NGN ATI PHARMACOLOGY
PROCTORED EXAM
LATEST 2023 – 2024 UPDATED VERSION
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS.
ATI PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
, 1. Which action should the nurse take first during the initial phase of
implementation?
a. Determine patient outcomes and goals.
b. Prioritize patient’s nursing diagnoses.
c. Evaluate interventions.
d. Reassess the patient.
ANS: D
Assessment is a continuous process that occurs each time the nurse interacts with
a patient. During the initial phase of implementation, reassess the patient.
Determining the patient’s goals and prioritizing diagnoses take place in the
planning phase before choosing interventions. Evaluation is the last step of the
nursing process.
2. Vital signs for a patient reveal a high blood pressure of 187/100. Orders
state to notify the health care provider for diastolic blood pressure greater than
90. What is the nurse’s first action?
a. Follow the clinical protocol for a stroke.
b. Review the most recent lab results for the
patient’s potassium level. Assess the patient
for other symptoms or problems, and then
notify the
c. health care provider.
Administer an antihypertensive medication from the stock supply, and
d. then notify the health care provider.
ANS: C
Communication to other health care professionals must be timely, accurate, and
relevant to a patient’s clinical situation. The best answer is to reassess the patient
for other symptoms or problems, and then notify the health care provider
according to the orders. Reviewing the potassium level does not address the
problem of high blood pressure. The nurse does not follow the protocol since the
order says to notify the health care provider. The orders read to notify the health
care provider, not administer medications.
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PROCTORED EXAM
LATEST 2023 – 2024 UPDATED VERSION
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS.
ATI PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
, 1. Which action should the nurse take first during the initial phase of
implementation?
a. Determine patient outcomes and goals.
b. Prioritize patient’s nursing diagnoses.
c. Evaluate interventions.
d. Reassess the patient.
ANS: D
Assessment is a continuous process that occurs each time the nurse interacts with
a patient. During the initial phase of implementation, reassess the patient.
Determining the patient’s goals and prioritizing diagnoses take place in the
planning phase before choosing interventions. Evaluation is the last step of the
nursing process.
2. Vital signs for a patient reveal a high blood pressure of 187/100. Orders
state to notify the health care provider for diastolic blood pressure greater than
90. What is the nurse’s first action?
a. Follow the clinical protocol for a stroke.
b. Review the most recent lab results for the
patient’s potassium level. Assess the patient
for other symptoms or problems, and then
notify the
c. health care provider.
Administer an antihypertensive medication from the stock supply, and
d. then notify the health care provider.
ANS: C
Communication to other health care professionals must be timely, accurate, and
relevant to a patient’s clinical situation. The best answer is to reassess the patient
for other symptoms or problems, and then notify the health care provider
according to the orders. Reviewing the potassium level does not address the
problem of high blood pressure. The nurse does not follow the protocol since the
order says to notify the health care provider. The orders read to notify the health
care provider, not administer medications.
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