ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+

ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should identify w
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hich of the following findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess?
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a. Decreased bowel sounds
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b. Distended neck veins
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c. Bilateral muscle weakness
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d. Thread pulse - ANSWER-
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A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an infusion of a prescribed
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hypertonic solution. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the treat
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ment is effective?
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a. Absent Chvostek's sign
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b. Improved cognition
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c. Decreased vomiting
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d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent - ANSWER-
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A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for a nitroglycerin transdermal patch.
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Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
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a. "Discontinue the patch if you experience a headache."
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b. "Apply a new patch if you have chest pain."
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c. "Cover the patch with dry gauze when taking a shower."
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d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed." - ANSWER-
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d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
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A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription for sodium polysty
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rene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse report to the pr
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ovider?

a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
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,b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
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c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
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d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - ANSWER-
B d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L -
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BHyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases the client risk for fata
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l cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is used to decrease the serum potassium level so the PN sh
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ould monitor the client's serum potassium level
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A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid and rifampin. Which o
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f the following outcomes indicates that the client is adhering to the medication regimen?
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a. The client has a negative sputum culture
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b. The client tests negative for HIV
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c. The client has a positive purified protein derivative test
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d. The client's liver function test results are within the expected reference range - ANSWER-
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a. The client has a negative sputum culture
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A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV administration. After
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assessing the client's respiratory status and stopping the medication infusion. Which of the fol
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lowing actions should the nurse take next?
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a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
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b. Give diphenhydramine IM
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c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
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d. Administer epinephrine IM - ANSWER-
B B B B B d. Administer epinephrine IM
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A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a desire to begin taking supple
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ments. Which of the following supplements should the nurse advise the client to avoid?
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a. St. John's Wort
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b. Ginger root
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c. Black cohosh
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d. Coenzyme Q10 - ANSWER-
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, A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for lisinopril. For whi
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ch of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor when administering lisinopril?
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a. Bradycardia
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b. Hypokalemia
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c. Tinnitus B




d. Hypotension - ANSWER-
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A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV continuous IV. The client has an PPT of
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90 seconds. They should monitor the client for which of the following changes in their vital sig
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ns?

a. Decreased temperature
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b. Increased pulse rate
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c. Decreased respiratory rate
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d. Increased blood pressure - ANSWER-
B B B B B d. Increased blood pressure
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A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and discovers a medication error. The
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nurse should recognize that which of the following staff members is responsible for completin
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g an incident report?
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a. The quality improvement committee
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b. The nurse who identifies the error
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c. The nurse who caused the error
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d. The charge nurse - ANSWER-
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A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine via continuous epidural infusion
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. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following?
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a. Pruritus B




b. Cough B B




c. TachypneaB




d. Gastric bleeding - ANSWER-
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