PHARM ATI PROCTORED EXAM 2024-20225 NEWEST !!!ACTUAL
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS ) ALREADY GRADED A+.
A nurse is assessing a client who reports using several herbal and
vitamin supplements daily, including saw palmetto.
The nurse should recognize that saw palmetto is a supplement
used by clients to elicit which of the following
therapeutic
effects
A. urinary
health
promotion
B. immune
system
stimulation
C. decreased leg pain
from arterial disease
D. prevention of nausea caused by motion sickness -
ANSWER-A. urinary health promotion
Saw palmetto is used primarily for manifestations related to prostatic
conditions, such as benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Its
effectiveness has not been scientifically proven, however. The nurse
should teach the client to check with the provider about interactions
between saw palmetto and other medications.
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of new
parents about medications. The nurse should
include that aspirin is contraindicated for children
who have a viral infection due to the risk of
developing which of the following adverse effects?
a. Reye's syndrome
b. Visual disturbances
c. Diabetes mellitus
,d. Wilm's tumor - ANSWER-a. Reye's syndrome
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a
manifestation of fluid volume excess? a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse - ANSWER-b. Distended neck veins
A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving
an infusion of a prescribed hypertonic solution.
Which of the following findings should indicate to the
nurse that the treatment is effective?
a. Absent
Chvostek's
sign
b. Improved
cognition g
c. Decreased
vomitin
d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent -
ANSWER-b. Improved cognition
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for a
nitroglycerin transdermal patch. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if you experience a headache."
b. "Apply a new patch if you have chest pain."
c. "Cover the patch with dry gauze when taking a shower."
d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed." - ANSWER-d. "Remove
the patch prior to going to bed."
A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a
prescription for sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate)
every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse report to the
provider? a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
,d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - ANSWER-d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L -
Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L)
increases the client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate
is used to decrease the serum potassium level so the PN should
monitor the client's serum potassium level
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking
isoniazid and rifampin. Which of the following outcomes
indicates that the client is adhering to the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive purified protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test results are within the expected
reference range - ANSWER-a. The client has a negative sputum
culture
A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to
IV administration. After assessing the client's respiratory status and
stopping the medication infusion. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take next? a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium
chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM - ANSWER-d. Administer epinephrine IM
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a
desire to begin taking supplements. Which of the following
supplements should the nurse advise the client to avoid? a. St.
John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10 - ANSWER-a. St. John's Wort
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new
prescription for lisinopril. For which of the following adverse
effects should the nurse monitor when administering lisinopril? a.
Bradycardia
b. Hypokalemia
, c. Tinnitus
d. Hypotension - ANSWER-d. Hypotension
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.
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