RN ATI Pharmacology Exam 2025: Practice Test & Study Guide (Test Bank)

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RN PHARMACOLOGY ATI NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL

EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES

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A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a

seizure disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days.

How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer

this medication?




A. One




B. Two




C. Three

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D. Four

.....ANSWER..... A. Medications with long half-lives remain at their

therapeutic levels between doses for long periods of time. The

nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.

A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors

that influence medication metabolism with a group of nurses at

an in-service presentation. Which of the following factors should

the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication

dosages? (Select all that apply.)




A. Increased renal secretion




B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes

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C. Liver failure




D. Peripheral vascular disease




E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes

.....ANSWER..... Answer:




C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the

concentration of a medication. This requires decreasing the

dosage.




E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they

compete for metabolism, thereby increasing the concentration of

one or both medications. This requires decreasing the dosage of

one or both medications.

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A nurse is preparing to administer

eye drops to a client. Which of

the following actions should the

nurse take? (Select all that apply.)




A.have the client lie on her side.




B.Ask the client to look

up at the ceiling.




C.Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.




D.Drop the medication

into the center of the