ATI Practice Exam 2022 2023
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a peptic ulcer disease and is to start a
new prescription for sucralfate. Which of the following actions of sucralfate should the
nurse include in the teaching? - Forms a protective barrier over ulcers
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new
prescription for methylprednisolone. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include? - Blood glucose levels will be monitored during therapy
Avoid contact with people who have know infections
Grapefruit juice can increase the effects of the medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about handling medication to a client who is
continue taking oral transmucosal fentanyl raspberry flavored lozenges on a stick.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - Store
unused medication sticks in a storage container
A nurse is reviewing the ECG of a client who is receiving IV furosemide for heart failure.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of
hypokalemia? - Presence of U-waves
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and docusate
sodium. The nurse should instruct the client that taking the docusate sodium daily can
minimize which of the following adverse effects of morphine? - Constipation
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mannitol via continuous IV infusion.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects. - Bibasilar
crackles- lung crackles
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a gastric ulcer and a new prescription
for ranitidine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Report
yellowing of the skin
A nurse is assessing a client after administering a second dose of cefazolin IV. The
nurse notes the client has anxiety, hypotension, and dyspnea. Which of the following
medications should the nurse administer first? - Epinephrine
A nurse is planning care for a client who has hypertension and is to start taking
metoprolol. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of
care? - Determine apical pulse prior to administering
A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hrs to a child
who weighs 44 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - 300
, A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client whose family reports the
client has taken large amounts of diazepam. Which of the following medications should
the nurse anticipate administering? - Flumazenil (Reverse benzodiazepines)
A nurse is reviewing the lab results for a client who is receiving heparin via continuous
IV infusion for deep-vein thrombosis. The nurse should discontinue the medication
infusion for which of the following client findings? - Platelets 96000/ mm3
A nurse is reviewing the medication adminstration record of a client who has
hypocalcemia and a new prescription for IV calcium gloconate. The nurse should
identify that which of the following medications can interact with calcium gluconate? -
Digoxin
A nurse is reviewing the medication list of a client who wants to begin taking oral
contraceptives. The nurse should identify that which of the following client medications
will interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives? - Carbamazepine
A nurse is assessing a client's vital signs prior to the administration of PO digoxin. The
client's BP is 144/86, heart rate is 55 min, rr is 20/min. The nurse should withhold the
medication and contact the provider for which of the following findings? - Heart Rate
A nurse is assessing a client who is taking propylthiouracil for the treatment of Graves'
disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that
the medication has been effective? - Increase in ability to focus
A nurse is preparing to adminster medications to a client who tells the nurse, "I don't
want to take my fluid pill until I get home today. "Which of the following actions should
the nurse take? - Document the refusal and inform the client's provider
A nurse iproviding teaching to a client who is to begin taking oxybutynin for urinary
incontinence. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse include in the
teaching? - Dry mouth, blurred vision, dry eyes
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a clietn who has myasthenia gravis
and is in cholinergic crisis. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to
adminster? - Atropine
A nurse on the acute care unit is caring for a client who is receiving gentamicin IV. The
nurse should report which of the following findings to the provider as an adverse effect
of the medication? - Tinnitus
A nurse is teaching a client who is to begin taking tamoxifen for the treatment of breast
cancer. - Leg tenderness
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a peptic ulcer disease and is to start a
new prescription for sucralfate. Which of the following actions of sucralfate should the
nurse include in the teaching? - Forms a protective barrier over ulcers
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new
prescription for methylprednisolone. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include? - Blood glucose levels will be monitored during therapy
Avoid contact with people who have know infections
Grapefruit juice can increase the effects of the medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about handling medication to a client who is
continue taking oral transmucosal fentanyl raspberry flavored lozenges on a stick.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - Store
unused medication sticks in a storage container
A nurse is reviewing the ECG of a client who is receiving IV furosemide for heart failure.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of
hypokalemia? - Presence of U-waves
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and docusate
sodium. The nurse should instruct the client that taking the docusate sodium daily can
minimize which of the following adverse effects of morphine? - Constipation
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mannitol via continuous IV infusion.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects. - Bibasilar
crackles- lung crackles
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a gastric ulcer and a new prescription
for ranitidine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Report
yellowing of the skin
A nurse is assessing a client after administering a second dose of cefazolin IV. The
nurse notes the client has anxiety, hypotension, and dyspnea. Which of the following
medications should the nurse administer first? - Epinephrine
A nurse is planning care for a client who has hypertension and is to start taking
metoprolol. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of
care? - Determine apical pulse prior to administering
A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hrs to a child
who weighs 44 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - 300
, A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client whose family reports the
client has taken large amounts of diazepam. Which of the following medications should
the nurse anticipate administering? - Flumazenil (Reverse benzodiazepines)
A nurse is reviewing the lab results for a client who is receiving heparin via continuous
IV infusion for deep-vein thrombosis. The nurse should discontinue the medication
infusion for which of the following client findings? - Platelets 96000/ mm3
A nurse is reviewing the medication adminstration record of a client who has
hypocalcemia and a new prescription for IV calcium gloconate. The nurse should
identify that which of the following medications can interact with calcium gluconate? -
Digoxin
A nurse is reviewing the medication list of a client who wants to begin taking oral
contraceptives. The nurse should identify that which of the following client medications
will interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives? - Carbamazepine
A nurse is assessing a client's vital signs prior to the administration of PO digoxin. The
client's BP is 144/86, heart rate is 55 min, rr is 20/min. The nurse should withhold the
medication and contact the provider for which of the following findings? - Heart Rate
A nurse is assessing a client who is taking propylthiouracil for the treatment of Graves'
disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that
the medication has been effective? - Increase in ability to focus
A nurse is preparing to adminster medications to a client who tells the nurse, "I don't
want to take my fluid pill until I get home today. "Which of the following actions should
the nurse take? - Document the refusal and inform the client's provider
A nurse iproviding teaching to a client who is to begin taking oxybutynin for urinary
incontinence. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse include in the
teaching? - Dry mouth, blurred vision, dry eyes
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a clietn who has myasthenia gravis
and is in cholinergic crisis. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to
adminster? - Atropine
A nurse on the acute care unit is caring for a client who is receiving gentamicin IV. The
nurse should report which of the following findings to the provider as an adverse effect
of the medication? - Tinnitus
A nurse is teaching a client who is to begin taking tamoxifen for the treatment of breast
cancer. - Leg tenderness
