ATI PHARMACOLOGY
PROCTORED EXAM
2023 WITH NGN
QUESTIONS 2
VERSIONS EACH WITH
70 QUESTIONS/A+
GRADE
A nurse is reviewing a client's medical
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PO every 6 hr. Which of the following findings indicates a need for the nurse to notify the
provider?
a. Hypothyroidism
b. History of alcohol use disorder
c. Recurrent headaches
d. BP 92/60mm Hg
A nurse is preparing to administer the initial dose of penicillin G IM to a client. The nurse should
monitor for which of the following as an indication of an allergic reaction following the injection?
a. Bradycardia
b. Pallor
c. Urticaria
d. Dyspepsia
Uticaria is hives/rash
A nurse is assessing a client who has been taking lithium for one year. Which of the following
client reports is the nurse's priority?
a. transient fatigue
b. Weight gain of 2.7 kg (6lbs)
c. Mild thirst
d. Blurred vision
Mild Thirst
A nurse is preparing to administer subcutaneous heparin to a client. Which of the
following should the nurse take?
a. Massage the site after administering the medication
b. Use a 21-gauge needle for the injection
c. Aspirate before injecting the medication
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm
(2 in) from the umbilicus
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for amoxicillin. Which of the following
findings indicates the client is experiencing an allergic reaction?
a. Nausea
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia C. Laryngeal edema
d. Insomnia
C. Laryngeal edema
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should
identify which of the following findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse
b. Distended neck veins
A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an infusion of a
prescribed 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
b. Improved cognition
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for a nitroglycerin transdermal
patch. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if you experience a headache.
b. "Apply a new patch if you have chest pain.
C. "Cover the patch with dry gauze when taking a shower."
d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
d. "Remove the patch prior to
going to bed.
A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription for sodium
polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse
report to the provider?
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L C. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases the client risk for fatal
cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is used to decrease the serum potassium level so the PN
should monitor the client's serum potassium level
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid and rifampin.
Which of the following outcomes indicates that the client is adhering to the medication
regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
C. The client has a positive purified protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test results are within the expected reference range
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