ATI RN Pharmacology Proctored Exam 2024 With Correct Solutions || Graded A+
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ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY
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ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY
ATI RN Pharmacology Proctored
Exam 2024 With Correct Solutions
|| Graded A+
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV
continuous IV. The client has an PPT of 90 seconds. They should
monitor the client for which of the following changes in their vital
signs?
a. Dec...
ATI RN Pharmacology Proctored
Exam 2024 With Correct Solutions
|| Graded A+
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV
continuous IV. The client has an PPT of 90 seconds. They should
monitor the client for which of the following changes in their vital
signs?
a. Decreased temperature
b. Increased pulse rate
c. Decreased respiratory rate
d. Increased blood pressure - ANSWER ✔ d. Increased blood
pressure
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and
discovers a medication error. The nurse should recognize that
which of the following staff members is responsible for completing
an incident report?
a. The quality improvement committee
b. The nurse who identifies the error
c. The nurse who caused the error
d. The charge nurse - ANSWER ✔ b. The nurse who identifies the
error
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine
via continuous epidural infusion. The nurse should monitor the
client for which of the following?
,a. Pruritus
b. Cough
c. Tachypnea
d. Gastric bleeding - ANSWER ✔ a. Pruritus - Sign of allergic
reaction to morphine
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin orally to a client.
Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should take. (Move the
steps into the box on the right placing them in the order of
performance. Use all the steps.) - ANSWER ✔ a. Obtain the
client's apical heart rate
b. Remove the medication from the dispensing system
c. Open the medication package
d. Compare the client's wristband to the medication administration
record
e. Document administration of the medication
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of an adult client who
has a fever and a prescription for acetaminophen. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication
for receiving this medication?
a. Alcohol use disorder
b. Chronic kidney disease
c. Hepatitis B vaccine within the last week
d. Diabetes mellitus - ANSWER ✔ a. Alcohol use disorder
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 ✔ d. "I will
need to have blood levels drawn."
, 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
c. Aspirate before injecting the medication
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus -
ANSWER ✔ d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the
umbilicus
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for
amoxicillin. Which of the following findings indicates the client is
experiencing an allergic reaction?
a. Nausea
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
c. Laryngeal edema
d. Insomnia - ANSWER ✔ c. Laryngeal edema
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
Amoxicillin side effects include: Renal impairment, hyperkalemia,
dysrhythmias, hypernatremia
Allergic reaction: Urticaria, rash, hypotension, dyspnea, swelling
of face/lips/tongue
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