ATI PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS NGN CORRECT/VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023/2024 GRADED A+
1.) A nurse is assessing a client who is
... [Show More] receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should identifywhich of the following ;ndings as a manifestation of =uid volume excess?
a.Decreased bowel sounds
b.Distended neck veins
c.Bilateral muscle weakness
d.Thread pulse
2.) .) A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a desire to begin taking supplements. Which of the following supplements should the nurse advise the client to avoid?
a.St. John’s Wort
b.Ginger root
c.Black cohosh
d.Coenzyme Q10
3.) 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.”
4.) 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 tothe provider?
a.Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b.Sodium 138 mEq/L
c.Magnesium 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
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A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid and rifampin. Which ofthe 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 puri;ed protein derivative test
d.The client’s liver function test results are within the expected reference range A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV administration. A]er assessing the client’s respiratory status and stopping the medication infusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
a.Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
b.Give diphenhydramine IM [Show Less]