ATI PHARMACOLOGY
PROCTORED EXAM TEST BANK
2026/2027 WITH 200 QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |
MCQS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED PASS | ATI
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and discovers a
medication error. The nurse should recognize that which of the following staff
members is responsible for completing an incident report?
a. The quality improvement committee
b. The nurse who identifies the error
c. The nurse who caused the error
d. The charge nurse - ANSWER-b. The nurse who identifies the error
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine via continuous
epidural infusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following?
a. Pruritus
b. Cough
c. Tachypnea
,d. Gastric bleeding - ANSWER-a. Pruritus - Sign of allergic reaction to morphine
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin orally to a client. Identify the sequence
of steps the nurse should take. (Move the steps into the box on the right placing
them in the order of performance. Use all the steps.) - ANSWER-a. Obtain the
client's apical heart rate
b. Remove the medication from the dispensing system
c. Open the medication package
d. Compare the client's wristband to the medication administration record
e. Document administration of the medication
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of an adult client who has a fever and a
prescription for acetaminophen. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as a contraindication for receiving this medication?
a. Alcohol use disorder
b. Chronic kidney disease
c. Hepatitis B vaccine within the last week
d. Diabetes mellitus - ANSWER-a. Alcohol use disorder
b. Chronic kidney disease
A home health nurse is visiting a client who has heart failure and a prescription for
furosemide. The nurse identifies that the client has gained 2.5 kg (5 lb.) since the
last visit 2 days ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Encourage the client to dangle the legs while sitting in a chair
b. Teach the client about foods low in sodium
c. Determine medication adherence by the client
,d. Notify the provider of the client's weight gain - ANSWER-c. Determine
medication adherence by the client
A nurse is preparing to administer the initial dose of penicillin G IM to a client.
The nurse should monitor for which of the following as an indication of an allergic
reaction following the injection?
a. Urticaria
b. Bradycardia
c. Pallor
d. Dyspepsia - ANSWER-a. Urticaria
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin tablets. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching?
a. "Discard any tablets you do not use every 6 months."
b. "Take one tablet each morning 30 minutes prior to eating."
c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass bottle."
d. "Place the tablet between your cheek and gum to dissolve." - ANSWER-c.
"Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass bottle."
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
theophylline a sustained-released capsule. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I can take my medication in the morning with my coffee."
b. "I may sprinkle the medication in applesauce."
c. "I should limit my fluid intake while on this medication."
d. "I will need to have blood levels drawn." - ANSWER-a. "I can take my
medication in the morning with my coffee."
, A nurse is mixing regular insulin and NPH insulin in the same syringe prior to
administering it to client who has diabetes mellitus following actions should the
nurse take first?
a. Withdraw the regular insulin from the viral
b. Withdraw the NPH insulin form the vial
c. Inject air into the NPH vial
d. Inject air into the regular insulin vial - ANSWER-c. Inject air into the NPH vial
A nurse is preparing to administer subcutaneous heparin to a client. Which of the
following should the nurse take?
a. Massage the site after administering the medication
b. Use a 21-gauge needle for the injection
c. Aspirate before injecting the medication
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus - ANSWER-d. Insert the
needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for amoxicillin. Which of the
following findings indicates the client is experiencing an allergic reaction?
a. Nausea
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
c. Laryngeal edema
d. Insomnia - ANSWER-c. Laryngeal edema
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
PROCTORED EXAM TEST BANK
2026/2027 WITH 200 QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |
MCQS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED PASS | ATI
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and discovers a
medication error. The nurse should recognize that which of the following staff
members is responsible for completing an incident report?
a. The quality improvement committee
b. The nurse who identifies the error
c. The nurse who caused the error
d. The charge nurse - ANSWER-b. The nurse who identifies the error
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine via continuous
epidural infusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following?
a. Pruritus
b. Cough
c. Tachypnea
,d. Gastric bleeding - ANSWER-a. Pruritus - Sign of allergic reaction to morphine
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin orally to a client. Identify the sequence
of steps the nurse should take. (Move the steps into the box on the right placing
them in the order of performance. Use all the steps.) - ANSWER-a. Obtain the
client's apical heart rate
b. Remove the medication from the dispensing system
c. Open the medication package
d. Compare the client's wristband to the medication administration record
e. Document administration of the medication
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of an adult client who has a fever and a
prescription for acetaminophen. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as a contraindication for receiving this medication?
a. Alcohol use disorder
b. Chronic kidney disease
c. Hepatitis B vaccine within the last week
d. Diabetes mellitus - ANSWER-a. Alcohol use disorder
b. Chronic kidney disease
A home health nurse is visiting a client who has heart failure and a prescription for
furosemide. The nurse identifies that the client has gained 2.5 kg (5 lb.) since the
last visit 2 days ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Encourage the client to dangle the legs while sitting in a chair
b. Teach the client about foods low in sodium
c. Determine medication adherence by the client
,d. Notify the provider of the client's weight gain - ANSWER-c. Determine
medication adherence by the client
A nurse is preparing to administer the initial dose of penicillin G IM to a client.
The nurse should monitor for which of the following as an indication of an allergic
reaction following the injection?
a. Urticaria
b. Bradycardia
c. Pallor
d. Dyspepsia - ANSWER-a. Urticaria
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin tablets. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching?
a. "Discard any tablets you do not use every 6 months."
b. "Take one tablet each morning 30 minutes prior to eating."
c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass bottle."
d. "Place the tablet between your cheek and gum to dissolve." - ANSWER-c.
"Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass bottle."
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
theophylline a sustained-released capsule. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I can take my medication in the morning with my coffee."
b. "I may sprinkle the medication in applesauce."
c. "I should limit my fluid intake while on this medication."
d. "I will need to have blood levels drawn." - ANSWER-a. "I can take my
medication in the morning with my coffee."
, A nurse is mixing regular insulin and NPH insulin in the same syringe prior to
administering it to client who has diabetes mellitus following actions should the
nurse take first?
a. Withdraw the regular insulin from the viral
b. Withdraw the NPH insulin form the vial
c. Inject air into the NPH vial
d. Inject air into the regular insulin vial - ANSWER-c. Inject air into the NPH vial
A nurse is preparing to administer subcutaneous heparin to a client. Which of the
following should the nurse take?
a. Massage the site after administering the medication
b. Use a 21-gauge needle for the injection
c. Aspirate before injecting the medication
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus - ANSWER-d. Insert the
needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for amoxicillin. Which of the
following findings indicates the client is experiencing an allergic reaction?
a. Nausea
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
c. Laryngeal edema
d. Insomnia - ANSWER-c. Laryngeal edema
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
