ATI PHARM CMS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
ATI PHARM CMS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
WITH 350 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
NEW VERSION 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+
PASS
GUARANTEED A+
A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for Lisinopril 10 mg PO
once every day. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of prescription?
A. Single
B. Stat
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C. Routine
D. Standing
C. Routine
(A routine or standard prescription identifies medications to give on a regular schedule with or
without a termination date or a specific number of doses. The nurse will administer
this medication every day until the provider discontinues it.)
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a client who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of the
following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
D. Frequency
(This prescription does not include the time or frequency of medication administration. The
nurse must clarify this with the prescribing provide)
A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the preassessment?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
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D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies
A. Use of herbal teas
C. Current health status
E. Food allergies
(A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products, which often contain
caffeine, prior to medication administration because caffeine can affect medication
biotransformation
C. The nurse should review the client's current health status because new prescriptions can
cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the preassessment to identify any
potential reactions or interactions)
A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a telephone
prescription. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that
the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one-time prescription
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
(A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent errors in
communication.)
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A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication
has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer
this medication?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
A. One
(Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long
periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.)
A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medication
metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the following
factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the concentration of a medication.
This requires decreasing the dosage.
E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete for metabolism,
A+ TEST BANK 4
ATI PHARM CMS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
WITH 350 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
NEW VERSION 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+
PASS
GUARANTEED A+
A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for Lisinopril 10 mg PO
once every day. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of prescription?
A. Single
B. Stat
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, ATI PHARM CMS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
C. Routine
D. Standing
C. Routine
(A routine or standard prescription identifies medications to give on a regular schedule with or
without a termination date or a specific number of doses. The nurse will administer
this medication every day until the provider discontinues it.)
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a client who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of the
following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
D. Frequency
(This prescription does not include the time or frequency of medication administration. The
nurse must clarify this with the prescribing provide)
A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the preassessment?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
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D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies
A. Use of herbal teas
C. Current health status
E. Food allergies
(A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products, which often contain
caffeine, prior to medication administration because caffeine can affect medication
biotransformation
C. The nurse should review the client's current health status because new prescriptions can
cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the preassessment to identify any
potential reactions or interactions)
A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a telephone
prescription. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that
the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one-time prescription
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
(A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent errors in
communication.)
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, ATI PHARM CMS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication
has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer
this medication?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
A. One
(Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long
periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.)
A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medication
metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the following
factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the concentration of a medication.
This requires decreasing the dosage.
E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete for metabolism,
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