PHARM ATI PROCTORED 2019 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client who has Major Depressive Disorder and a
new prescription for Phenelzine. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the
plan as safe for the client to consume while taking Phenelzine?
A. broiled beef steak
B. macaroni and cheese
C. pepperoni pizza
D. smoked samon - CORRECT ANSWERS A. broiled beef steak
Phenelzine, an MAOI, is an antidepressant. This medication interacts with a variety of foods to
produce a hypertensive crisis. Beef steak and other meats that are fresh do not interact with
phenelzine and are safe to consume.
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is taking oral furosemide 40 mg daily. For
which of the following adverse effects should the client be taught to monitor and notify the
provider if it occurs?
A. nasal congestion
B. tremors
C. tinnitus
D. frontal headache - CORRECT ANSWERS C. tinnitus
Loop diuretics, such as furosemide, can cause ototoxicity. The client should be taught to notify
the provider if tinnitus, a full feeling in the ears, or hearing loss occurs.
A nurse is planning to administer Diphenhydramine 50 mg via IV bolus to a client who is having
an allergic reaction. The client has an IV infusion containing a medication that is incompatible
with diphenhydramine in solution. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
,PHARM ATI PROCTORED 2019 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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A. choose an IV port for IV bolus injection for the diphenhydramine as near as possible to the
client's hanging IV bag
B. flush the IV tubing with 2 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride before and after administering
diphenhydramine
C. allow IV infusion to keep running while administering the diphenhydramine via IV bolus
D. aspirate to check the IV patency before administering the diphenhydramine - CORRECT
ANSWERS D. aspirate to check for IV patency before administering the diphenhydramine
it is important to confirm IV patency prior to administering an IV bolus. Some medications
cause severe tissue damage when inadvertently administered into tissue rather than into a
vein.
A nurse is caring for a client who has congestive heart failure and is taking digoxin. The client
reports nausea and refused to eat breakfast. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
A. encourage the client to eat the toast on the breakfast tray
B. administer the antiemetic
C. inform the client's provider
D. check the client's apical pulse - CORRECT ANSWERS D. check the client's apical pulse
Nausea, anorexia, fatigue, visual effects, and cardiac dysrhythmias, often caused by a slow pulse
rate, are possible findings in digoxin toxicity. Caring for this client requires application of the
nursing process priority-setting framework. The nurse can use the nursing process to plan client
care and prioritize nursing actions. Each step of the nursing process builds on the previous step,
beginning with assessment. Before the nurse can formulate a plan of action, implement a
nursing intervention, or notify the provider about a change in the client's status, she must first
collect adequate data from the client. Assessing will provide the nurse with knowledge to make
an appropriate decision.
,PHARM ATI PROCTORED 2019 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a positive tuberculin skin test and is beginning a
prescription for Isoniazid. The nurse should teach the client that which of the following
laboratory values should be monitored while taking Isoniazid?
A. thyroid stimulating hormone level
B. asperate aminotransferase
C. potassium
D. sodium - CORRECT ANSWERS B. aspartate aminotransferase
Isoniazid can be toxic to the liver. Therefore, it is important to monitor liver enzymes, such as
AST, during therapy with isoniazid. In addition, the nurse should instruct the client to notify the
provider of jaundice, nausea, dark-colored urine or other findings indicating hepatitis.
A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a client who is to being long-term oral
prednisone for asthma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
plan?
A. stop taking the medication if a rash occurs
B. take the medication of an empty stomach to enhance absorption
C. schedule the medication on alternate days to decrease adverse effects
D. treat shortness of breath with an extra dose of the medication - CORRECT ANSWERS C.
schedule the medication on alternate days to decrease adverse effects
Some of the adverse effects caused by long-term glucocorticoid therapy, such as suppression of
the adrenal gland, can be avoided by using alternate-day therapy.
, PHARM ATI PROCTORED 2019 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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A nurse is caring for a client who has alcohol use disorder and is admitted with lower extremity
fractures following a motor-vehicle crash. A few hours after admission, the client develops
restlessness and tremors. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate
administering to the client first?
A. acamprosate
B. naltrexone
C. chlordiazepoxide
D. disulfiram - CORRECT ANSWERS C. chlordiazepoxide
Chlordiazepoxide, a long-acting oral benzodiazepine, is a first-line medication to use for a client
who is experiencing manifestations of acute alcohol withdrawal. For clients who are nauseated
or vomiting, another benzodiazepine, such as lorazepam, can be administered via IV. The nurse
should apply the acute versus chronic priority-setting framework when caring for this client.
Using this framework, acute needs (manifestations of acute alcohol withdrawal) are typically
the priority need because they pose more of a threat to the client. Because chronic needs
usually develop over a period of time, the client has more of an opportunity to adapt to the
alteration in health.
A nurse is caring for a client and realizes after administering the 0900 medications that she
administered digoxin 0.25 mg PO to the client instead of the prescribed digoxin 0.125 mg PO.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. notify the provider
B. contact the nursing supervisor
C. assess the client's apical pulse
D. complete an incident report - CORRECT ANSWERS C. assess the client's apical pulse
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A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client who has Major Depressive Disorder and a
new prescription for Phenelzine. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the
plan as safe for the client to consume while taking Phenelzine?
