ATI PHARMACOLOGY CMS EXAM Questions and Verified Answers (2024 / 2025) 100% Guarantee Pass 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) ...
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ATI Pharm CMS Exam Questions & Answers
1. 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: Answers A) One.
Explanation: Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels be- tween doses
for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.
2. A nurse educator is reviewing medication metabolism 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.
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A) Increased renal excretion
B) Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C) Liver failure
D) Peripheral vascular disease
E) Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes: Answers C) Liver failure
Explanation: Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the concentra- tion of a
medication. This requires decreasing the dosage.
AND
E) Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes.
Explanation: 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 medications.
3. 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 one side.
B) Ask the client to look up at the ceilling.
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C) Tell the client to blink when the drops enter the eye.
D) Drop the medication into the client's conjunctival sac.
E) Instruct the client to close the eye gently after instillation: Answers B) Ask the client to
look up at the ceilling
Explanation:The client should look upward to prevent the drops from falling onto the cornea
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