ATI PN Pharmacology Proctored Exam
with correct answers 2025
Patientvidentifiersv-vcorrect-answers-Medicalvrecordvnumber
-homevtelephonevnumber
Whatvlabvvaluesvshouldvavnursevmonitorvforvavpatientvwithvchronicvrenalvfailure?v-vcorrect-
answers■vUrinalysisv
☐vHematuria,vproteinuria,vandvalterationsvinvspecificvgravity
☐vSerumvcreatininev
-vGradualvincreasevofv1vtov2vmg/dLvperveveryv24vtov48vhrvforvacutevrenalv
failurev(ARF)
-vGradualvincreasevovervmonthsvtovyearsvforvchronicvrenalvfailurev(CRF)v
exceedingv4vmg/dL
■vBloodvureavnitrogenv(BUN)
-v80vtov100vmg/dLvwithinv1vweekvwithvARF
-vGradualvincreasevwithvelevatedvserumvcreatininevovervmonthsvtovyearsvforv
CRF
-v180-200vmg/dLvwithv(CRF)
■vSerumvelectrolytesv
-vDecreasedvsodiumv(dilutional)vandvcalcium,vincreasedvpotassium,v
,phosphorus,vandvmagnesium
■vCompletevbloodvcountv(CBC)
-vDecreasedvhemoglobin
WhatvfoodvshouldvyouvincreasevwhenvtakingvLasix?v-vcorrect-answers-
increasedvamountsvofvpotassium-richvfoodsv(e.g.,vbananas,vprunes,vraisins,vandvorangevjuice)
PatientvreportsvIVvdiscomfort,vwhatvisvyourvfirstvaction?v-vcorrect-answerscolorvandvtemperature
Sumatriptanv(treatsvmigrainevheadaches)vadverseveffectv-vcorrect-
answerspain,vtightness,vpressure,vorvheavinessvinvthevchest,vthroat,vneck,vand/orvjaw
slowvorvdifficultvspeech
KnowvaboutvTransdermalvpatchv-vcorrect-answers-•vApplyvatvthevsamevtimevonceveachvday,v
preferablyvinvthevmorning.vKeepvpatchvonv
forv12vtov14vhrveachvday.
•vRemovevthevpatchvatvnightvtovreducev
thevriskvofvdevelopingvtolerancevtov
nitroglycerin.vBevmedication-freevav
minimumvofv10vtov12vhrveachvdayv(usuallyv
atvnight).
•vDovnotvcutvpatchesvtovensurevappropriatev
dosage.v
•vPlacevthevpatchvonvavhairlessvareavofvskinv
(chest,vback,vorvabdomen)vandvrotatevsitesv
tovpreventvskinvirritation.v
,•vWashvskinvwithvsoapvandvwatervandvdryv
thoroughlyvbeforevapplyingvnewvpatch.
RBCvBloodvtransfusionv-vcorrect-
answershttp://www.atitesting.com/ati_next_gen/FocusedReview/data/datacontext/RM%20AM
S%20RN%208.0%20Chp%2044.pdfv(primevwithvnormalvsalinevandvinfusevwithvsodiumvchloride).
WhatvtovunderstandvaboutvParkinson'svMeds?v-vcorrect-answers-
theyvdon'tvcurevdisease,vtheyvslowvthevprocess.
NEUPOGENv(filgrastim)-whatvisvthevappropriatevroutevofvthisvmed?v-vcorrect-
answersadministeredvbyvsubcutaneousvinjectionvorvIVvinfusion
Lisinoprilvtherapeuticveffectv-vcorrect-answersbloodvpressurevanswerv(e.g.v120/80)
MedicationvforvSchizophreniav-vcorrect-answersrisperidone,vRisperdal
Macrodantinvmedicationv-vcorrect-answersusedvtovtreatvorvpreventvcertainvurinaryvtractvinfections
Haldol-informvifvyouvarevtakingv____________vmedication.v-vcorrect-answers-
benzodiazepinevclassvofvanti-anxietyvdrugsv(allvendingvwithv"pam")vandveven,vXanax.
