ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM TESTBANK
2026/NEWEST UPDATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES/100% VERIFIED/ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a client who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse should clarify
which of the following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosag
C. Route
D. Frequency - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Frequency
Rationale :( This prescription does not include the time or frequency of
medication administration. The nurse must clarify this with the prescribing
provide)
A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurseinclude in the
preassessment? (Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
,B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Use of herbal
teas C. Current health status
E. Food allergies
Rationale : (A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products,
whichoften contain caffeine, prior to medication administration because caffeine
can affect medication biotransformation
C. The nurse should review the client's current health status because new
prescriptions can cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the pre-assessment to
identify any potential reactions or interactions)
A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription. Which of the following statements shouldthe nurse identify
as an indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical
record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phonecall."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one-time prescription - CORRECT
,ANSWER- B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
Rationale : (A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent
errors incommunication.)
A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder.The
medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse
expect to administer this medication?
A. One
B. Two
C.Thre
D. Four - CORRECT ANSWER-A. One
Rationale : (Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels
betweendoses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this
medication once a day.)
A staf f educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence
medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation.Which of
the following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower
medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing
enzymes
, C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
Rationale: C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the
concentrationof a medication. This requires decreasing the dosage.
E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete for
metabolism, thereby increasing the concentration of one or both medications.
This requires decreasing the dosage of one or both
A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of thefollowing
actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation - CORRECT
ANSWER-B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival
sac. E. Instruct the client to close her eyegently after instillation
Rationale : (B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling
2026/NEWEST UPDATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES/100% VERIFIED/ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a client who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse should clarify
which of the following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosag
C. Route
D. Frequency - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Frequency
Rationale :( This prescription does not include the time or frequency of
medication administration. The nurse must clarify this with the prescribing
provide)
A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurseinclude in the
preassessment? (Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
,B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Use of herbal
teas C. Current health status
E. Food allergies
Rationale : (A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products,
whichoften contain caffeine, prior to medication administration because caffeine
can affect medication biotransformation
C. The nurse should review the client's current health status because new
prescriptions can cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the pre-assessment to
identify any potential reactions or interactions)
A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription. Which of the following statements shouldthe nurse identify
as an indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical
record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phonecall."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one-time prescription - CORRECT
,ANSWER- B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
Rationale : (A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent
errors incommunication.)
A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder.The
medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse
expect to administer this medication?
A. One
B. Two
C.Thre
D. Four - CORRECT ANSWER-A. One
Rationale : (Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels
betweendoses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this
medication once a day.)
A staf f educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence
medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation.Which of
the following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower
medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing
enzymes
, C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
Rationale: C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the
concentrationof a medication. This requires decreasing the dosage.
E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete for
metabolism, thereby increasing the concentration of one or both medications.
This requires decreasing the dosage of one or both
A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of thefollowing
actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation - CORRECT
ANSWER-B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival
sac. E. Instruct the client to close her eyegently after instillation
Rationale : (B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling
