Pharmacology ATI Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
. A nurse is caring for a client who receives furosemide to treat heart
failure. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse
monitor for this client due to this medication?
A. Potassium
B. Albumin
C. Cortisol
D. Bicarbonate - ✔✔A
. A nurse is preparing to administer a bisacodyl suppository to a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Don Sterile Gloves
B. Lubricate Index Finger
C. Use a rectal applicator for insertion
D. Position client supine with knees bent
E. Insert suppository just beyond internal sphincter - ✔✔B, E
. A nurse is preparing to administer dabigatran to a client who has
atrial fibrillation. The nurse should explain that the purpose of this
medication is which of the following.
A. To convert atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm
B. To dissolve clots in the blood stream
C. To slow the response of the ventricles to the fast atrial impulses
,D. To reduce the risk of stroke in clients who have atrial fibrillation. -
✔✔D
. A nurse is reviewing the medication list for a client who has a new
diagnosis of a small bowel obstruction. The nurse should withhold
which of the following medications?
A. Senna
B. Ibuprofen
C. Omeprazole
D. Zolpidem - ✔✔A
. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of asthma.
Which of the following medications should the nurse instruct the
client to use to abort an acute asthma attack?
A. Beclomethasone
B. Salmeterol
C. Formoterol
D. Albuterol - ✔✔D
A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse administer
medications to a client. Which of the following actions by the newly
licensed nurse should prompt the charge nurse to intervene?
a. Verifies the medication against the prescription and medication
label.
,b. Scans the bar code on the medication administration record and
the client's arm band.
c. Checks the provider's orders and confirmed dosage in a medication
reference guide.
d. Documents medication administration prior to administering it. -
✔✔D. The nurse should document administering medications after
they are given to reduce the risk of error.
A charge nurse is teaching a group of nurses about agonists and
antagonists. The nurse should include in the teaching that which of
the following agonist medications binds to receptors and causes
activation that affects the cardiovascular system?
a. Insulin
b. Epinephrine
c. Morphine
d. Norethindrone - ✔✔B. The nurse should include that epinephrine is
an agonist that activates the receptors that affect the cardiovascular
system in clients who are at risk for cardiac collapse.
A charge nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the antagonist
action of medications. The nurse should include in the teaching that
which of the following antagonist medications is used for
benzodiazepines.
a. Flumazenil
b. Diphenhydramine
, c. Protamine
Naloxone - ✔✔A. The nurse should teach that flumazenil is an
antagonist that reverses the effects of benzodiazepines by recognition
site on the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor complex.
A client who has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) is prescribed
aspirin 325mg. The nurse recognizes that the aspirin is given due to
which of the following actions of the medication?
a. Analgesic
b. Anti-inflammatory
c. Antiplatelet aggregate
d. Antipyretic - ✔✔C. Aspirin is used to decrease the likelihood of
blood clotting. It also is used to reduce the risk of a second heart
attack or stroke by inhibiting platelet aggregation and reducing
thrombus formation in an artery, a vein, or the heart.
A nurse caring for a client who has hypertension and asks the nurse
about a prescription for propranolol. The nurse should inform the
client that this medication is contraindicated in clients who have a
history of which of the following conditions?
a. Asthma
b. Glaucoma
c. Depression
d. Migraines - ✔✔A. Propranolol, a beta-blocker, is contraindicated in
clients who have asthma because it can cause bronchospasms.
. A nurse is caring for a client who receives furosemide to treat heart
failure. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse
monitor for this client due to this medication?
A. Potassium
B. Albumin
C. Cortisol
D. Bicarbonate - ✔✔A
. A nurse is preparing to administer a bisacodyl suppository to a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Don Sterile Gloves
B. Lubricate Index Finger
C. Use a rectal applicator for insertion
D. Position client supine with knees bent
E. Insert suppository just beyond internal sphincter - ✔✔B, E
. A nurse is preparing to administer dabigatran to a client who has
atrial fibrillation. The nurse should explain that the purpose of this
medication is which of the following.
A. To convert atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm
B. To dissolve clots in the blood stream
C. To slow the response of the ventricles to the fast atrial impulses
,D. To reduce the risk of stroke in clients who have atrial fibrillation. -
✔✔D
. A nurse is reviewing the medication list for a client who has a new
diagnosis of a small bowel obstruction. The nurse should withhold
which of the following medications?
A. Senna
B. Ibuprofen
C. Omeprazole
D. Zolpidem - ✔✔A
. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of asthma.
Which of the following medications should the nurse instruct the
client to use to abort an acute asthma attack?
A. Beclomethasone
B. Salmeterol
C. Formoterol
D. Albuterol - ✔✔D
A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse administer
medications to a client. Which of the following actions by the newly
licensed nurse should prompt the charge nurse to intervene?
a. Verifies the medication against the prescription and medication
label.
,b. Scans the bar code on the medication administration record and
the client's arm band.
c. Checks the provider's orders and confirmed dosage in a medication
reference guide.
d. Documents medication administration prior to administering it. -
✔✔D. The nurse should document administering medications after
they are given to reduce the risk of error.
A charge nurse is teaching a group of nurses about agonists and
antagonists. The nurse should include in the teaching that which of
the following agonist medications binds to receptors and causes
activation that affects the cardiovascular system?
a. Insulin
b. Epinephrine
c. Morphine
d. Norethindrone - ✔✔B. The nurse should include that epinephrine is
an agonist that activates the receptors that affect the cardiovascular
system in clients who are at risk for cardiac collapse.
A charge nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the antagonist
action of medications. The nurse should include in the teaching that
which of the following antagonist medications is used for
benzodiazepines.
a. Flumazenil
b. Diphenhydramine
, c. Protamine
Naloxone - ✔✔A. The nurse should teach that flumazenil is an
antagonist that reverses the effects of benzodiazepines by recognition
site on the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor complex.
A client who has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) is prescribed
aspirin 325mg. The nurse recognizes that the aspirin is given due to
which of the following actions of the medication?
a. Analgesic
b. Anti-inflammatory
c. Antiplatelet aggregate
d. Antipyretic - ✔✔C. Aspirin is used to decrease the likelihood of
blood clotting. It also is used to reduce the risk of a second heart
attack or stroke by inhibiting platelet aggregation and reducing
thrombus formation in an artery, a vein, or the heart.
A nurse caring for a client who has hypertension and asks the nurse
about a prescription for propranolol. The nurse should inform the
client that this medication is contraindicated in clients who have a
history of which of the following conditions?
a. Asthma
b. Glaucoma
c. Depression
d. Migraines - ✔✔A. Propranolol, a beta-blocker, is contraindicated in
clients who have asthma because it can cause bronchospasms.
