2023 ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY
PROCTORED/PHARMACOLOGY PN ATI
PROCTORED EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who has
... [Show More] multiple medication allergies. During which of the
following steps of the nursing process should the nurse identify the client's allergies?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Data Collection
D. Implementation - ....ANSWER...C. Data Collection
A nurse is caring for a client and realizes after administering the 0900 medications that
she gave digoxin 0.25 mg PO to the client instead of the prescribed dose of digoxin
0.125 mg PO. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. notify the provider
B. contact the nursing supervisor
C. check the client's apical pulse
D. complete an incident report - ....ANSWER...C. check the client's apical pulse
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client. Which of the following
abbreviations indicates the greatest frequency of medication administration?
A. BID
B. TID
C. QID
D. Q8h - ....ANSWER...C. QID
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has impaired
swallowing. The nurse should crush the medication when administering which of the
following prescriptions?
A. Aspirin EC 80 mg PO daily
B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
C. Metformin XR 500 mg PO daily
D. Nitroglycerin 0.3 mg SL PRN chest pain, can repeat q 5 min for 2 additional doses. -
....ANSWER...B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast
EC = enteric coated, XR = extended release, SL = sublingually
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving cefotetan 1 g via intermittent IV bolus
every 12 hours to treat a postoperative infection. Which of the following manifestations
should the nurse monitor for as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. disorientation
B. epistaxis
C. constipation
D. jaundice - ....ANSWER...B. Epistaxis
Cefotetan is an antibiotic that affects vitamin K levels, which can result in bleeding and
epistaxis. It is a second generation cephalosporin.
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postoperative. The client reports a
pain level of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 and has a prescription for meperidine. Which of the
following routes of administration will deliver the medication with the shortest time of
onset?
A. oral
B. Intravenous
C. intramuscular
d. subcutaneous - ....ANSWER...B. Intravenous
nurse is monitoring a client with pneumonia who has received penicillin G
intramuscularly. Which of the following findings should the nurse plan to evaluate first?
A. pain at the injection site
B. prolonged motor dysfunction
C. laryngeal edema
D. temperature of 99.7 F - ....ANSWER...C. laryngeal edema
this can indicate an allergic reaction, possibly anap [Show Less]