ATI Pharmacology Proctored exam
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A provider prescribes phenobarbital A. One
for a client who has a seizure
disorder. The medication has a long (Medications with long half-lives remain at their
half-life of 4 days. How many times therapeutic levels between doses for long periods
per day should the nurse expect to of time. The nurse should expect to administer this
administer this medication? medication once a day.)
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
,A staff educator is reviewing C. Liver failure
medication dosages and factors that E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway
influence medication metabolism metabolizes
with a group of nurses at an in-
service presentation. Which of the C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus
following factors should the increases the concentration of a medication. This
educator include as a reason to requires decreasing the dosage.
administer lower medication
dosages? (Select all that apply.) E. When the same pathway metabolizes two
medications, they compete for metabolism, thereby
A. Increased renal secretion increasing the concentration of one or both
B. Increased medication- medications. This requires decreasing the dosage
metabolizing enzymes of one or both
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the
same pathway metabolizes
A nurse is preparing to administer B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
eye drops to a client. Which of the D. Drop the medication into the center of the
following actions should the nurse client's conjunctival sac.
take? (Select all that apply.) E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after
instillation
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the (B. The client should look upward to keep the drops
ceiling. from falling onto her cornea.
C. Tell the client to blink when the D. The nurse should drop the medication into the
drops enter her eye. center of the conjunctival sac to promote
D. Drop the medication into the distribution.
center of the client's conjunctival sac. E. The client should close her eye gently to
E. Instruct the client to close her eye promote distribution of the medication)
gently after instillation
,A nurse is completing discharge C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no
teaching for a client who has a new hair."
prescription for transdermal patches.
Which of the following statements (The client should apply the patch to a hairless area
should the nurse identify as an of skin to promote absorption of the medication.)
indication that the client understands
the instructions?
A. "I will clean the site with an
alcohol swab before I apply the
patch."
B. "I will rotate the application sites
weekly."
C. "I will apply the patch to an area
of skin with no hair."
D. "I will place the new patch on the
site of the old patch.
, A nurse reviewing a client's medical A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to
record notes a new prescription for administering the next dose of medication.
verifying the trough level of the
client's medication. Which of the (To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse
following actions should the nurse should obtain a blood specimen immediately
take? before administering the next dose of medication.)
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
A nurse is preparing a client's A. Maintain skill competency.
medications. Which of the following C. Monitor for adverse effects.
actions should the nurse take in D. Safeguard medications.
following legal practice guidelines?
(Select all that apply.) (A.maintaining skill competency and using
appropriate administration techniques are legal
A. Maintain skill competency. responsibilities of the nurse
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects. C. A nurse is legally responsible for monitoring for
D. Safeguard medications. side and adverse effects of medication
E. Identify the client's diagnosis
D. Safeguarding of medications, such as controlled
substances, is a legal responsibility of the nurse)
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2024 /2025UPDATE)
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Terms in this set (242) Hide definitions
A provider prescribes phenobarbital A. One
for a client who has a seizure
disorder. The medication has a long (Medications with long half-lives remain at their
half-life of 4 days. How many times therapeutic levels between doses for long periods
per day should the nurse expect to of time. The nurse should expect to administer this
administer this medication? medication once a day.)
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
,A staff educator is reviewing C. Liver failure
medication dosages and factors that E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway
influence medication metabolism metabolizes
with a group of nurses at an in-
service presentation. Which of the C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus
following factors should the increases the concentration of a medication. This
educator include as a reason to requires decreasing the dosage.
administer lower medication
dosages? (Select all that apply.) E. When the same pathway metabolizes two
medications, they compete for metabolism, thereby
A. Increased renal secretion increasing the concentration of one or both
B. Increased medication- medications. This requires decreasing the dosage
metabolizing enzymes of one or both
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the
same pathway metabolizes
A nurse is preparing to administer B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
eye drops to a client. Which of the D. Drop the medication into the center of the
following actions should the nurse client's conjunctival sac.
take? (Select all that apply.) E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after
instillation
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the (B. The client should look upward to keep the drops
ceiling. from falling onto her cornea.
C. Tell the client to blink when the D. The nurse should drop the medication into the
drops enter her eye. center of the conjunctival sac to promote
D. Drop the medication into the distribution.
center of the client's conjunctival sac. E. The client should close her eye gently to
E. Instruct the client to close her eye promote distribution of the medication)
gently after instillation
,A nurse is completing discharge C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no
teaching for a client who has a new hair."
prescription for transdermal patches.
Which of the following statements (The client should apply the patch to a hairless area
should the nurse identify as an of skin to promote absorption of the medication.)
indication that the client understands
the instructions?
A. "I will clean the site with an
alcohol swab before I apply the
patch."
B. "I will rotate the application sites
weekly."
C. "I will apply the patch to an area
of skin with no hair."
D. "I will place the new patch on the
site of the old patch.
, A nurse reviewing a client's medical A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to
record notes a new prescription for administering the next dose of medication.
verifying the trough level of the
client's medication. Which of the (To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse
following actions should the nurse should obtain a blood specimen immediately
take? before administering the next dose of medication.)
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
A nurse is preparing a client's A. Maintain skill competency.
medications. Which of the following C. Monitor for adverse effects.
actions should the nurse take in D. Safeguard medications.
following legal practice guidelines?
(Select all that apply.) (A.maintaining skill competency and using
appropriate administration techniques are legal
A. Maintain skill competency. responsibilities of the nurse
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects. C. A nurse is legally responsible for monitoring for
D. Safeguard medications. side and adverse effects of medication
E. Identify the client's diagnosis
D. Safeguarding of medications, such as controlled
substances, is a legal responsibility of the nurse)
