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ATI Pharmacology Retake 2019 Exam

1. 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?

A. Avoid caffeinated beverages

B.Take the medication with meals

C. Restrict milk products

D. Limit sodium intake>>> A

2. 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?

A.Withdrawal NPH from the vial

B. Inject air into the NPH vial

C. Inject air into the regular vial

D.Withdrawal regular insulin from the vial>>> B

3. 3. a nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription of

Alendronate for osteoporosis. What instructions should the nurse

include?

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A.Take the medication immediately after breakfast

B.Take the medication with an antacid

C. Sit upright for at least 30 mins after taking the medication

D. Drink orange juice with the medication>>> C

4. 4. a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a

thyroidec- tomy and is receiving morphine for pain. Which of the following

findings should the nurse recognize as an adverse effect of morphine?

A. Bladder distention

B. Productive cough

C. Gastrointestinal bleeding

D. Decrease deep tending reflexes>>> A

5. 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?

A. Use nasal decongestion 15 mins before the medication if you have a

stuffy nose

B. Lie down for 1 hour after administering the medication

C. Administer the medication into one nostril once per week

D. Plan to self-administer this medication for the next 6 months>>> C

6. 6. a nurse is teaching a newly license nurse about medication

reconcil- iation. The nurse should instruct the newly license nurse for

medication

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reconciliation for which of the following clients?

A. Client who is transported to radiology

B. A client who has a consultation for ....

C. A client who has a referral for social services

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

7. 7. a nurse is assessing a client how received a dinoprostone gel to

stimu- late the cervical ripening. Which of the following is the nurses

priority?

A. Back pain

B. Flushing

C. nausea

D. Uterine tachysystole>>> D

8. 8. a nurse is performing a return demonstration of an enoxaparin

adminis- tration. Which of the following client actions indicates an

understanding of the teaching?

A. Messages the site to enhance absorption

B. Injections the medication into a muscle

C. Administers the medication into the abdomen

D. Aspirates the medication after injection>>> C

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nurse is assessing a client how has been taking digoxin and...........which