ATI Pharmacology Proctored, Pharmacology ATI
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Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100%
Correct
Terms in this set (406)
A provider prescribes phenobarbital A.
One for a client who has a seizure disorder.
The medication has a long half-life of 4 (Medications with long half-lives remain at their
days. How many times per day should therapeutic levels between doses for long
periods of the nurse expect to administer this time. The nurse should expect to
administer this
medication? medication once a day.)
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D.Four
,A staff educator is reviewing C. Liver failure
medication dosages and factors that E. Concurrent use of medication the same
pathway influence medication metabolism with metabolizes
a group of nurses at an in-service
presentation. Which of the following C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and
thus factors should the educator include as increases the concentration of a
medication. This a reason to administer lower requires decreasing the dosage.
medication dosages? (Select all that
apply.) E. When the same pathway metabolizes two
medications, they compete for metabolism, thereby
A. Increased renal secretion increasing the concentration of one or both
B.Increased medication-metabolizing medications. This requires decreasing the
dosage of enzymes one or both
C. Liver failure
D.Peripheral vascular disease
E.Concurrent use of medication the
same pathway metabolizes
A nurse is preparing to administer eye B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
drops to a client. Which of the D. Drop the medication into the center of the
client's following actions should the nurse conjunctival sac.
take? (Select all that apply.) E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after
instillation
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B.Ask the client to look up at the (B. The client should look upward to keep the
drops ceiling. from falling onto her cornea.
C. Tell the client to blink when the D. The nurse should drop the medication into the
drops enter her eye. center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
D.Drop the medication into the center E. The client should close her eye gently to
promote of the client's conjunctival sac. distribution of the medication)
E. Instruct the client to close her
eye gently after instillation
,A nurse is completing discharge C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with
no teaching for a client who has a new hair."
prescription for transdermal patches.
Which of the following statements (The client should apply the patch to a hairless
area of should the nurse identify as an skin to promote absorption of the medication.)
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.
A nurse reviewing a client's medical A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior
to record notes a new prescription for administering the next dose of medication.
verifying the trough level of the client's
medication. Which of the following (To verify trough levels of a medication, the
nurse actions should the nurse take? should obtain a blood specimen immediately before
administering the next dose of medication.)
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
, A nurse is preparing a client's A. Maintain skill competency.
medications. Which of the following C. Monitor for adverse effects.
actions should the nurse take in D. Safeguard medications.
following legal practice guidelines?
(Select all that apply.) (A.maintaining skill competency and using appropriate
administration techniques are legal responsibilities
A. Maintain skill competency. of the nurse
B.Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects. C. A nurse is legally responsible for
D.Safeguard medications. monitoring for side and adverse effects of
E. Identify the client's diagnosis medication
D. Safeguarding of medications, such as controlled
substances, is a legal responsibility of the nurse)
A nurse reviewing a client's C. Routine
health record notes a new
prescription for Lisinopril 10 mg (A routine or standard prescription identifies
PO once every day. medications to give on a regular schedule with
The nurse should identify this as or without a termination date or a specific
which of the following types of number of doses. The nurse will administer
prescription? this medication every day until the
provider discontinues it.)
A. Single
B. Stat
C. Routine
D. Standing
A nurse is reviewing a new D. Frequency
prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg
PO PRN for (This prescription does not include the time or
nausea and vomiting for a client who frequency of medication administration. The
has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse must clarify this with the prescribing
nurse should clarify which of the provide)
following parts of the prescription
with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
Proctored (Latest 2026/2027 Update) 170
Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100%
Correct
Terms in this set (406)
A provider prescribes phenobarbital A.
One for a client who has a seizure disorder.
The medication has a long half-life of 4 (Medications with long half-lives remain at their
days. How many times per day should therapeutic levels between doses for long
periods of the nurse expect to administer this time. The nurse should expect to
administer this
medication? medication once a day.)
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D.Four
,A staff educator is reviewing C. Liver failure
medication dosages and factors that E. Concurrent use of medication the same
pathway influence medication metabolism with metabolizes
a group of nurses at an in-service
presentation. Which of the following C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and
thus factors should the educator include as increases the concentration of a
medication. This a reason to administer lower requires decreasing the dosage.
medication dosages? (Select all that
apply.) E. When the same pathway metabolizes two
medications, they compete for metabolism, thereby
A. Increased renal secretion increasing the concentration of one or both
B.Increased medication-metabolizing medications. This requires decreasing the
dosage of enzymes one or both
C. Liver failure
D.Peripheral vascular disease
E.Concurrent use of medication the
same pathway metabolizes
A nurse is preparing to administer eye B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
drops to a client. Which of the D. Drop the medication into the center of the
client's following actions should the nurse conjunctival sac.
take? (Select all that apply.) E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after
instillation
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B.Ask the client to look up at the (B. The client should look upward to keep the
drops ceiling. from falling onto her cornea.
C. Tell the client to blink when the D. The nurse should drop the medication into the
drops enter her eye. center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
D.Drop the medication into the center E. The client should close her eye gently to
promote of the client's conjunctival sac. distribution of the medication)
E. Instruct the client to close her
eye gently after instillation
,A nurse is completing discharge C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with
no teaching for a client who has a new hair."
prescription for transdermal patches.
Which of the following statements (The client should apply the patch to a hairless
area of should the nurse identify as an skin to promote absorption of the medication.)
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.
A nurse reviewing a client's medical A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior
to record notes a new prescription for administering the next dose of medication.
verifying the trough level of the client's
medication. Which of the following (To verify trough levels of a medication, the
nurse actions should the nurse take? should obtain a blood specimen immediately before
administering the next dose of medication.)
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
, A nurse is preparing a client's A. Maintain skill competency.
medications. Which of the following C. Monitor for adverse effects.
actions should the nurse take in D. Safeguard medications.
following legal practice guidelines?
(Select all that apply.) (A.maintaining skill competency and using appropriate
administration techniques are legal responsibilities
A. Maintain skill competency. of the nurse
B.Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects. C. A nurse is legally responsible for
D.Safeguard medications. monitoring for side and adverse effects of
E. Identify the client's diagnosis medication
D. Safeguarding of medications, such as controlled
substances, is a legal responsibility of the nurse)
A nurse reviewing a client's C. Routine
health record notes a new
prescription for Lisinopril 10 mg (A routine or standard prescription identifies
PO once every day. medications to give on a regular schedule with
The nurse should identify this as or without a termination date or a specific
which of the following types of number of doses. The nurse will administer
prescription? this medication every day until the
provider discontinues it.)
A. Single
B. Stat
C. Routine
D. Standing
A nurse is reviewing a new D. Frequency
prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg
PO PRN for (This prescription does not include the time or
nausea and vomiting for a client who frequency of medication administration. The
has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse must clarify this with the prescribing
nurse should clarify which of the provide)
following parts of the prescription
with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
