ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED
2027/ACTUAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A+GRADE
A client is prescribed aluminum hydroxide for peptic ulcer disease. Which statement by the client
demonstrates an understanding of the action of the medication?
A. It decreases the production of gastric secretions.
B. It produces an adherent barrier over the ulcer.
C. It helps maintain a gastric pH of 3.5 or above.
D. It slows down the gastric motor activity. - ANSWER>> C. It helps maintain a gastric pH of 3.5 or
above.
The nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client prescribed cyclosporine following a liver
transplant. Which adverse reactions should the nurse instruct the client to report to the healthcare
provider?
A. Changes in urine color.
B. Presence of hand tremors.
C. Increasing body hirsutism.
D. Nausea and vomiting. - ANSWER>> B. Presence of hand tremors.
,A client is taking hydromorphone (Dilaudid) PO every 4 hours at home. Following surgery, Dilaudid IV
every 4 hours PRN and butorphanol tartrate (Stadol) IV every 4 hours PRN are prescribed for pain. The
client received a dose of the Dilaudid IV four
, hours ago, and is again requesting pain medication. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
A. Alternate the two medications every 4 hours PRN for pain.
B. Alternate the two medications every 2 hours PRN for pain.
C. Administer only the Dilaudid every 4 hours PRN for pain.
D. Administer only the Stadol every 4 hours PRN for pain. - ANSWER>> C. Administer only the
Dilaudid every 4 hours PRN for pain.
Which change in data indicates to the nurse that the desired effect of the angiotensin II receptor antagonist
valsartan has been achieved?
A. Dependent edema reduced from +3 to +1.
B. Serum HDL increased from 35 to 55 mg/dL.
C. Pulse rate reduced from 150 to 90 beats/minute.
D. Blood pressure reduced from 160/90 mmHg to 130/80 mmHg. - ANSWER>> D. Blood pressure
reduced from 160/90 mmHg to 130/80 mmHg.
A client with coronary artery disease who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) receives a new prescription for
atorvastatin (Lipitor). Two weeks after initiation of the Lipitor prescription, the nurse assesses the client.
Which finding requires the most immediate intervention?
A. Heartburn.
B. Headache.
C. Constipation.
D. Vomiting. - ANSWER>> D. Vomiting.
2027/ACTUAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A+GRADE
A client is prescribed aluminum hydroxide for peptic ulcer disease. Which statement by the client
demonstrates an understanding of the action of the medication?
A. It decreases the production of gastric secretions.
B. It produces an adherent barrier over the ulcer.
C. It helps maintain a gastric pH of 3.5 or above.
D. It slows down the gastric motor activity. - ANSWER>> C. It helps maintain a gastric pH of 3.5 or
above.
The nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client prescribed cyclosporine following a liver
transplant. Which adverse reactions should the nurse instruct the client to report to the healthcare
provider?
A. Changes in urine color.
B. Presence of hand tremors.
C. Increasing body hirsutism.
D. Nausea and vomiting. - ANSWER>> B. Presence of hand tremors.
,A client is taking hydromorphone (Dilaudid) PO every 4 hours at home. Following surgery, Dilaudid IV
every 4 hours PRN and butorphanol tartrate (Stadol) IV every 4 hours PRN are prescribed for pain. The
client received a dose of the Dilaudid IV four
, hours ago, and is again requesting pain medication. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
A. Alternate the two medications every 4 hours PRN for pain.
B. Alternate the two medications every 2 hours PRN for pain.
C. Administer only the Dilaudid every 4 hours PRN for pain.
D. Administer only the Stadol every 4 hours PRN for pain. - ANSWER>> C. Administer only the
Dilaudid every 4 hours PRN for pain.
Which change in data indicates to the nurse that the desired effect of the angiotensin II receptor antagonist
valsartan has been achieved?
A. Dependent edema reduced from +3 to +1.
B. Serum HDL increased from 35 to 55 mg/dL.
C. Pulse rate reduced from 150 to 90 beats/minute.
D. Blood pressure reduced from 160/90 mmHg to 130/80 mmHg. - ANSWER>> D. Blood pressure
reduced from 160/90 mmHg to 130/80 mmHg.
A client with coronary artery disease who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) receives a new prescription for
atorvastatin (Lipitor). Two weeks after initiation of the Lipitor prescription, the nurse assesses the client.
Which finding requires the most immediate intervention?
A. Heartburn.
B. Headache.
C. Constipation.
D. Vomiting. - ANSWER>> D. Vomiting.
