ATI Pharmacology Exam | Questions and Answers with Rationales | LATEST |DOWNLOAD TO ACE . LATEST EDITION GRADED A+

ATI Pharmacology Exam | Questions and Answers with Rationales | LATEST |DOWNLOAD TO ACE . LATEST EDITION GRADED A+ 1. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a seizure while in bed. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Turn the client's head to the side 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal. The nurse should expect to administer which of the following medications? Chlordiazepoxide 3. A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client. The nurse should understand that which of the following abbreviations indicates the greatest frequency of medication administration? QID 4. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for enteric-coated aspirin as stroke prophylaxis. The client asks the nurse why the provider prescribed an enteric-coated medication. Which of the following responses should the nurse give? "Enteric-coated medications cause less gastric irritation" 5. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postoperative and has a new prescription for an oral opioid analgesic. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include as a rationale for increasing the client's daily intake of fiber? Dietary fiber helps prevent constipation 6. A nurse is preparing to administer meperidine 10 mg IM to a client who has a BMI of 23. Which of the following needle lengths should the nurse use to administer the medication? 1½ inch 7. A nurse is providing teaching to a client with asthma who has a new prescription for a short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA) bronchodilator. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse share? Notify the provider if the SABA is needed more than twice per week 8. A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 12.5 mg PO daily to a client who has hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine 25 mcg/1 tablet is available. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?(numeric value only) 0.5 9. A nurse is preparing to administer metoclopramide 10 mg IM to a client who is postoperative and nauseated. The amount available is metoclopramide 5mg/1 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? 2 10. A nurse is caring for a client who has hyperlipidemia and is receiving simvastatin 40 mg PO daily. Which of the following items should the nurse remove from the client's breakfast tray before it is delivered to the room? Grapefruit juice 11. A nurse is providing teaching to a client with chronic bronchitis about administering acetylcysteine using a hand-held nebulizer (HHN). Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? "I should try to cough productively just before I begin the treatment" 12. A nurse is providing teaching about benzodiazepines to a client who is discontinuing long-term alprazolam use. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include in the teaching? Plan to taper the dose slowly over several months 13. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for warfarin. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the instructions? I'll avoid contact sports like footbal 14. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has tuberculosis (TB) and a prescription for isoniazid. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? You should take this medication on an empty stomach