ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK 520 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has
atrial fibrillation and a new prescription for amiodarone.
Which of the following items should the nurse instruct
the client to avoid while taking this medication?
A. green leafy vegetables
B. grapefruit juice
C. garlic
D. salt substitutes - ...ANSWER...B. grapefruit juice
A nurse is caring fora client who has developed MRSA
in a surgical incision. Which of the following
medications should the nurse expect the provider to
prescribe?
A. ceftriaxone
,B. vancomycin
C. ketoconazole
D. ciprofloxacin - ...ANSWER...B. vancomycin
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing
severe cancer pain. Which of the following medications
should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
A. buprenorphine
B. tramadol
C. hydromorphone
D. oxycodone - ...ANSWER...C. hydromorphone
Hydromorphone is an opioid antagonist. It is used for
the treatment of moderate to severe pain management
in clients who have cancer.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is
experiencing chest pain. Which of the following
medications should the nurse expect to administer to
suppress the aggregation of platelets?
A. nitroglycerin
B. Aspirin
,C. Morphine
D. Metoprolol - ...ANSWER...B. Aspirin
A nurse is caring for a client who takes gentamicin IM and has a prescription to obtain a
blood sample to measure a trough level. At which of the following times should the nurse
draw the blood sample?
A. within 15 minutes prior to the next medication dose
B. 3 hours prior to administering a dose.
C. Within 15 minutes following the next medication dose
D. 2 hours after administering a dose. -
...ANSWER...A. within 15 minutes prior to the next medication dose
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a
new prescription for sertraline. The client asks the
nurse if he should containue to take St. John's wort for
depression. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client?
, A. take the medication and herbal supplement together.
B. stop taking the herbal supplement while taking the medication.
C. take the herbal supplement and the medication at least 2 hours apart.
D. take an antacid with both the herbal supplement and the medication. -
...ANSWER...B. stop taking the herbal supplement while taking the medication. Taking
the antidepressant sertraline and St. John's wort together puts the client at risk for
serotonin syndrome.
A nurse is preparing to administer meperidine 100 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?
A. 1/2 inch
B. 1 1/2 inch
C. 2 1/2 inch
D. 3 inch - ...ANSWER...B. 1 1/2 inch
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has
atrial fibrillation and a new prescription for amiodarone.
Which of the following items should the nurse instruct
the client to avoid while taking this medication?
A. green leafy vegetables
B. grapefruit juice
C. garlic
D. salt substitutes - ...ANSWER...B. grapefruit juice
A nurse is caring fora client who has developed MRSA
in a surgical incision. Which of the following
medications should the nurse expect the provider to
prescribe?
A. ceftriaxone
,B. vancomycin
C. ketoconazole
D. ciprofloxacin - ...ANSWER...B. vancomycin
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing
severe cancer pain. Which of the following medications
should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
A. buprenorphine
B. tramadol
C. hydromorphone
D. oxycodone - ...ANSWER...C. hydromorphone
Hydromorphone is an opioid antagonist. It is used for
the treatment of moderate to severe pain management
in clients who have cancer.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is
experiencing chest pain. Which of the following
medications should the nurse expect to administer to
suppress the aggregation of platelets?
A. nitroglycerin
B. Aspirin
,C. Morphine
D. Metoprolol - ...ANSWER...B. Aspirin
A nurse is caring for a client who takes gentamicin IM and has a prescription to obtain a
blood sample to measure a trough level. At which of the following times should the nurse
draw the blood sample?
A. within 15 minutes prior to the next medication dose
B. 3 hours prior to administering a dose.
C. Within 15 minutes following the next medication dose
D. 2 hours after administering a dose. -
...ANSWER...A. within 15 minutes prior to the next medication dose
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a
new prescription for sertraline. The client asks the
nurse if he should containue to take St. John's wort for
depression. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client?
, A. take the medication and herbal supplement together.
B. stop taking the herbal supplement while taking the medication.
C. take the herbal supplement and the medication at least 2 hours apart.
D. take an antacid with both the herbal supplement and the medication. -
...ANSWER...B. stop taking the herbal supplement while taking the medication. Taking
the antidepressant sertraline and St. John's wort together puts the client at risk for
serotonin syndrome.
A nurse is preparing to administer meperidine 100 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?
A. 1/2 inch
B. 1 1/2 inch
C. 2 1/2 inch
D. 3 inch - ...ANSWER...B. 1 1/2 inch
