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ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new
prescription for verifying the trough level of the client's
medication. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to
administering the next dose of medication.
B. Verify that the client has been taking the medication for
24 hr before obtaining a blood specimen.
C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next
dose of medication.
D. Administer the medication,and obtain a blood specimen
30 min late - Answer-A. Obtain a blood specimen
immediately prior to administering the next dose of
medication.
(To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should
obtain a blood specimen immediately before administering
the next dose of medication.)
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A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take in following legal
practice guidelines? (Select all that apply.)
A. Maintain skill competency.
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
D. Safeguard medications.
E. Identify the client's diagnosis - Answer-A. Maintain skill
competency.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
D. Safeguard medications.
(A.maintaining skill competency and using appropriate
administration techniques are legal responsibilities of the
nurse
C. A nurse is legally responsible for monitoring for side
and adverse effects of medication
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D. Safeguarding of medications, such as controlled
substances, is a legal responsibility of the nurse)
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
C. Routine
D. Standing - Answer-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 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?
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A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four - Answer-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
ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new
prescription for verifying the trough level of the client's
medication. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to
administering the next dose of medication.
B. Verify that the client has been taking the medication for
24 hr before obtaining a blood specimen.
C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next
dose of medication.
D. Administer the medication,and obtain a blood specimen
30 min late - Answer-A. Obtain a blood specimen
immediately prior to administering the next dose of
medication.
(To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should
obtain a blood specimen immediately before administering
the next dose of medication.)
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A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take in following legal
practice guidelines? (Select all that apply.)
A. Maintain skill competency.
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
D. Safeguard medications.
E. Identify the client's diagnosis - Answer-A. Maintain skill
competency.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
D. Safeguard medications.
(A.maintaining skill competency and using appropriate
administration techniques are legal responsibilities of the
nurse
C. A nurse is legally responsible for monitoring for side
and adverse effects of medication
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D. Safeguarding of medications, such as controlled
substances, is a legal responsibility of the nurse)
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
C. Routine
D. Standing - Answer-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 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?
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A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four - Answer-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
