NGN ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY 2024- 2025
PROCTORED EXAM FORM A AND B EACH WITH
70 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE NEW!! /A+ GRADE
ASSURED
ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY FORM A
A home health nurse is visiting a client who has heart failure
and a prescription for furosemide. The nurse identifies that the
client has gained 2.5 kg (5 lb.) since the last visit 2 days ago.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Encourage the client to dangle the legs while sitting in a
chair
b. Teach the client about foods low in sodium
c. Determine medication adherence by the client
d. Notify the provider of the client's weight gain -
....ANSWER...c. Determine medication adherence by the
client
A nurse is preparing to administer the initial dose of penicillin
G IM to a client. The nurse should
monitor for which of the following as an indication of an
allergic reaction following the injection?
a. Urticaria
b. Bradycardia
c. Pallor
d. Dyspepsia - ....ANSWER...a. Urticaria
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina a new prescription
for sublingual nitroglycerin
,tablets. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. "Discard any tablets you do not use every 6 months."
b. "Take one tablet each morning 30 minutes prior to eating."
c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass
bottle."
d. "Place the tablet between your cheek and gum to dissolve."
- ....ANSWER...c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in
their original glass bottle."
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for theophylline, a
sustained-released capsule. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. "I can take my medication in the morning with my coffee."
b. "I may sprinkle the medication in applesauce."
c. "I should limit my fluid intake while on this medication."
d. "I will need to have blood levels drawn." - ....ANSWER...a.
"I can take my medication in the morning with my coffee."
A nurse is mixing regular insulin and NPH insulin in the same
syringe prior to administering it to
client who has diabetes mellitus following actions should the
nurse take first?
a. Withdraw the regular insulin from the viral
b. Withdraw the NPH insulin form the vial
c. Inject air into the NPH vial
d. Inject air into the regular insulin vial - ....ANSWER...d.
Inject air into the regular insulin vial
A nurse is preparing to administer subcutaneous heparin to a
client. Which of the following
,should the nurse take?
a. Massage the site after administering the medication
b. Use a 21-gauge needle for the injection
c. Aspirate before injecting the medication
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus -
....ANSWER...d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the
umbilicus
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for
amoxicillin. Which of the following
findings indicates the client is experiencing an allergic
reaction?
a. Nausea
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
c. Laryngeal edema
d. Insomnia - ....ANSWER...b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about medication
reconciliation. The nurse should
instruct the newly licensed nurse to perform medication
reconciliation for which of the
following?
a. A client who has a referral for social services
b. A client who is transdermal to radiology
c. A client who is transferal to a step-down unit
d. A client who has a consultation for physical therapy -
....ANSWER...c. A client who is transferal to a step-down unit
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is
taking atorvastatin. Which of the following laboratory values
indicates the treatment has been effective?
a. BUN 15 mg/dL
b. Blood glucose 90 mg/dL
, c. Urine specific gravity 1.020
d. LDL 120 mg/dL - ....ANSWER...d. LDL 120 mg/dL
A nurse is receiving a medication prescription by telephone
from a provider. The provider states, "Administer 6
milligrams of morphine IV push every 3 hours as needed for
acute pain." How should the nurse transcribe the prescription
in the client's medical record?
a. Morphine 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
b. MSO 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
c. MS 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
d. Morphine 6.0 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain -
....ANSWER...a. Morphine 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN
acute pain
A nurse is assessing a client's IV infusion site and notes that
the site is cool and edematous. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Show the IV solution rate
b. Initiate a new IV distal to the initial site
c. Maintain the extremity below the level of the heart
d. Apply a warm, moist compress - ....ANSWER...d. Apply a
warm, moist compress
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for clozapine. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "Diarrhea is a common adverse effect of this medication."
b. "Ringing in the ears is an expected adverse effect of this
medication."
c. "Notify your provider if you develop a fever while taking
this medication."
PROCTORED EXAM FORM A AND B EACH WITH
70 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE NEW!! /A+ GRADE
ASSURED
ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY FORM A
A home health nurse is visiting a client who has heart failure
and a prescription for furosemide. The nurse identifies that the
client has gained 2.5 kg (5 lb.) since the last visit 2 days ago.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Encourage the client to dangle the legs while sitting in a
chair
b. Teach the client about foods low in sodium
c. Determine medication adherence by the client
d. Notify the provider of the client's weight gain -
....ANSWER...c. Determine medication adherence by the
client
A nurse is preparing to administer the initial dose of penicillin
G IM to a client. The nurse should
monitor for which of the following as an indication of an
allergic reaction following the injection?
a. Urticaria
b. Bradycardia
c. Pallor
d. Dyspepsia - ....ANSWER...a. Urticaria
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina a new prescription
for sublingual nitroglycerin
,tablets. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. "Discard any tablets you do not use every 6 months."
b. "Take one tablet each morning 30 minutes prior to eating."
c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass
bottle."
d. "Place the tablet between your cheek and gum to dissolve."
- ....ANSWER...c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in
their original glass bottle."
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for theophylline, a
sustained-released capsule. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. "I can take my medication in the morning with my coffee."
b. "I may sprinkle the medication in applesauce."
c. "I should limit my fluid intake while on this medication."
d. "I will need to have blood levels drawn." - ....ANSWER...a.
"I can take my medication in the morning with my coffee."
A nurse is mixing regular insulin and NPH insulin in the same
syringe prior to administering it to
client who has diabetes mellitus following actions should the
nurse take first?
a. Withdraw the regular insulin from the viral
b. Withdraw the NPH insulin form the vial
c. Inject air into the NPH vial
d. Inject air into the regular insulin vial - ....ANSWER...d.
Inject air into the regular insulin vial
A nurse is preparing to administer subcutaneous heparin to a
client. Which of the following
,should the nurse take?
a. Massage the site after administering the medication
b. Use a 21-gauge needle for the injection
c. Aspirate before injecting the medication
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus -
....ANSWER...d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the
umbilicus
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for
amoxicillin. Which of the following
findings indicates the client is experiencing an allergic
reaction?
a. Nausea
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
c. Laryngeal edema
d. Insomnia - ....ANSWER...b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about medication
reconciliation. The nurse should
instruct the newly licensed nurse to perform medication
reconciliation for which of the
following?
a. A client who has a referral for social services
b. A client who is transdermal to radiology
c. A client who is transferal to a step-down unit
d. A client who has a consultation for physical therapy -
....ANSWER...c. A client who is transferal to a step-down unit
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is
taking atorvastatin. Which of the following laboratory values
indicates the treatment has been effective?
a. BUN 15 mg/dL
b. Blood glucose 90 mg/dL
, c. Urine specific gravity 1.020
d. LDL 120 mg/dL - ....ANSWER...d. LDL 120 mg/dL
A nurse is receiving a medication prescription by telephone
from a provider. The provider states, "Administer 6
milligrams of morphine IV push every 3 hours as needed for
acute pain." How should the nurse transcribe the prescription
in the client's medical record?
a. Morphine 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
b. MSO 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
c. MS 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
d. Morphine 6.0 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain -
....ANSWER...a. Morphine 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN
acute pain
A nurse is assessing a client's IV infusion site and notes that
the site is cool and edematous. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. Show the IV solution rate
b. Initiate a new IV distal to the initial site
c. Maintain the extremity below the level of the heart
d. Apply a warm, moist compress - ....ANSWER...d. Apply a
warm, moist compress
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for clozapine. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "Diarrhea is a common adverse effect of this medication."
b. "Ringing in the ears is an expected adverse effect of this
medication."
c. "Notify your provider if you develop a fever while taking
this medication."
