ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 2024 -
2025| 65 NGN QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS| RATED A+| VERSION 2
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 practicing
nurse expect to administer this medication?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four - RIGHT CHOICE> A. One
(Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for
long periods of time. The practicing 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 practicing 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
CHOICE> 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 practicing nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a patient. Which of the
following actions should the practicing 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 CHOICE> 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 practicing 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 practicing nurse is completing discharge teaching for a patient who has a new
prescription for transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the
practicing 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 CHOICE> 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 practicing 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 practicing 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
CHOICE> A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next
dose of medication.
(To verify trough levels of a medication, the practicing nurse should obtain a blood
specimen immediately before administering the next dose of medication.)
A practicing nurse is preparing a patient's medications. Which of the following actions
should the practicing 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 CHOICE> 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 practicing nurse
C. A practicing 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 practicing nurse)
A practicing nurse reviewing a patient's health record notes a new prescription for
Lisinopril 10 mg PO once every day. The practicing nurse should identify this as which
of the following types of prescription?
A. Single
B. Stat
C. Routine
D. Standing - RIGHT CHOICE> 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 practicing nurse
will administer
this medication every day until the provider discontinues it.)
A practicing nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for
nausea and vomiting for a patient who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The practicing
nurse should clarify which of the following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency - RIGHT CHOICE> D. Frequency
(This prescription does not include the time or frequency of medication administration.
The practicing nurse must clarify this with the prescribing provide)
A practicing nurse is admitting a patient and completing a preassessment before
administering medications. Which of the following data should the practicing 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 CHOICE> A. Use of herbal teas
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