ATI PROCTORED EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
A primary care provider prescribes diphenhvdramine (Benadryl) 5 mg/kg by mouth every 8
hr for a 2-year-old child with rhinitis. Diphenhydramine is available in a 12 mg/5 mL
concentration. How many mL should the nurse give every 8 hr if the client weighs 13 kg (27
lb)? - CORRECT ANSWER -.3
A 60-year-old client questions a nurse about her prescribed medication, raloxifene (Evista).
Recognizing that this medication is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), the
nurse replies that the medication - CORRECT ANSWER -prevents postmenopausal
osteoporosis.
A 12-year-old client is to receive oral cefaclor (Ceclor) for otitis media. A nurse monitors the
client for which of the following symptoms that may indicate an allergic reaction to the
medication? - CORRECT ANSWER -Maculopapular rash and pruritus
Which of the following instructions should be included in the discharge teaching plan for a
client taking tetracycline (Tetracyn) to prevent the development of the suprainfection,
Candida albicans? - CORRECT ANSWER -Eat a container of yogurt with active cultures daily.
A nurse working on a gynecological-obstetrics unit is preparing equipment in anticipation for
prescriptions from the primary care provider for Pitocin (oxytocin) administration to several
of the clients on the unit. For which of the following clients should the nurse anticipate
oxytocin administration? (Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER -• A client admitted for
augmentation of labor
• A client admitted for induction of labor
• A client with postpartum uterine hemorrhage
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
A primary care provider prescribes diphenhvdramine (Benadryl) 5 mg/kg by mouth every 8
hr for a 2-year-old child with rhinitis. Diphenhydramine is available in a 12 mg/5 mL
concentration. How many mL should the nurse give every 8 hr if the client weighs 13 kg (27
lb)? - CORRECT ANSWER -.3
A 60-year-old client questions a nurse about her prescribed medication, raloxifene (Evista).
Recognizing that this medication is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), the
nurse replies that the medication - CORRECT ANSWER -prevents postmenopausal
osteoporosis.
A 12-year-old client is to receive oral cefaclor (Ceclor) for otitis media. A nurse monitors the
client for which of the following symptoms that may indicate an allergic reaction to the
medication? - CORRECT ANSWER -Maculopapular rash and pruritus
Which of the following instructions should be included in the discharge teaching plan for a
client taking tetracycline (Tetracyn) to prevent the development of the suprainfection,
Candida albicans? - CORRECT ANSWER -Eat a container of yogurt with active cultures daily.
A nurse working on a gynecological-obstetrics unit is preparing equipment in anticipation for
prescriptions from the primary care provider for Pitocin (oxytocin) administration to several
of the clients on the unit. For which of the following clients should the nurse anticipate
oxytocin administration? (Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER -• A client admitted for
augmentation of labor
• A client admitted for induction of labor
• A client with postpartum uterine hemorrhage
