ATI Pharmacology Proctored Exam 2019 1.) A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an infusion of a
prescribed
... [Show More] hypertonic solution. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that
the treatment is effective?
a. Absent Chvostek’s sign
b. Improved cognition
c. Decreased vomiting
d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent
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?
Withdrawal NPH from the vial
Inject air into the NPH vial
Inject air into the regular vial
Withdrawal regular insulin from the vial
3. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription of Alendronate for osteoporosis.
What instructions should the nurse include?
Take the medication immediately after breakfast
Take the medication with an antacid
Sit upright for at least 30 mins after taking the medication
Drink orange juice with 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
Productive cough
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Decrease deep tending reflexes
5. A 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?
Use nasal decongestion 15 mins before the medication if you have a stuffy nose
Lie down for 1 hour after administering the medication
Administer the medication into one nostril once per week
Plan to self-administer this medication for the next 6 months
6. A nurse is teaching a newly license nurse about medication reconciliation. The nurse
should instruct the newly licensed nurse for medication reconciliation for which of the following
clients?
Client who is transported to radiology
A client who has a consultation for ….
A client who has a referral for social services
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 nurse’s priority?
Back pain
Flushing
Nausea
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?
Messages the site to enhance absorption
Injections the medication into a muscle
Administers the medication into the abdomen
Aspirates the medication after injection
9. A nurse is assessing a client who has been taking digoxin. Which of the following
findings to the nurse indicates this client has developed digoxin toxicity?
Ringing in the ears
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