ATI Pharmacology Proctored Assessment Questions and Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) ||Already Graded A+||Newest Version

ATI Pharmacology Proctored Assessment Questions
and Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
||Already Graded A+||Newest Version
Quiz: A patient newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed Levothyroxine
(Synthroid) 0.25 mg PO daily. After 6 weeks of treatment the nurse determines that the
medication was effective if the:

1) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL

2) Total t4 level is 2 mcg/dL

Ans: 1) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL



Quiz: A nurse providing teaching to a client who has just been prescribed prazosin
(Minipress) which of the following client statement indicates understanding of teaching:

1) I will not use a salt substitute while taking meds

2) I will move slowly from sitting to standing to prevent falls

Ans: 2) I will move slowly from sitting to standing to prevent falls



Quiz: A nurse is providing teaching to a patient who is prescribed phenytoin (Dilantin).
Which statement by the patient indicates further teaching:

1) I should expect a rash to develop

2) I may develop hair or face or chest

Ans: 1) I should expect a rash to develop



Quiz: A nurse is receiving a telephone prescription for an antibiotic from a client's
provider. Which of the following is the nurse required to do:

3) Read the prescription back to the provider after transcribing
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, 4) Write the trade name for the prescribed medicine

Ans: 3) Read the prescription back to the provider after transcribing



Quiz: A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent and her family regarding a new
prescription of phenytoin (Dilantin) for a newly diagnosed seizure disorder. Which of the
following client statements indicates the understanding of the teaching:

1) I will keep a seizure frequency chart

2) I will skip a dose if I am experiencing nausea

Ans: 1) I will keep a seizure frequency chart



Quiz: A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is receiving furosemide (Lasix)
and digoxin (Lanoxin). Routine laboratory results reveal a potassium level of 2.6 mEq/L.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first:

1) Apply a cardiac monitor

2) Provides foods high in potassium

Ans: 1) Apply a cardiac monitor



Quiz: A nurse administers ceftazidime (Fortaz) to a client who has a severe penicillin
allergy. Which of the following client findings requires an incident report:

1) The client is also taking linsinophrel (Prinivil)

2) The client reports shortness of breath

Ans: 2) The client reports shortness of breath




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, Quiz: A nurse is providing teaching to a female client who has been newly diagnosed with a
seizure disorder and has begun phenytoin (Dilantin). The nurse should tell the client that
phenytoin can decrease the effectiveness of which of the following:

1) Ethunyl estradiol/desogestrel (Cyclessa)

2) Fluroxetine (Prozac)

Ans: 1) Ethunyl estradiol/desogestrel (Cyclessa)



Quiz: A nurse providing teaching to a client who is diagnosed with migrane headaches. The
client is prescribed ergotamine (Ergostat) sublingual (SL). Which of the following should the
nurse include in her instructions:

1) Take 1SL tablet three times a day before meals

2) Take 1SL tablet at onset of migrane

Ans: 2) Take 1SL tablet at onset of migrane



Quiz: A nurse is reviewing a client's daily laboratory findings before administering 0.125 mg
of digoxin (Lanoxin). The client's serum digoxin level is 0.7 mg/mL. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take:

1) Give the medication

2) Request a dose increase

Ans: 1) Give the medication



Quiz: A nurse is planning to provide medication education for a client who will begin a
course of therapy with metronidazole (Flagyl). Which of the following should the nurse
instruct the client to avoid during the course of therapy:

3) Coffee


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, 4) Beer

Ans: 4) Beer



Quiz: A nurse is teaching a client who has heart failure about a new prescription for
captopril (Capoten). Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for
further teaching:

3) I will take the medication 1 hr before my meals

4) I will use a salt substitute with my meals

Ans: 4) I will use a salt substitute with my meals



Quiz: A client is experiencing acute angle closure glaucoma and IV mannitol (Osmitrol) 25%
is prescribed. Which of the following client findings should the nurse recognize as being the
best indication that the medication is achieving it's therapeutic effect:

3) Decrease in intraocular pressure

4) Lung fluids clear to auscultation

Ans: 3) Decrease in intraocular pressure



Quiz: A nurse is educating a client who has a new prescription for simvastatin (Zacor).
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching plan: (Select all
that apply):

1) Report muscle pain to provider

2) Do not take the medication with grapefruit juice

3) Take the medication in the early morning

4) Minimize intake of alcoholic beverages

5) Expect therapy with this medication to be life long
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