ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 2024| 65 NGN QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS| GRADED A+| PAPER 1 PART 1
A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a patient 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 - RIGHT ANS✔✔ 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 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
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes - RIGHT
ANS✔✔ C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
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 patient. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Have the patient lie on her side.
B. Ask the patient to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the patient to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the patient's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the patient to close her eye gently after instillation - RIGHT ANS✔✔ B. Ask
the patient to look up at the ceiling.
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,D. Drop the medication into the center of the patient's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the patient to close her eye gently after instillation
(B. The patient 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 patient should close her eye gently to promote distribution of the medication)
A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a patient who has a new prescription for
transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the patient 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. - RIGHT ANS✔✔ C. "I will
apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
(The patient should apply the patch to a hairless area of skin to promote absorption of
the medication.)
A nurse reviewing a patient's medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the
trough level of the patient'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 patient has been taking the medication for 24 hr before obtaining
a blood specimen.
C. Ask the patient to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication.
D. Administer the medication,and obtain a blood specimen 30 min late - RIGHT
ANS✔✔ 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 patient'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 patient's diagnosis - RIGHT ANS✔✔ A. Maintain skill competency.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
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, 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 patient'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 - RIGHT ANS✔✔ 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.)
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a patient who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse should clarify
which of the following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency - RIGHT ANS✔✔ D. Frequency
(This prescription does not include the time or frequency of medication administration.
The nurse must clarify this with the prescribing provide)
A nurse is admitting a patient and completing a preassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the
preassessment? (Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies - RIGHT ANS✔✔ A. Use of herbal teas
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