VATI: PHARM PRE TEST EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who is to start using a
nitroglycerine
transdermal unit for angina. Which of the following instructions
should the
include? ( Correct
nurse answers ) remove the patch each evening to have 10
hr without
medicatio
n
A nurse is preparing to administer timolol ophthalmic drops to a
client who has
glaucoma. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take? ( Correct
answers ) drop prescribed amt of med into the
conjunctival sac
A nurse is administering morning medications and realizes that
administered
nifedipine wasto the wrong client. Which of the following is the priority
nursing answers
Correct action? ( ) check the clients
vital sign
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for digoxin 0.25 mg
PO daily for
heart failure. The client's current vital signs are: BP 144/96, heart
rate 54/min,
respirations 18/min, and temperature 37° C (98.6° F). Which of the
following actions
should the nurse take? ( Correct answers ) withhold the digoxin for
A nurse is caring
decreased heart for a client who is taking ranitidine. Which of the
statements
following
rat indicates to the nurse that ranitidine treatment has been
client
effective?
all (Select
e that apply.) ( Correct answers ) "i dont have as much heartburn after i
eat anymore"
"i can sleep while lying
flat"
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is postoperative and receiving IV
morphine
mg every 101 min via PCA. For which of the following manifestations should
the nursethe morphine? ( Correct answers ) the clients resp
withhold
rate in 9/min
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is receiving total
parenteral
nutrition (TPN): glucose 72 mg/dL, chloride 100 mEq/L, sodium 138
mEq/L, and
potassium 3.0 mEq/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan
to take? is
A nurse ( reviewing the medication administration records of a group of
Correct answers
clients who ) request a potassium
replacement
have been newly admitted to a long-term care facility. Which of the
following clients
should the nurse monitor for extrapyramidal symptoms? ( Correct
answers ) a client
who has schizophrenia and is taking an
antipsychotic med.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who is to start using a
nitroglycerine
transdermal unit for angina. Which of the following instructions
should the
include? ( Correct
nurse answers ) remove the patch each evening to have 10
hr without
medicatio
n
A nurse is preparing to administer timolol ophthalmic drops to a
client who has
glaucoma. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take? ( Correct
answers ) drop prescribed amt of med into the
conjunctival sac
A nurse is administering morning medications and realizes that
administered
nifedipine wasto the wrong client. Which of the following is the priority
nursing answers
Correct action? ( ) check the clients
vital sign
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for digoxin 0.25 mg
PO daily for
heart failure. The client's current vital signs are: BP 144/96, heart
rate 54/min,
respirations 18/min, and temperature 37° C (98.6° F). Which of the
following actions
should the nurse take? ( Correct answers ) withhold the digoxin for
A nurse is caring
decreased heart for a client who is taking ranitidine. Which of the
statements
following
rat indicates to the nurse that ranitidine treatment has been
client
effective?
all (Select
e that apply.) ( Correct answers ) "i dont have as much heartburn after i
eat anymore"
"i can sleep while lying
flat"
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is postoperative and receiving IV
morphine
mg every 101 min via PCA. For which of the following manifestations should
the nursethe morphine? ( Correct answers ) the clients resp
withhold
rate in 9/min
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is receiving total
parenteral
nutrition (TPN): glucose 72 mg/dL, chloride 100 mEq/L, sodium 138
mEq/L, and
potassium 3.0 mEq/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan
to take? is
A nurse ( reviewing the medication administration records of a group of
Correct answers
clients who ) request a potassium
replacement
have been newly admitted to a long-term care facility. Which of the
following clients
should the nurse monitor for extrapyramidal symptoms? ( Correct
answers ) a client
who has schizophrenia and is taking an
antipsychotic med.
