ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY 2023 PROCTORED
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM ALL 130+ QUESTIONS
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (100%) GRADED A +
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking
isoniazid and rifampin. Which of the following outcomes
indicates that the client is adhering to the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive purified protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test results are within the expected
reference range - -a. The client has a negative sputum
culture
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous
therapy. The nurse should identify which of the following
findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse - -b. Distended neck veins
,A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports
a desire to begin taking supplements. Which of the following
supplements should the nurse advise the client to avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10 - -a. St. John's Wort
A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic
reaction to IV administration. After assessing the client's
respiratory status and stopping the medication infusion. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM - -d. Administer
epinephrine IM
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new
prescription for lisinopril. For which of the following adverse
effects should the nurse monitor when administering lisinopril?
a. Bradycardia
,b. Hypokalemia
c. Tinnitus
d. Hypotension - -d. Hypotension
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV
continuous IV. The client has an PPT of 90 seconds. They should
monitor the client for which of the following changes in their
vital signs?
a. Decreased temperature
b. Increased pulse rate
c. Decreased respiratory rate
d. Increased blood pressure - -d. Increased blood
pressure
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and
discovers a medication error. The nurse should recognize that
which of the following staff members is responsible for
completing an incident report?
a. The quality improvement committee
b. The nurse who identifies the error
c. The nurse who caused the error
, d. The charge nurse - -b. The nurse who identifies the
error
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine
via continuous epidural infusion. The nurse should monitor the
client for which of the following?
a. Pruritus
b. Cough
c. Tachypnea
d. Gastric bleeding - -a. Pruritus - Sign of allergic
reaction to morphine
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin orally to a client.
Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should take. (Move the
steps into the box on the right placing them in the order of
performance. Use all the steps.) - -a. Obtain the
client's apical heart rate
b. Remove the medication from the dispensing system
c. Open the medication package
d. Compare the client's wristband to the medication
administration record
e. Document administration of the medication
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM ALL 130+ QUESTIONS
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (100%) GRADED A +
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking
isoniazid and rifampin. Which of the following outcomes
indicates that the client is adhering to the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive purified protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test results are within the expected
reference range - -a. The client has a negative sputum
culture
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous
therapy. The nurse should identify which of the following
findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse - -b. Distended neck veins
,A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports
a desire to begin taking supplements. Which of the following
supplements should the nurse advise the client to avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10 - -a. St. John's Wort
A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic
reaction to IV administration. After assessing the client's
respiratory status and stopping the medication infusion. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM - -d. Administer
epinephrine IM
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new
prescription for lisinopril. For which of the following adverse
effects should the nurse monitor when administering lisinopril?
a. Bradycardia
,b. Hypokalemia
c. Tinnitus
d. Hypotension - -d. Hypotension
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV
continuous IV. The client has an PPT of 90 seconds. They should
monitor the client for which of the following changes in their
vital signs?
a. Decreased temperature
b. Increased pulse rate
c. Decreased respiratory rate
d. Increased blood pressure - -d. Increased blood
pressure
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and
discovers a medication error. The nurse should recognize that
which of the following staff members is responsible for
completing an incident report?
a. The quality improvement committee
b. The nurse who identifies the error
c. The nurse who caused the error
, d. The charge nurse - -b. The nurse who identifies the
error
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine
via continuous epidural infusion. The nurse should monitor the
client for which of the following?
a. Pruritus
b. Cough
c. Tachypnea
d. Gastric bleeding - -a. Pruritus - Sign of allergic
reaction to morphine
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin orally to a client.
Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should take. (Move the
steps into the box on the right placing them in the order of
performance. Use all the steps.) - -a. Obtain the
client's apical heart rate
b. Remove the medication from the dispensing system
c. Open the medication package
d. Compare the client's wristband to the medication
administration record
e. Document administration of the medication
