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ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY RETAKE EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+|| NEW VERSION!!!
A nurse is teaching a client who has chronic stable angina
pectoris and a prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin tablets.
Identify the sequence of instructions that the nurse should tell
the client to use if he experiences chest pain. Place them in
order of performance.
Stop activity
Place a tablet under the tongue
Wait 5 min
Call 911 if the pain is not relieved. - ANSWER-1. Stop activity
2. Place a tablet under the tongue
3. Wait 5 min
4. Call 911 if the pain is not relieved.
A nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor and has a
new prescription for nifedipine (Calcium blocker). The client
states she is concerned because her father takes nifedipine for
his angina pectoris. The nurse should explain to the client that
nifedipine works for clients who are pregnant by which of the
following mechanism?
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A. It decreases the incidence of bacterial vaginosis, thus
preventing uterine contractions.
B. It inhibits uterine contractions by blocking entry of calcium
into uterine cells.
C. It decreases the activity within the CNS, which regulates
smooth muscle.
D. It stimulates beta2 receptors in the uterus, which results in
decreased frequency of
contractions. - ANSWER-B. It inhibits uterine contractions by
blocking entry of calcium into uterine cells.
A nurse is preparing to administer oxytocin to a client who is at
41 weeks of gestation and is experiencing ineffective labor.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Place the oxytocin from a pre-filled syringe into the posterior
fornix of the vagina every 10 min until effective labor occurs.
b. Check the client's blood pressure and pulse every 15 min
while induction of labor is occurring.
c. Stop the oxytocin for contractions that continue longer than
30 seconds
D. Increase the dose of oxytocin to obtain uterine contractions
that occur every 2 to 3 min. - ANSWER-D. Increase the dose of
oxytocin to obtain uterine contractions that occur every 2 to 3
min.
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A home health nurse is visiting an older adult client who has
Alzheimer's disease. His caregiver tells the nurse she has been
administering prescribed lorazepam, 1 mg 3 x daily, to the
client for restlessness and anxiety during the past few days. For
which of the following effects should the nurse assess the
client?
A. Low-grade fever
B. Sedation
C. Diuresis
D. Tonic-clonic seizures - ANSWER-B. Sedation
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about lithium toxicity to
a client who has a new prescription for lithium. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding
of the teaching?
A. I should take naproxen if I have a headache because aspirin
can cause lithium toxicity
B. I can develop lithium toxicity if I eat foods with lots of sodium
C. I can develop lithium toxicity if I experience vomiting or
diarrhea.
D. I might need to take a daily diuretic along with my lithium to
prevent lithium
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toxicity. - ANSWER-C. I can develop lithium toxicity if I
experience vomiting or diarrhea.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has heart failure
and is taking spironolactone. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. I will increase my intake of citrus fruits, bananas, and
potatoes.
B. I will use salt substitutes on my food
C. I will drink as much water as I can while taking this
medication.
D. I will watch for increased breast tissue growth while taking
this medication. - ANSWER-D. I will watch for increased breast
tissue growth while taking this medication.
A nurse is assessing a client who takes oral theophylline for
relief of chronic bronchitis. The nurse should recognize that
which of the following findings indicates toxicity to
theophylline?
A. Constipation
B. Tremors
C. Fatigue
D. Bradycardia - ANSWER-B. Tremors
ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY RETAKE EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+|| NEW VERSION!!!
A nurse is teaching a client who has chronic stable angina
pectoris and a prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin tablets.
Identify the sequence of instructions that the nurse should tell
the client to use if he experiences chest pain. Place them in
order of performance.
Stop activity
Place a tablet under the tongue
Wait 5 min
Call 911 if the pain is not relieved. - ANSWER-1. Stop activity
2. Place a tablet under the tongue
3. Wait 5 min
4. Call 911 if the pain is not relieved.
A nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor and has a
new prescription for nifedipine (Calcium blocker). The client
states she is concerned because her father takes nifedipine for
his angina pectoris. The nurse should explain to the client that
nifedipine works for clients who are pregnant by which of the
following mechanism?
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A. It decreases the incidence of bacterial vaginosis, thus
preventing uterine contractions.
B. It inhibits uterine contractions by blocking entry of calcium
into uterine cells.
C. It decreases the activity within the CNS, which regulates
smooth muscle.
D. It stimulates beta2 receptors in the uterus, which results in
decreased frequency of
contractions. - ANSWER-B. It inhibits uterine contractions by
blocking entry of calcium into uterine cells.
A nurse is preparing to administer oxytocin to a client who is at
41 weeks of gestation and is experiencing ineffective labor.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Place the oxytocin from a pre-filled syringe into the posterior
fornix of the vagina every 10 min until effective labor occurs.
b. Check the client's blood pressure and pulse every 15 min
while induction of labor is occurring.
c. Stop the oxytocin for contractions that continue longer than
30 seconds
D. Increase the dose of oxytocin to obtain uterine contractions
that occur every 2 to 3 min. - ANSWER-D. Increase the dose of
oxytocin to obtain uterine contractions that occur every 2 to 3
min.
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A home health nurse is visiting an older adult client who has
Alzheimer's disease. His caregiver tells the nurse she has been
administering prescribed lorazepam, 1 mg 3 x daily, to the
client for restlessness and anxiety during the past few days. For
which of the following effects should the nurse assess the
client?
A. Low-grade fever
B. Sedation
C. Diuresis
D. Tonic-clonic seizures - ANSWER-B. Sedation
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about lithium toxicity to
a client who has a new prescription for lithium. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding
of the teaching?
A. I should take naproxen if I have a headache because aspirin
can cause lithium toxicity
B. I can develop lithium toxicity if I eat foods with lots of sodium
C. I can develop lithium toxicity if I experience vomiting or
diarrhea.
D. I might need to take a daily diuretic along with my lithium to
prevent lithium
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toxicity. - ANSWER-C. I can develop lithium toxicity if I
experience vomiting or diarrhea.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has heart failure
and is taking spironolactone. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. I will increase my intake of citrus fruits, bananas, and
potatoes.
B. I will use salt substitutes on my food
C. I will drink as much water as I can while taking this
medication.
D. I will watch for increased breast tissue growth while taking
this medication. - ANSWER-D. I will watch for increased breast
tissue growth while taking this medication.
A nurse is assessing a client who takes oral theophylline for
relief of chronic bronchitis. The nurse should recognize that
which of the following findings indicates toxicity to
theophylline?
A. Constipation
B. Tremors
C. Fatigue
D. Bradycardia - ANSWER-B. Tremors