A. broiled beef steak
B. macaroni and cheese
C. pepperoni pizza
D. smoked samon - CORRECT ANSWERS A. broiled beef steak
Phenelzine, an MAOI, is an antidepressant. This medication interacts with a variety of foods to
produce a hypertensive crisis. Beef steak and other meats that are fresh do not interact with
phenelzine and are safe to consume.
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is taking oral furosemide 40 mg daily. For
which of the following adverse effects should the client be taught to monitor and notify the
provider if it occurs?
A. nasal congestion
B. tremors
C. tinnitus
D. frontal headache - CORRECT ANSWERS C. tinnitus
Loop diuretics, such as furosemide, can cause ototoxicity. The client should be taught to notify
the provider if tinnitus, a full feeling in the ears, or hearing loss occurs.
A nurse is planning to administer Diphenhydramine 50 mg via IV bolus to a client who is having
an allergic reaction. The client has an IV infusion containing a medication that is incompatible
with diphenhydramine in solution. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
,PHARM ATI PROCTORED 2019 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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A. choose an IV port for IV bolus injection for the diphenhydramine as near as possible to the
client's hanging IV bag
B. flush the IV tubing with 2 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride before and after administering
diphenhydramine
C. allow IV infusion to keep running while administering the diphenhydramine via IV bolus
D. aspirate to check the IV patency before administering the diphenhydramine - CORRECT
ANSWERS D. aspirate to check for IV patency before administering the diphenhydramine
it is important to confirm IV patency prior to administering an IV bolus. Some medications
cause severe tissue damage when inadvertently administered into tissue rather than into a
vein.
A nurse is caring for a client who has congestive heart failure and is taking digoxin. The client
reports nausea and refused to eat breakfast. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
A. encourage the client to eat the toast on the breakfast tray
B. administer the antiemetic
C. inform the client's provider
D. check the client's apical pulse - CORRECT ANSWERS D. check the client's apical pulse
Nausea, anorexia, fatigue, visual effects, and cardiac dysrhythmias, often caused by a slow pulse
rate, are possible findings in digoxin toxicity. Caring for this client requires application of the
nursing process priority-setting framework. The nurse can use the nursing process to plan client
care and prioritize nursing actions. Each step of the nursing process builds on the previous step,
beginning with assessment. Before the nurse can formulate a plan of action, implement a
nursing intervention, or notify the provider about a change in the client's status, she must first
collect adequate data from the client. Assessing will provide the nurse with knowledge to make
an appropriate decision.
,PHARM ATI PROCTORED 2019 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST DOWNLOADED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE BEST GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A nurse is caring for a client who has a positive tuberculin skin test and is beginning a
prescription for Isoniazid. The nurse should teach the client that which of the following
laboratory values should be monitored while taking Isoniazid?
A. thyroid stimulating hormone level
B. asperate aminotransferase
C. potassium
D. sodium - CORRECT ANSWERS B. aspartate aminotransferase
Isoniazid can be toxic to the liver. Therefore, it is important to monitor liver enzymes, such as
AST, during therapy with isoniazid. In addition, the nurse should instruct the client to notify the
provider of jaundice, nausea, dark-colored urine or other findings indicating hepatitis.
A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a client who is to being long-term oral
prednisone for asthma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
plan?
A. stop taking the medication if a rash occurs
B. take the medication of an empty stomach to enhance absorption
C. schedule the medication on alternate days to decrease adverse effects
D. treat shortness of breath with an extra dose of the medication - CORRECT ANSWERS C.
schedule the medication on alternate days to decrease adverse effects
Some of the adverse effects caused by long-term glucocorticoid therapy, such as suppression of
the adrenal gland, can be avoided by using alternate-day therapy.
, PHARM ATI PROCTORED 2019 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST DOWNLOADED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE BEST GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A nurse is caring for a client who has alcohol use disorder and is admitted with lower extremity
fractures following a motor-vehicle crash. A few hours after admission, the client develops
restlessness and tremors. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate
administering to the client first?
A. acamprosate
B. naltrexone
C. chlordiazepoxide
D. disulfiram - CORRECT ANSWERS C. chlordiazepoxide
Chlordiazepoxide, a long-acting oral benzodiazepine, is a first-line medication to use for a client
who is experiencing manifestations of acute alcohol withdrawal. For clients who are nauseated
or vomiting, another benzodiazepine, such as lorazepam, can be administered via IV. The nurse
should apply the acute versus chronic priority-setting framework when caring for this client.
Using this framework, acute needs (manifestations of acute alcohol withdrawal) are typically
the priority need because they pose more of a threat to the client. Because chronic needs
usually develop over a period of time, the client has more of an opportunity to adapt to the
alteration in health.
A nurse is caring for a client and realizes after administering the 0900 medications that she
administered digoxin 0.25 mg PO to the client instead of the prescribed digoxin 0.125 mg PO.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. notify the provider
B. contact the nursing supervisor
C. assess the client's apical pulse
D. complete an incident report - CORRECT ANSWERS C. assess the client's apical pulse
