desire
to begin taking supplements. Which
of the following supplements should
the nurse advise the client to avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10
A nurse is caring for a client who has d. Hypotension
heart failure and a new prescription
for lisinopril. For which of the
following adverse effects should the
nurse monitor when administering
lisinopril?
a. Bradycardia
b. Hypokalemia
c. Tinnitus
d. Hypotension
A nurse is assessing a client who is d. Increased blood pressure
receiving heparin IV continuous IV.
The client has an PPT of 90 seconds.
They should monitor the client for
which of the following changes in
their vital signs?
a. Decreased temperature
b. Increased pulse rate
c. Decreased respiratory rate
d. Increased blood pressure
