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Essentials of Cultural Anthro- polog
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Essentials Of Cultural Anthro- Polog
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
D. Four - Answer--A. One
(Medications with long half-lives remain at ...
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ATI CMS Pharmacology Proctored Exam
2024/2025 Comprehensive Test Bank:
Real NGN Questions & Answers with
Rationale | Verified & Multiple Versions
| Complete Study Guide & Practice Test
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
D. Four - Answer--A. One
(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 nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a telephone prescription.
Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the newly licensed
nurse understands the process?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
,C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one‑time prescription - Answer--B. "Another nurse should
listen to the phone call."
(A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent errors in communication.)
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
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 client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation - Answer--B. Ask the client to look up at the
ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
(B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling onto her cornea.
D. The nurse should drop the medication into the
center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
,E. The client should close her eye gently to promote distribution of the medication)
A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for transdermal
patches. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client
understands the instructions?
A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch."
B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch. - Answer--C. "I will apply the patch to an area
of skin with no hair."
(The client should apply the patch to a hairless area of skin to promote absorption of the medication.)
A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the trough level of the
client's medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of medication.
B. Verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24 hr before obtaining a blood specimen.
C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication.
D. Administer the medication,and obtain a blood specimen 30 min late - Answer--A. Obtain a blood
specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of medication.
(To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should obtain a blood specimen immediately before
administering the next dose of medication.)
A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take in
following legal practice guidelines? (Select all that apply.)
, A. Maintain skill competency.
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
D. Safeguard medications.
E. Identify the client's diagnosis - Answer--A. Maintain skill competency.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
D. Safeguard medications.
(A.maintaining skill competency and using appropriate administration techniques are legal
responsibilities of the nurse
C. A nurse is legally responsible for monitoring for side and adverse effects of medication
D. Safeguarding of medications, such as controlled substances, is a legal responsibility of the nurse)
A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for Lisinopril 10 mg PO once every
day. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of prescription?
A. Single
B. Stat
C. Routine
D. Standing - Answer--C. Routine
(A routine or standard prescription identifies medications to give on a regular schedule with or without a
termination date or a specific number of doses. The nurse will administer
this medication every day until the provider discontinues it.)
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