Pharmacology ATI Questions and Answers 100%Correct.

Pharmacology ATI Questions and Answers 100%Correct. A nurse is caring for a client who receives gastronomy tube feedings and insulin. The client is scheduled to receive a tube feeding at 0700. At which of the following times should the nurse plan to administer insulin lispro subq A: 0600 B: 0630 C: 6045 D: 0760 - CORRECT ANSWER-0645 A nurse is preparing to administer benztropine 8 mg PO daily in 2 divided doses to a client who has Parkinson's. The amount available is benztropine 2 mg tablets. How many tabs should the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 tabs A nurse is caring for a client who takes scheduled morphine for cancer pain. The client reports experiencing breakthrough pain. The nurse should anticipate a prescription from the provider for which of the following medications to treat breakthrough pain? A: meperidine B: Buprenorphine C: methadone D: fentanyl - CORRECT ANSWER-D: Fentanyl A nurse is caring for a client who has a positive TB skin test and is beginning a prescription for isoniazid. Which of the following laboratory values should be monitored while the client is taking isoniazid A: TSH B: AST C: potassium D: sodium - CORRECT ANSWER-B: AST A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about caring for a client who is receiving patient-controlled analgesia. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching A: assessing the client's vital signs every 6 hours B: instructing the client's family to press the PCA button when the client is sleeping C: having a second nurse check the PCA setting D: administering the PCA through a free-flow infusion system - CORRECT ANSWER-C: Having a second nurse check the PCA setting A nurse assessing a client who is receiving clozapine to treat schizophrenia. The nurse should identify an increase in which of the following parameters as an early indication of an adverse effect of this medication A: urine specific gravity B: urine output C: blood pressure D: temperature - CORRECT ANSWER-D: temperature A nurse is preparing to administer timolol eye drops to a client who has primary openangle glaucoma. Prior to administering the medication, the nurse should recognize that which of the following conditions in the client's medical history is contraindication to receiving this medication A: hypertension B: peripheral vision loss C: asthma D: increased intraocular pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-C: asthma A nurse is teaching about the adverse effects of morphine with a client who has acute pain. Which of the following statements in the nurse include in the teaching A: you might notice that you see better in dim areas B: you should increase your fluid intake C: you should expect to have excessive urination D: you might experience difficulty sleeping - CORRECT ANSWER-B: you should increase your fluid intake A nurse is assisting with a client's laceration repair in which the provider will use both lidocaine and epinephrine. The nurse should inform the client that the epinephrine will perform which of the following actions A: act as a catalyst for the anesthetic properties of lidocaine B: delay systemic absorption of the anesthetic properties of lidocaine C: open the blood vessels for rapid anesthesia form the lidocaine D: prevent medication toxicity during the procedure - CORRECT ANSWER-B: delay systemic absorption of the anesthetic properties of lidocaine 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, may repeat q 5 min for 2 additional doses - CORRECT ANSWER-B: levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q Am before breakfast A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has ulcerative colitis and a new prescription for sulfasalazine. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects of this medication A: jaundice B: constipation C: oral candidiasis D: sedation - CORRECT ANSWER-A: jaundice .