ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ < LATEST VERSION >

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ &lt; LATEST VERSION &gt; 1. A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess? A. Decreased bowel sounds B. Distended neck veins C. Bilateral muscle weakness D. Thread pulse - ANSWER b. Distended neck veins 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an infusion of a prescribed hypertonic solution. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the treatment is effective? A. Absent Chvostek's sign B. Improved cognition C. Decreased vomiting D. Cardiac arrhythmias absent - ANSWER b. Improved cognition 3. A nurse is caring for a client who is taking lithium and reports starting a new exercise program. The nurse should assess the client for which of the following electrolyte imbalances? A. Hypocalcemia B. Hypokalemia C. Hyponatremia D. Hypomagnesemia - ANSWER c. Hyponatremia 4. A nurse is assessing a client after administering phenytoin IV bolus for a seizure. Which of the following should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of this medication? A. Hypoglycemia B. Bradycardia C. Red man syndrome D. Hypotension - ANSWER b. Bradycardia 5. A nurse is consulting a formulary about a client's new prescription for raloxifene. The nurse should identify that this medication is used to treat which of the following conditions? A. Osteoporosis B. Hypothyroidism C. Urinary tract infection D. Deep vein thrombosis - ANSWER a. Osteoporosis 6. A nurse is providing discharge dietary teaching to a client who has a something and is taking medication theophylline and to provide general instructions the nurse should include? A. Avoid caffeinated beverages B. Take the medication with meals C. Restrict milk products D. Limit sodium intake - ANSWER a. Avoid caffeinated beverages 7. The nurse is mixing regular insulin and NPH into a syringe for a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A. Withdrawal NPH from the vial B. Inject air into the NPH vial C. Inject air into the regular vial D. Withdrawal regular insulin from the vial - ANSWER b. Inject air into the NPH vial 8. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription of Alendronate for osteoporosis. What instructions should the nurse include? A. Take the medication immediately after breakfast B. Take the medication with an antacid C. Sit upright for at least 30 mins after taking the medication D. Drink orange juice with the medication - ANSWER c. Sit upright for at least 30 mins after taking the medication 9. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a thyroidectomy and is receiving morphine for pain. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as an adverse effect of morphine? A. Bladder distention B. Productive cough C. Gastrointestinal bleeding D. Decrease deep tending reflexes - ANSWER a. Bladder distention 10. A nurse is teaching a client who has pernicious anemia to self-administer cyanocobalamin. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A. Use nasal decongestion 15 mins before the medication if you have a stuffy nose B. Lie down for 1 hour after administering the medication C. Administer the medication into one nostril once per week D. Plan to self-administer this medication for the next 6 months - ANSWER c. Administer the medication into one nostril once per week 11. A nurse is teaching a newly license nurse about medication reconciliation. The nurse should instruct the newly license nurse for medication reconciliation for which of the following clients? A. Client who is transported to radiology B. A client who has a consultation for .... C. A client who has a referral for social services D. A client who has been transferred to a step-down unit - ANSWER d. A client who has been transferred to a step-down unit 12. A nurse is assessing a client how received a dinoprostone gel to stimulate the cervical ripening. Which of the following is the nurse's priority? A. Back pain B. Flushing C. Nausea D. Uterine tachysystole - ANSWER d. Uterine tachysystole 13. A nurse is performing a return demonstration of an enoxaparin administration. Which of the following client actions indicates an understanding of the teaching? A. Messages the site to enhance absorption B. Injections the medication into a muscle C. Administers the medication into the abdomen D. Aspirates the medication after injection - ANSWER c. Administers the medication into the abdomen 14. A nurse is assessing a client how has been taking digoxin and ...... Which of the following findings to the nurse indicates this client has developed digoxin toxicity? A. Ringing in the ears B. Hyperkalemia C. Blurred vision D. Hypertension - ANSWER c. Blurred vision 15. A nurse is caring for a client who received neostigmine 1 hour ago and is experiencing muscarinic response. Which if the following manifestations should the nurse expect? A. Headache B. Excessive salivation C. Fever D. Myoclonic seizure - ANSWER b. Excessive salivation 16. Anurse in the emergency department is reviewing a medication record for client who reports vomiting blood. The nurse should anticipate the provider will discontinue which of the following medications? A. NPH insulin B. Clopidogrel C. Furosemide D. Pantoprazole - ANSWER b. Clopidogrel 17. Anurse is assessing a who is receiving clindamycin. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of this medication? A. Agitation B. Report of blurred vision C. Hypertension D. Watery diarrhea - ANSWER d. Watery diarrhea 18. A nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking Cromolyn. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A. Cromolyn should take effect within 5 mins B. Cromolyn should dilate the bronchioles C. Cromolyn can be used after exercise D. Cromolyn is a long-term management medication - ANSWER d. Cromolyn is a long-term management medication 19. A nurse is reviewing the medications of a client is experiencing orthostatic hypotension. The nurse should identify this finding as an adverse effect of which of the following medications? A. Imipramine B. Levothyroxine C. Montelukast D. Omeprazole - ANSWER a. Imipramine 20. A nurse is reviewing a client's medical history before administering a new prescription of atropine. Which of the following client conditions is contraindicated? A.Glaucoma B. Diverticulitis C. Diarrhea D. Bronchospasm - ANSWER Glaucoma 21. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for carbamazepine for the treatment of seizures. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? A. Insomnia B. Blurred vision C. Tachypnea D. Metallic taste - ANSWER b. Blurred vision 22. Math problem: a nurse is preparing to administer 4000 units of heparin available is 10,000 units - ANSWER 0.4