ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM LATEST UPDATE GUARANTEED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS .

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM LATEST UPDATE GUARANTEED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS . A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the instructions? A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch." B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly." C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair." D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch. - ANSWER - C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair." (The client should apply the patch to a hairless area of skin to promote absorption of the medication.) A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the trough level of the client's medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of medication. B. Verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24 hr before obtaining a blood specimen. C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication. D. Administer the medication,and obtain a blood specimen 30 min late - ANSWER - A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of medication. (To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should obtain a blood specimen immediately before administering the next dose of medication.)