NURS 3110 EXAM 1 ATI Questions With Complete
Solutions
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who
has been taking penicillin V three times daily and
reports abdominal cramping with bloody diarrhea for several
days. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client?
"Bring in a stool sample for testing.
"Take the drug only twice daily."
"Use an over-the-counter anti-diarrheal medication."
"Return to the clinic for blood work.' Correct Answers "Bring
in a stool sample for testing.
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who is
taking amoxicillin to treat a respiratory
infection and reports a rash and wheezing. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse give the client?
Wait 1 hr and contact the provider if there is no improvement.
Skip today's dose of amoxicillin and resume taking the drug
tomorrow.
Call emergency services immediately.
Take an NSAID to reduce skin and airway inflammation.
Correct Answers Call emergency services immediately.
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who is
taking ciprofloxacin to treat a respiratory tract infection and
reports dyspepsia. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client?
Take an antacid at least 2 hr after taking the drug
Take the drug with a cup of coffee.
,Take an iron supplement with the drug.
Take the drug with 240 mL (8 oz) of milk. Correct Answers
Take an antacid at least 2 hr after taking the drug
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who is
taking tetracycline orally to treat a chlamydia
infection and reports severe blood-tinged diarrhea. The nurse
should suspect the client is experiencing which of
the following?
Hemorrhoids
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
Diverticular disease
Small bowel obstruction Correct Answers Clostridium
difficile-associated diarrhea
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who
was recently hospitalized and treated with imipenem IV for a
bacterial infection and reports an inability to eat due to mouth
pain. The nurse should identify that the client might be
experiencing which of the following as an adverse effect of this
drug?
Malabsorption
Superinfection
Anorexia
Dental caries Correct Answers Superinfection
A nurse is administering cefotetan IV to a client to treat an intra-
abdominal infection. The nurse notes that the
IV insertion site is warm, edematous, and painful to the touch.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
, Decrease the rate of the cefotetan infusion
Administer diphenhydramine to the client.
Request a prescription for another antibiotic.
Stop the cefotetan infusion. Correct Answers Stop the
cefotetan infusion.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a gynecologic infection
and a history of alcohol use disorder. The nurse
should identify that which of the following drugs can cause a
reaction similar to disulfiram if the client drinks
alcohol while taking it? (Select all that apply.)
Nitrofurantoin
Amoxicillin
Aztreonam
Cefotetan
Metronidazole Correct Answers Cefotetan
Metronidazole
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of
bacterial meningitis. The nurse should expect the
provider to prescribe a drug from which of the following
classifications of antibiotics?
First generation cephalosporins
Third generation cephalosporins
Monobactams
Macrolides Correct Answers Third generation cephalosporins
a nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for a
delavirdine therapy to treat HIV-1. nurse should instruct the
client to report which of the following adverse reactions to the
drug?
Solutions
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who
has been taking penicillin V three times daily and
reports abdominal cramping with bloody diarrhea for several
days. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client?
"Bring in a stool sample for testing.
"Take the drug only twice daily."
"Use an over-the-counter anti-diarrheal medication."
"Return to the clinic for blood work.' Correct Answers "Bring
in a stool sample for testing.
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who is
taking amoxicillin to treat a respiratory
infection and reports a rash and wheezing. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse give the client?
Wait 1 hr and contact the provider if there is no improvement.
Skip today's dose of amoxicillin and resume taking the drug
tomorrow.
Call emergency services immediately.
Take an NSAID to reduce skin and airway inflammation.
Correct Answers Call emergency services immediately.
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who is
taking ciprofloxacin to treat a respiratory tract infection and
reports dyspepsia. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client?
Take an antacid at least 2 hr after taking the drug
Take the drug with a cup of coffee.
,Take an iron supplement with the drug.
Take the drug with 240 mL (8 oz) of milk. Correct Answers
Take an antacid at least 2 hr after taking the drug
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who is
taking tetracycline orally to treat a chlamydia
infection and reports severe blood-tinged diarrhea. The nurse
should suspect the client is experiencing which of
the following?
Hemorrhoids
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
Diverticular disease
Small bowel obstruction Correct Answers Clostridium
difficile-associated diarrhea
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who
was recently hospitalized and treated with imipenem IV for a
bacterial infection and reports an inability to eat due to mouth
pain. The nurse should identify that the client might be
experiencing which of the following as an adverse effect of this
drug?
Malabsorption
Superinfection
Anorexia
Dental caries Correct Answers Superinfection
A nurse is administering cefotetan IV to a client to treat an intra-
abdominal infection. The nurse notes that the
IV insertion site is warm, edematous, and painful to the touch.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
, Decrease the rate of the cefotetan infusion
Administer diphenhydramine to the client.
Request a prescription for another antibiotic.
Stop the cefotetan infusion. Correct Answers Stop the
cefotetan infusion.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a gynecologic infection
and a history of alcohol use disorder. The nurse
should identify that which of the following drugs can cause a
reaction similar to disulfiram if the client drinks
alcohol while taking it? (Select all that apply.)
Nitrofurantoin
Amoxicillin
Aztreonam
Cefotetan
Metronidazole Correct Answers Cefotetan
Metronidazole
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of
bacterial meningitis. The nurse should expect the
provider to prescribe a drug from which of the following
classifications of antibiotics?
First generation cephalosporins
Third generation cephalosporins
Monobactams
Macrolides Correct Answers Third generation cephalosporins
a nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for a
delavirdine therapy to treat HIV-1. nurse should instruct the
client to report which of the following adverse reactions to the
drug?
