PHARMACOLOGY ATI PROCTOR EXAM complete graded latest exam 2021

1. A nurse is providing discharge dietary teaching to a client who has a something and is taking

medication theophylline and to provide general instructions the nurse should include? Avoid

caffeinated beverages

2. the nurse is mixing regular insulin and NPH into a syringe for a client who has diabetes

mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Inject air into the NPH

vial

3. a nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription of Alendronate for osteoporosis. What

instructions should the nurse include? Sit upright for at least 30 mins after taking the

medication

4. a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a thyroidectomy and is receiving

morphine for pain. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as an adverse

effect of morphine? Bladder distention

5. nurse is teaching a client who has pernicious anemia to self-administer cyanocobalamin.

Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Administer the

medication into one nostril once per week

6. a nurse is teaching a newly license nurse about medication reconciliation. The nurse should

instruct the newly license nurse for medication reconciliation for which of the following clients?

A client who has been transferred to a step-down unit

7. a nurse is assessing a client how received a dinoprostone gel to stimulate the cervical ripening.

Which of the following is the nurses priority? Uterine tachysystole

8. a nurse is performing a return demonstration of an enoxaparin administration. Which of the

following client actions indicates an understanding of the teaching? Administers the

medication into the abdomen

9. a nurse is assessing a client how has been taking digoxin and …… which of the following

findings to the nurse indicates this client has developed digoxin toxicity? Blurred vision

10. a nurse is caring for a client who received neostigmine 1 hour ago and is experiencing

muscarinic response. Which if the following manifestations should the nurse expect? Excessive

salivation

11. a nurse in the emergency department is reviewing a medication record for client who reports

vomiting blood. The nurse should anticipate the provider will discontinue which of the following

medications? Clopidogrel

12. a nurse is assessing a who is receiving clindamycin. Which of the following findings should

the nurse identify as an adverse effect of this medication? Watery diarrhea

13. a nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking Cromolyn. Which of the following

information should the nurse include in the teaching? Cromolyn is a long-term

management medication

14. a nurse is reviewing the medications of a client is experiencing orthostatic hypotension. The

nurse should identify this finding as an adverse effect of which of the following medications?

Imipramine

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15. a nurse is reviewing a client’s medical history before administering a new prescription of

atropine. Which of the following client conditions is contraindicated? Glaucoma

16. a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for carbamazepine for the

treatment of seizures. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following

adverse effects? Blurred vision

17. math problem: a nurse is preparing to administer 4000 units of heparin available is 10,000

units = 0.4

18. a nursing is caring for a client who reports that his current pain medication is no longer

relieving her pain. Which of the following medications requires the nurse to obtain a written

rather than a verbal prescription from the provider? Fentanyl

19. charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse provide care to a group of clients. Which of

the following action by the newly licensed nurse requires the charge nurse to complete an

incident report? a client who has a lithium level of 1.8 receives her morning dose

20. a nurse is caring for a client who has an alcohol use disorder and is experiencing

withdrawals. Which of the following interventions is a priority at this time? Implement

seizure precautions

21. a nurse is planning care for a group of clients. which of the following client's medications

should be monitored by the nurse for hearing loss related to a medication interaction?

furosemide and amikacin

22. a nurse is caring for a client who has major depression and a new prescription for citalopram.

which of the following adverse effects is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?

Insomnia answer is either confusion or bruxism IDK (habitual grinding of

teeth) look up

confusion

23. a nurse is caring for a client who requires a re-insertion of a short peripheral venous catheter.

in which of the following locations should the nurse place the catheter? a vein on the clients

wrist

24. a nurse is assessing a client who is in labor and is receiving epidural anesthesia. which of the

following findings should the nurse identify as the priority? Hypotension

25. a nursing is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for omeprazole. which of

the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? long term use

increases risk of fractures

26. a nurse is reviewing a client’s laboratory results before administering furosemide 40 mg IV

bolus. For which of the following values should the nurse withhold the medication and contact

the provider? Potassium 2.5 mEq/L

27. the nurse is assessing a client who takes glipizide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

mellitus. Which of the following findings indicates effectiveness of the medication?

Hgba1c 6.5%

• Goal: keep levels below 7%. The HbA1c goal level for a client who has diabetes is

between 6.5% and 7%.

28. a nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports a severe headache. the

client's blood pressure is 280/160 mm hg. the nurse should plan to administer which of the

following medications? Nitroprusside

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