Fosomaxv-vcorrect-answerssamevas-
Alendronatevisvusedvforvtreatingvosteoporosisvinvmenvandvpostmenopausalvwomen.
Lipitorv-vcorrect-answers-
lowersvcholesterolvinvblood,v"statins".vReducevLDLvandvtotalvcholesterol.vRaisevHDL.
, Garamycin-v-vcorrect-answersAntibioticvthatvisvtoxicvtovthevkidney,vinjectedvforvradiologyvstudies.
Digoxinvsideveffectsv-vcorrect-answers-Fatigue
-Bradycardia
-Anorexia
-Nausea/Vomiting
Singulairv-vcorrect-
answersusedvbeforevexercisevtovpreventvbreathingvproblemsvduringvexercisev(bronchospasm).
WhatvmedicationvtovadministervwithvTylenolvoverdose?v-vcorrect-
answersacetylcysteinev(Mucomyst)vmustvbevgivenvIV
HPVvvaccinev-vcorrect-answersHumanvPapillomavVirusv(HPV2,vHPV4)v-v-
Threevdosesvshouldvbevgivenvovervav6vmonthv
-intervalvforvfemalesvatv11vtov12vyearsvofvagev(minimumvagevisv9vyears).v
-
v
Thevsecondvdosevshouldvbevadministeredv2vmonthsvaftervthevfirstvdose,vandvthevthirdvdosevshouldv
bevadministeredv6vmonthsvaftervthevfirstvdose.v
-HPV4vmayvbevgivenvtovmalesvstartingvatvagev9vyearsvofvage.
Opioidvtoxicity-whatvtovcheckvfirstv-vcorrect-answersoxygenvsaturation
ValporicvAcidvlabv-vcorrect-answersliver
Lithiumvreportvimmediatelyv-vcorrect-answersslurredvspeech
with correct answers 2025
Patientvidentifiersv-vcorrect-answers-Medicalvrecordvnumber
-homevtelephonevnumber
Whatvlabvvaluesvshouldvavnursevmonitorvforvavpatientvwithvchronicvrenalvfailure?v-vcorrect-
answers■vUrinalysisv
☐vHematuria,vproteinuria,vandvalterationsvinvspecificvgravity
☐vSerumvcreatininev
-vGradualvincreasevofv1vtov2vmg/dLvperveveryv24vtov48vhrvforvacutevrenalv
failurev(ARF)
-vGradualvincreasevovervmonthsvtovyearsvforvchronicvrenalvfailurev(CRF)v
exceedingv4vmg/dL
■vBloodvureavnitrogenv(BUN)
-v80vtov100vmg/dLvwithinv1vweekvwithvARF
-vGradualvincreasevwithvelevatedvserumvcreatininevovervmonthsvtovyearsvforv
CRF
-v180-200vmg/dLvwithv(CRF)
■vSerumvelectrolytesv
-vDecreasedvsodiumv(dilutional)vandvcalcium,vincreasedvpotassium,v
,phosphorus,vandvmagnesium
■vCompletevbloodvcountv(CBC)
-vDecreasedvhemoglobin
WhatvfoodvshouldvyouvincreasevwhenvtakingvLasix?v-vcorrect-answers-
increasedvamountsvofvpotassium-richvfoodsv(e.g.,vbananas,vprunes,vraisins,vandvorangevjuice)
PatientvreportsvIVvdiscomfort,vwhatvisvyourvfirstvaction?v-vcorrect-answerscolorvandvtemperature
Sumatriptanv(treatsvmigrainevheadaches)vadverseveffectv-vcorrect-
answerspain,vtightness,vpressure,vorvheavinessvinvthevchest,vthroat,vneck,vand/orvjaw
slowvorvdifficultvspeech
KnowvaboutvTransdermalvpatchv-vcorrect-answers-•vApplyvatvthevsamevtimevonceveachvday,v
preferablyvinvthevmorning.vKeepvpatchvonv
forv12vtov14vhrveachvday.
