ATI PROCTORED PRACTICE B
ATI PROCTORED PRACTICE B
1.A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is to start therapy with Resperidone.
For
... [Show More] which of the following manifestations should the nurse monitor todetermine whether the
treatment is effective?
Improved social interactions
-Clients who have schizophrenia typically have difficulty interacting with others and maintaining
relationships. Manifestations can include dull affect and speech deficiency.Risperidone is an
atypical antipsychotic that can minimize these manifestations, improving social interactions with
others.
2.A nurse is collecting data from a client who has bacterial pneumonia and is takingCeftriaxone.
Which of the following findings indicates a therapeutic effect of the medication?
Clear, bilateral breath sounds
-The nurse should identify that wheezing and crackles are findings of bacterial pneumonia.
A decrease in these manifestations indicates a therapeutic effect of themedication.
Pharm Proctored B Practice
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
-Although most infants should receive the MMR vaccine between the ages of 12 monthsand 15
months, the nurse should identify that the MMR vaccine is composed of live viruses and is
contraindicated for an infant who is immunocompromised.
7.A nurse is collecting data from a client who recently began taking Niacin to treathyperlipidemia
. The client reports experiencing facial flushing after taking the medication. The nurse should
expect the provider to make which of the following recommendations?
Take aspirin 30 minutes before taking the medication
-The nurse should expect a recommendation of aspirin 30 min prior to each dose to
minimize facial flushing. The nurse should inform the client that this manifestation is often
transient and diminishes over time.
8.A nurse is collecting data from a client who has angina and has a new prescription for
sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect as an
adverse effect of this medication?
Headache
-The nurse should expect the client to have headaches as a common adverse effect oftaking
sublingual nitroglycerin because it causes vasodilation.
9.A nurse in a community health clinic is preparing to administer the varicella vaccine toa young
adult female client who has not previously had chickenpox or its vaccine. The nurse should
withhold the vaccine and collect additional data when the client makes which one of the
following statements?
"I am allergic to neomycin"
-A hypersensitivity to neomycin is a contraindication for receiving the varicella vaccine.
10.A nurse is caring for a patient who has kidney failure and has been taking Epoetinalfa. Which
of the following is a therapeutic effect for this medication?
Increased Hgb
-Epoetin alfa is used to elevate erythrocyte count for clients who have kidney failure. Anincreased
Hgb is the desired therapeutic effect of this medication. [Show Less]