ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED 2023 FORM A, B &C REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) AGRADE. A home health nurse is visiting a client who has heart failure and a prescription for furosemide. The nurse identifies that the client has

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED 2023 FORM A, B &C REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) AGRADE 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 >>>>c. Inject air into the NPH 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