ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM
FORMAT ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION 2024-
2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Terms in this set (138)
A nurse is assessing a b. Distended neck veins
client who is receiving
intravenous therapy. The
nurse should identify
which of the following
findings as a manifestation
of fluid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel
sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle
weakness
d. Thread pulse
,A nurse is caring for a b. Improved cognition
client who has
hyponatremia and is
receiving an infusion of a
prescribed hypertonic
solution. Which of the
following findings should
indicate to the nurse that
the treatment is effective?
a. Absent Chvostek's sign
b. Improved cognition
c. Decreased vomiting
d. Cardiac arrhythmias
absent
A nurse is teaching a client d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
who has a new
prescription for a
nitroglycerin transdermal
patch. Which of the
following instructions
should the nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if
you experience a
headache."
b. "Apply a new patch if
you have chest pain."
c. "Cover the patch with
dry gauze when taking a
shower."
d. "Remove the patch
prior to going to bed."
,A nurse is reviewing he d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum
laboratory results of a potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases the
client who has a client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is
prescription for sodium used to decrease the serum potassium level so the PN
polystyrene sulfonate should monitor the client's serum potassium level
(Kayexalate) every 6 hr.
which of the following
should the nurse report to
the provider?
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
A nurse is caring for a a. The client has a negative sputum culture
client who has
tuberculosis and is taking
isoniazid and rifampin.
Which of the following
outcomes indicates that
the client is adhering to
the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative
sputum culture
b. The client tests negative
for HIV
c. The client has a positive
purified protein derivative
test
d. The client's liver
function test results are
within the expected
reference range
, A client is caring for a d. Administer epinephrine IM
client who develops an
anaphylactic reaction to
IV administration. After
assessing the client's
respiratory status and
stopping the medication
infusion. Which of the
following actions should
the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion
with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine
IM
c. Elevate the client's legs
and feet
d. Administer epinephrine
IM
A nurse is caring for a a. St. John's Wort
client who is taking
sertraline and reports a
desire to begin taking
supplements. Which of the
following supplements
should the nurse advise
the client to avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10
FORMAT ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION 2024-
2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Terms in this set (138)
A nurse is assessing a b. Distended neck veins
client who is receiving
intravenous therapy. The
nurse should identify
which of the following
findings as a manifestation
of fluid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel
sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle
weakness
d. Thread pulse
,A nurse is caring for a b. Improved cognition
client who has
hyponatremia and is
receiving an infusion of a
prescribed hypertonic
solution. Which of the
following findings should
indicate to the nurse that
the treatment is effective?
a. Absent Chvostek's sign
b. Improved cognition
c. Decreased vomiting
d. Cardiac arrhythmias
absent
A nurse is teaching a client d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
who has a new
prescription for a
nitroglycerin transdermal
patch. Which of the
following instructions
should the nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if
you experience a
headache."
b. "Apply a new patch if
you have chest pain."
c. "Cover the patch with
dry gauze when taking a
shower."
d. "Remove the patch
prior to going to bed."
,A nurse is reviewing he d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum
laboratory results of a potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases the
client who has a client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is
prescription for sodium used to decrease the serum potassium level so the PN
polystyrene sulfonate should monitor the client's serum potassium level
(Kayexalate) every 6 hr.
which of the following
should the nurse report to
the provider?
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
A nurse is caring for a a. The client has a negative sputum culture
client who has
tuberculosis and is taking
isoniazid and rifampin.
Which of the following
outcomes indicates that
the client is adhering to
the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative
sputum culture
b. The client tests negative
for HIV
c. The client has a positive
purified protein derivative
test
d. The client's liver
function test results are
within the expected
reference range
, A client is caring for a d. Administer epinephrine IM
client who develops an
anaphylactic reaction to
IV administration. After
assessing the client's
respiratory status and
stopping the medication
infusion. Which of the
following actions should
the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion
with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine
IM
c. Elevate the client's legs
and feet
d. Administer epinephrine
IM
A nurse is caring for a a. St. John's Wort
client who is taking
sertraline and reports a
desire to begin taking
supplements. Which of the
following supplements
should the nurse advise
the client to avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10