•vRemovevthevpatchvatvnightvtovreducev
thevriskvofvdevelopingvtolerancevtov
nitroglycerin.vBevmedication-freevav
minimumvofv10vtov12vhrveachvdayv(usuallyv
atvnight).
•vDovnotvcutvpatchesvtovensurevappropriatev
dosage.v
•vPlacevthevpatchvonvavhairlessvareavofvskinv
(chest,vback,vorvabdomen)vandvrotatevsitesv
tovpreventvskinvirritation.v
,•vWashvskinvwithvsoapvandvwatervandvdryv
thoroughlyvbeforevapplyingvnewvpatch.
RBCvBloodvtransfusionv-vcorrect-
answershttp://www.atitesting.com/ati_next_gen/FocusedReview/data/datacontext/RM%20AM
S%20RN%208.0%20Chp%2044.pdfv(primevwithvnormalvsalinevandvinfusevwithvsodiumvchloride).
WhatvtovunderstandvaboutvParkinson'svMeds?v-vcorrect-answers-
theyvdon'tvcurevdisease,vtheyvslowvthevprocess.
NEUPOGENv(filgrastim)-whatvisvthevappropriatevroutevofvthisvmed?v-vcorrect-
answersadministeredvbyvsubcutaneousvinjectionvorvIVvinfusion
Lisinoprilvtherapeuticveffectv-vcorrect-answersbloodvpressurevanswerv(e.g.v120/80)
MedicationvforvSchizophreniav-vcorrect-answersrisperidone,vRisperdal
Macrodantinvmedicationv-vcorrect-answersusedvtovtreatvorvpreventvcertainvurinaryvtractvinfections
Haldol-informvifvyouvarevtakingv____________vmedication.v-vcorrect-answers-
benzodiazepinevclassvofvanti-anxietyvdrugsv(allvendingvwithv"pam")vandveven,vXanax.
Fosomaxv-vcorrect-answerssamevas-
Alendronatevisvusedvforvtreatingvosteoporosisvinvmenvandvpostmenopausalvwomen.
Lipitorv-vcorrect-answers-
lowersvcholesterolvinvblood,v"statins".vReducevLDLvandvtotalvcholesterol.vRaisevHDL.
, Garamycin-v-vcorrect-answersAntibioticvthatvisvtoxicvtovthevkidney,vinjectedvforvradiologyvstudies.
Digoxinvsideveffectsv-vcorrect-answers-Fatigue
-Bradycardia
-Anorexia
-Nausea/Vomiting
Singulairv-vcorrect-
answersusedvbeforevexercisevtovpreventvbreathingvproblemsvduringvexercisev(bronchospasm).
WhatvmedicationvtovadministervwithvTylenolvoverdose?v-vcorrect-
answersacetylcysteinev(Mucomyst)vmustvbevgivenvIV
HPVvvaccinev-vcorrect-answersHumanvPapillomavVirusv(HPV2,vHPV4)v-v-
Threevdosesvshouldvbevgivenvovervav6vmonthv
-intervalvforvfemalesvatv11vtov12vyearsvofvagev(minimumvagevisv9vyears).v
-
v
Thevsecondvdosevshouldvbevadministeredv2vmonthsvaftervthevfirstvdose,vandvthevthirdvdosevshouldv
bevadministeredv6vmonthsvaftervthevfirstvdose.v
-HPV4vmayvbevgivenvtovmalesvstartingvatvagev9vyearsvofvage.
Opioidvtoxicity-whatvtovcheckvfirstv-vcorrect-answersoxygenvsaturation
ValporicvAcidvlabv-vcorrect-answersliver
Lithiumvreportvimmediatelyv-vcorrect-answersslurredvspeech
