Pharm VATI pre-assessment With Rationale [ACTUAL EXAM]
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2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
3. A nurse is evaluating teaching on a client who has a new prescription for montelukast
to treat asthma. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
A. I'll rinse my mouth after taking this medication.
B. I'll take this medication when I get in attack
C. I'll take this medication once a day in the evening.
D. I'll use a spacer device when I inhale this medication. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ C. I'll take this medication once a day in the evening.
Monte, Lucas, a Lotry modifier, is used to prevent asthma, exacerbations. The client
should take it on a daily basis, once a day in the evening.
4. A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular (IM) injection of meperidine to a
client. Which of the following is the priority assessment the nurse should complete?
A. Apical pulse rate
B. Blood pressure
C. Level of consciousness
D. Respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ D. Respiratory rate
(Airway, breathing, and circulation are the priority focus of the nurse at this time.
Meperidine can cause respiratory depression and the client's respiratory rate should be
monitored prior to administering this medication.)
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has atrial fibrillation and receives Digoxin daily.
Before administering this medication, which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
A. Offer the client at light snack
B. Measure the clients blood pressure.
C. Measure the clients apical pulse.
D. Weigh the clients. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ C. Measure the clients apical
pulse.
Digoxin decreases the heart rate so the nurse should count the apical pulse for at least
one minute before administering the nurse should hold the medication and notify the
provider if the clients heart rate is below 60 bpm, or if if a change in heart rhythm is
detected
, 6. A nurse is preparing to administer an osmotic diuretic IV to a client with increased
intracranial pressure. Which of the following should the nurse identify as the purpose of
the medication?
-Reduce edema of the brain.
-Provide fluid hydration.
-Increase cell size in the brain.
-Expand extracellular fluid volume. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Reduce edema
of the brain.
An osmotic diuretic is used to decrease intracranial pressure by moving fluid out of the
ventricles into the bloodstream.
7. A nurse is reviewing the medication list for a client who has a newly diagnosis of type
2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should recognize which of the following medications can
cause glucose intolerance?
A. Ranitidine
B. Guaifenesin
C. Prednisone
D. Atorvastatin - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ C. Prednisone
Cortical steroids, such as prednisone can cause glucose intolerance and hyperglycemia
the client might require increased dosage of a hypoglycemic medication
8. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride (KCl) to a client who is
receiving diuretic therapy. The nurse reviews the client's serum potassium level results
and discovers the client's potassium level is 3.2 mEq/L. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
1. Give the ordered KCl as prescribed.
2. Omit the KCL dose and document it was not given.
3. Hold the prescribed dose and notify the provider of the serum potassium level.
4. Call the lab to verify the client's results. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ 1. Give
the ordered KCl as prescribed.
The clients are in potassium level is below the recommended reference range. The
nurse should administer the KCl as prescribed.
9. A nurse is assessing a client after administering a dose of losartan. The client has a
hoarse voice and swollen lips and tongue in which order should the nurse take the
following actions? Move the nursing actions into the box on the right, placing them in the
selected order of performance. All steps must be used.
Administer IV epinephrine
LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] DETAILED
AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE
2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
3. A nurse is evaluating teaching on a client who has a new prescription for montelukast
to treat asthma. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
A. I'll rinse my mouth after taking this medication.
B. I'll take this medication when I get in attack
C. I'll take this medication once a day in the evening.
D. I'll use a spacer device when I inhale this medication. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ C. I'll take this medication once a day in the evening.
Monte, Lucas, a Lotry modifier, is used to prevent asthma, exacerbations. The client
should take it on a daily basis, once a day in the evening.
4. A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular (IM) injection of meperidine to a
client. Which of the following is the priority assessment the nurse should complete?
A. Apical pulse rate
B. Blood pressure
C. Level of consciousness
D. Respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ D. Respiratory rate
(Airway, breathing, and circulation are the priority focus of the nurse at this time.
Meperidine can cause respiratory depression and the client's respiratory rate should be
monitored prior to administering this medication.)
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has atrial fibrillation and receives Digoxin daily.
Before administering this medication, which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
A. Offer the client at light snack
B. Measure the clients blood pressure.
C. Measure the clients apical pulse.
D. Weigh the clients. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ C. Measure the clients apical
pulse.
Digoxin decreases the heart rate so the nurse should count the apical pulse for at least
one minute before administering the nurse should hold the medication and notify the
provider if the clients heart rate is below 60 bpm, or if if a change in heart rhythm is
detected
, 6. A nurse is preparing to administer an osmotic diuretic IV to a client with increased
intracranial pressure. Which of the following should the nurse identify as the purpose of
the medication?
-Reduce edema of the brain.
-Provide fluid hydration.
-Increase cell size in the brain.
-Expand extracellular fluid volume. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Reduce edema
of the brain.
An osmotic diuretic is used to decrease intracranial pressure by moving fluid out of the
ventricles into the bloodstream.
7. A nurse is reviewing the medication list for a client who has a newly diagnosis of type
2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should recognize which of the following medications can
cause glucose intolerance?
A. Ranitidine
B. Guaifenesin
C. Prednisone
D. Atorvastatin - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ C. Prednisone
Cortical steroids, such as prednisone can cause glucose intolerance and hyperglycemia
the client might require increased dosage of a hypoglycemic medication
8. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride (KCl) to a client who is
receiving diuretic therapy. The nurse reviews the client's serum potassium level results
and discovers the client's potassium level is 3.2 mEq/L. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
1. Give the ordered KCl as prescribed.
2. Omit the KCL dose and document it was not given.
3. Hold the prescribed dose and notify the provider of the serum potassium level.
4. Call the lab to verify the client's results. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ 1. Give
the ordered KCl as prescribed.
The clients are in potassium level is below the recommended reference range. The
nurse should administer the KCl as prescribed.
9. A nurse is assessing a client after administering a dose of losartan. The client has a
hoarse voice and swollen lips and tongue in which order should the nurse take the
following actions? Move the nursing actions into the box on the right, placing them in the
selected order of performance. All steps must be used.
Administer IV epinephrine
