ATI Pharmacology Final Questions with correct answers
A nurse is assessing a client who reports using several herbal and vitamin supplements daily, including saw palmetto. The nurse should recognize that saw palmetto is a supplement used by clients to elicit which of the following therapeutic effects? Correct Answer - Urinary health promotion
A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a 6-year-old client who has asthma and several prescription medications using metered dose inhalers (MDIs). Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? Correct Answer - Add a spacer to each MDI
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has postmenopausal osteoporosis and
a new prescription for intranasal calcitonin-salmon. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? Correct Answer - "I will need to depress the side arms to activate the pump."
A nurse in an outpatient facility is assessing a client who is prescribed furosemide 40 mg daily, but the client reports that she has been taking extra doses to promote weight loss. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is dehydrated? Correct Answer - Urine specific gravity 1.035
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of new parents about medications. The nurse should include that aspirin is contraindicated for children who have a viral infection due to the risk of developing which of the following adverse effects? Correct Answer - Reye's syndrome
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney failure with an AV fistula for hemodialysis and a new prescription for epoetin alfa. Which of the following therapeutic effects of epoetin alfa should the nurse include in the teaching? Correct Answer - Promotes RBC production A nurse is caring for a client who has peptic ulcer disease and reports a headache. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? Correct Answer - Acetaminophen
A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 8,000 units subcutaneously every 8 hr. Available is heparin 10,000 units/1 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? Correct Answer - 0.8 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral tube feeding through an NG tube at 250 mL over 4 hr. The nurse should set the pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Correct Answer - 63 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 250 mg liquid suspension PO every 8 hr to an older adult client. The amount available in amoxicillin 50 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? Correct Answer - 5 mL
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for clopidogrel. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? Correct Answer - Bleeding
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about contraindication to ceftriaxone. The nurse should include a severe allergy to which of the following medications as
a contraindication to ceftriaxone? Correct Answer - Piperacillin
A nurse is providing teaching to a newly licensed nurse about metoclopramide. The nurse should include in the teaching that which of the following conditions is a
contraindication to this medication? Correct Answer - Intestinal obstruction
A nurse is assessing a client who reports using several herbal and vitamin supplements daily, including saw palmetto. The nurse should recognize that saw palmetto is a supplement used by clients to elicit which of the following therapeutic effects? Correct Answer - Urinary health promotion
A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a 6-year-old client who has asthma and several prescription medications using metered dose inhalers (MDIs). Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? Correct Answer - Add a spacer to each MDI
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has postmenopausal osteoporosis and
a new prescription for intranasal calcitonin-salmon. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? Correct Answer - "I will need to depress the side arms to activate the pump."
A nurse in an outpatient facility is assessing a client who is prescribed furosemide 40 mg daily, but the client reports that she has been taking extra doses to promote weight loss. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is dehydrated? Correct Answer - Urine specific gravity 1.035
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of new parents about medications. The nurse should include that aspirin is contraindicated for children who have a viral infection due to the risk of developing which of the following adverse effects? Correct Answer - Reye's syndrome
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney failure with an AV fistula for hemodialysis and a new prescription for epoetin alfa. Which of the following therapeutic effects of epoetin alfa should the nurse include in the teaching? Correct Answer - Promotes RBC production A nurse is caring for a client who has peptic ulcer disease and reports a headache. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? Correct Answer - Acetaminophen
A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 8,000 units subcutaneously every 8 hr. Available is heparin 10,000 units/1 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? Correct Answer - 0.8 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral tube feeding through an NG tube at 250 mL over 4 hr. The nurse should set the pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Correct Answer - 63 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 250 mg liquid suspension PO every 8 hr to an older adult client. The amount available in amoxicillin 50 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? Correct Answer - 5 mL
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for clopidogrel. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? Correct Answer - Bleeding
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about contraindication to ceftriaxone. The nurse should include a severe allergy to which of the following medications as
a contraindication to ceftriaxone? Correct Answer - Piperacillin
A nurse is providing teaching to a newly licensed nurse about metoclopramide. The nurse should include in the teaching that which of the following conditions is a
contraindication to this medication? Correct Answer - Intestinal obstruction
