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PN ATI PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2025 | QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST VERSION (JUST
RELEASED) | PROFESSOR VERIFIED
C. Data Collection - (answers)A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple
medication allergies. During which of the following steps of the nursing process
should the nurse identify the client's allergies?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Data Collection
D. Implementation
C. check the client's apical pulse - (answers)A nurse is caring for a client and
realizes after administering the 0900 medications that she gave digoxin 0.25 mg
PO to the client instead of the prescribed dose of digoxin 0.125 mg PO. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. notify the provider
B. contact the nursing supervisor
C. check the client's apical pulse
D. complete an incident report
C. QID - (answers)A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client. Which
of the following abbreviations indicates the greatest frequency of medication
administration?
A. BID
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B. TID
C. QID
D. Q8h
B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
EC = enteric coated, XR = extended release, SL = sublingually - (answers)A nurse is
reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has impaired
swallowing. The nurse should crush the medication when administering which of
the following prescriptions?
A. Aspirin EC 80 mg PO daily
B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
C. Metformin XR 500 mg PO daily
D. Nitroglycerin 0.3 mg SL PRN chest pain, can repeat q 5 min for 2 additional
doses.
B. Epistaxis
Cefotetan is an antibiotic that affects vitamin K levels, which can result in bleeding
and epistaxis. It is a second generation cephalosporin. - (answers)A nurse is caring
for a client who is receiving cefotetan 1 g via intermittent IV bolus every 12 hours
to treat a postoperative infection. Which of the following manifestations should
the nurse monitor for as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. disorientation
B. epistaxis
C. constipation
D. jaundice
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B. Intravenous - (answers)A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is
postoperative. The client reports a pain level of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 and has a
prescription for meperidine. Which of the following routes of administration will
deliver the medication with the shortest time of onset?
A. oral
B. Intravenous
C. intramuscular
d. subcutaneous
C. laryngeal edema
this can indicate an allergic reaction, possibly anaphylaxis - (answers)nurse is
monitoring a client with pneumonia who has received penicillin G intramuscularly.
Which of the following findings should the nurse plan to evaluate first?
A. pain at the injection site
B. prolonged motor dysfunction
C. laryngeal edema
D. temperature of 99.7 F
c. hepatic toxicity - (answers)A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client
who is taking a medication and notes that the client's blood tests show an
elevated level of the enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine
aminotransferase (ALT). The nurse should recognize that these findings are
potential indications of which of the following conditions?
a. renal dysfunction
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b. myelotoxicity
c. hepatic toxicity
d. cardiac dysrhythmia
B. Creatinine clearance 35 mL/min - (answers)A nurse is reviewing the laboratory
data for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and a new prescription for
memantine. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings
increases the risk for reduced clearance of the medication?
A. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 60 international units.
B. Creatinine clearance 35 mL/min
C. HbA1c 5%
D. BMI 31
5 mL - (answers)A nurse is preparing to administer albuterol syrup 0.1 mg/kg/day
to a school-aged child who weights 44 pounds. The amount available is albuterol
syrup 2 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round your
answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if applicable but do not use a
trailing zero.)
A. to reduce toxicity risk - (answers)A nurse is assisting with the administration of
an IV injection to a client. For which of the following reasons should the nurse
inject the medication slowly?
A. to reduce toxicity risk
B. to improve the absorption pattern
C. to prevent medication dilution
PN ATI PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2025 | QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST VERSION (JUST
RELEASED) | PROFESSOR VERIFIED
C. Data Collection - (answers)A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple
medication allergies. During which of the following steps of the nursing process
should the nurse identify the client's allergies?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Data Collection
D. Implementation
C. check the client's apical pulse - (answers)A nurse is caring for a client and
realizes after administering the 0900 medications that she gave digoxin 0.25 mg
PO to the client instead of the prescribed dose of digoxin 0.125 mg PO. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. notify the provider
B. contact the nursing supervisor
C. check the client's apical pulse
D. complete an incident report
C. QID - (answers)A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client. Which
of the following abbreviations indicates the greatest frequency of medication
administration?
A. BID
, 2
B. TID
C. QID
D. Q8h
B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
EC = enteric coated, XR = extended release, SL = sublingually - (answers)A nurse is
reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has impaired
swallowing. The nurse should crush the medication when administering which of
the following prescriptions?
A. Aspirin EC 80 mg PO daily
B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
C. Metformin XR 500 mg PO daily
D. Nitroglycerin 0.3 mg SL PRN chest pain, can repeat q 5 min for 2 additional
doses.
B. Epistaxis
Cefotetan is an antibiotic that affects vitamin K levels, which can result in bleeding
and epistaxis. It is a second generation cephalosporin. - (answers)A nurse is caring
for a client who is receiving cefotetan 1 g via intermittent IV bolus every 12 hours
to treat a postoperative infection. Which of the following manifestations should
the nurse monitor for as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. disorientation
B. epistaxis
C. constipation
D. jaundice
, 3
B. Intravenous - (answers)A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is
postoperative. The client reports a pain level of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 and has a
prescription for meperidine. Which of the following routes of administration will
deliver the medication with the shortest time of onset?
A. oral
B. Intravenous
C. intramuscular
d. subcutaneous
C. laryngeal edema
this can indicate an allergic reaction, possibly anaphylaxis - (answers)nurse is
monitoring a client with pneumonia who has received penicillin G intramuscularly.
Which of the following findings should the nurse plan to evaluate first?
A. pain at the injection site
B. prolonged motor dysfunction
C. laryngeal edema
D. temperature of 99.7 F
c. hepatic toxicity - (answers)A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client
who is taking a medication and notes that the client's blood tests show an
elevated level of the enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine
aminotransferase (ALT). The nurse should recognize that these findings are
potential indications of which of the following conditions?
a. renal dysfunction
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b. myelotoxicity
c. hepatic toxicity
d. cardiac dysrhythmia
B. Creatinine clearance 35 mL/min - (answers)A nurse is reviewing the laboratory
data for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and a new prescription for
memantine. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings
increases the risk for reduced clearance of the medication?
A. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 60 international units.
B. Creatinine clearance 35 mL/min
C. HbA1c 5%
D. BMI 31
5 mL - (answers)A nurse is preparing to administer albuterol syrup 0.1 mg/kg/day
to a school-aged child who weights 44 pounds. The amount available is albuterol
syrup 2 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round your
answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if applicable but do not use a
trailing zero.)
A. to reduce toxicity risk - (answers)A nurse is assisting with the administration of
an IV injection to a client. For which of the following reasons should the nurse
inject the medication slowly?
A. to reduce toxicity risk
B. to improve the absorption pattern
C. to prevent medication dilution
