ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED TO PASS
CONCEPTS!!
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous
therapy. The nurse should identify which of the following
findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>b. Distended neck
veins
, A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is
receiving an infusion of a prescribed hypertonic solution. Which
of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the
treatment is effective?
a. Absent Chvostek's sign
b. Improved cognition
c. Decreased vomiting
d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>b.
Improved cognition
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for a
nitroglycerin transdermal patch. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if you experience a headache."
b. "Apply a new patch if you have chest pain."
c. "Cover the patch with dry gauze when taking a shower."
d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
>>>>>>>>d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has
a prescription for sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate)
,every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse report to the
provider?
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>d.
Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level
greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases the client risk for fatal cardiac
dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is used to decrease the serum
potassium level so the PN should monitor the client's serum
potassium level
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is
taking isoniazid and rifampin. Which of the following outcomes
indicates that the client is adhering to the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive purified protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test results are within the expected
reference range - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>a. The client has a
negative sputum culture
, A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic
reaction to IV administration. After assessing the client's
respiratory status and stopping the medication infusion. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>d.
Administer epinephrine IM
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and
reports a desire to begin taking supplements. Which of the
following supplements should the nurse advise the client to
avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>a. St. John's
Wort
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new
prescription for lisinopril. For which of the following adverse
effects should the nurse monitor when administering lisinopril?
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED TO PASS
CONCEPTS!!
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous
therapy. The nurse should identify which of the following
findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>b. Distended neck
veins
, A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is
receiving an infusion of a prescribed hypertonic solution. Which
of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the
treatment is effective?
a. Absent Chvostek's sign
b. Improved cognition
c. Decreased vomiting
d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>b.
Improved cognition
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for a
nitroglycerin transdermal patch. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if you experience a headache."
b. "Apply a new patch if you have chest pain."
c. "Cover the patch with dry gauze when taking a shower."
d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
>>>>>>>>d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has
a prescription for sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate)
,every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse report to the
provider?
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>d.
Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level
greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases the client risk for fatal cardiac
dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is used to decrease the serum
potassium level so the PN should monitor the client's serum
potassium level
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is
taking isoniazid and rifampin. Which of the following outcomes
indicates that the client is adhering to the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive purified protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test results are within the expected
reference range - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>a. The client has a
negative sputum culture
, A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic
reaction to IV administration. After assessing the client's
respiratory status and stopping the medication infusion. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>d.
Administer epinephrine IM
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and
reports a desire to begin taking supplements. Which of the
following supplements should the nurse advise the client to
avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>a. St. John's
Wort
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new
prescription for lisinopril. For which of the following adverse
effects should the nurse monitor when administering lisinopril?
