ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM
TESTBANK 2027/NEWEST UPDATE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES/100%
VERIFIED/ALREADY GRADED A+
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. Dosag
C. Route
D. Frequency - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Frequency
Rationale :( 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 nurseinclude in the preassessment?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
,B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Use of herbalteas C.
Current health status
E. Food allergies
Rationale : (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 newprescriptions
can cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the pre-assessment toidentify 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 shouldthe 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 phonecall."
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 - CORRECT ANSWER- B.
"Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
,Rationale : (A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent errors in
communication.)
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.Thre
D. Four - CORRECT ANSWER-A. One
Rationale : (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 staf f 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 -CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
Rationale: 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 formetabolism,
thereby increasing the concentration of one or both medications. This requires
decreasing the dosage of one or both
A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of thefollowing actions should
the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation - CORRECTANSWER-
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac. E.
Instruct the client to close her eyegently after instillation
Rationale : (B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling onto her
cornea.
TESTBANK 2027/NEWEST UPDATE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES/100%
VERIFIED/ALREADY GRADED A+
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. Dosag
C. Route
D. Frequency - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Frequency
Rationale :( 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 nurseinclude in the preassessment?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
,B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Use of herbalteas C.
Current health status
E. Food allergies
Rationale : (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 newprescriptions
can cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the pre-assessment toidentify 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 shouldthe 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 phonecall."
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 - CORRECT ANSWER- B.
"Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
,Rationale : (A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent errors in
communication.)
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.Thre
D. Four - CORRECT ANSWER-A. One
Rationale : (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 staf f 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 -CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
Rationale: 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 formetabolism,
thereby increasing the concentration of one or both medications. This requires
decreasing the dosage of one or both
A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of thefollowing actions should
the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation - CORRECTANSWER-
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac. E.
Instruct the client to close her eyegently after instillation
Rationale : (B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling onto her
cornea.
