PHARMACOLOGY ATI
PROCTORED 2019 MAIN EXAMS
VERSIONS A, B AND C REAL
EXAM COMPLETE EXAM 210
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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A nurse is discussing adverse reactions to pain medications in older adult clients with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following findings should the nurse include as risk factors for an adverse drug reaction? (SATA)
a. Polypharmacy
b. increased rate of absorption
c. Decreased percentage of body fat
d. Multiple health problems
e. Decreased renal function - ANS-a. Polypharmacy
c. Decreased percentage of body fat
d. Multiple health problems
e. Decreased renal function
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV continuous IV. The client has an PPT of 90 seconds. They should monitor the client for which of the following changes in their vital signs?
a) Decreased temperature
b) Increased pulse rate
c) Decreased respiratory rate
d) Increased blood pressure - ANS-d) Increased blood pressure
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and discovers a medication error. The nurse should recognize that which of the following staff members is responsible for completing an incident report?
a) The quality improvement committee
b) The nurse who identifies the error
c) The nurse who caused the error
d) The charge nurse - ANS-b) The nurse who identifies the error
A nurse us caring for a client who is in shock and is receiving an infusion of albumin. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Oxygen saturation 96%
b. PaCO2 30 mm Hg
c. Increase in BP
d. Decrease in protein - ANS-c. Increase in BP
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client prior to administering IV tobramycin. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Sodium 137 mEq/L
b. Hct 4.3%
c. Hgb 15 g/Dl
d. Creatinine 2.5 mg/dL - ANS-d. Creatinine 2.5 mg/dL
A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Apply firm pressure to the injection site following administration
b. Administer the medication into the client's muscle
c. Expel the air bubble from the syringe prior to injection
d. Insert the syringe needle halfway into the client's skin - ANS-a. Apply firm pressure to the injection site following administration
A nurse is reviewing a client's 0800 laboratory values at 1100. The nurse notes that the client received heparin at 1000. Which of the following laboratory values warrants an incident report?
a. aPTT 90 seconds
b. Hgb 16 g/dL
c. INR 1.6
d. WBC 6,000/mm3 - ANS-a. aPTT 90 seconds
A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and reports pain. 1 hr after
administration of prescribed morphine 10 mg IV. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer?
a. Naloxone IV
b. Morphine tablet
c. Lidocaine patch
d. Fentanyl transmucosal - ANS-c. Lidocaine patch
A nurse is reviewing a client's medical record before administering acetaminophen 650 mg PO every 6 hr. Which of the following findings indicates a need for the nurse to notify the provider? - ANS-History of alcohol use disorder
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? - ANS-Urticaria
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? - ANS-Mild thirst
A nurse is assessing a client who reports taking over-the-counter antacids. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of hypercalcemia?
a. Constipation
b. Decreased urine output
c. Positive Trousseau's sign
d. Headache - ANS-c. Positive Trousseau's sign
A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive potassium replacement. The provider's prescription reads. "Potassium chloride 30 mEq in 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL IV over 30 min." which of the following reasons should the nurse clarify this prescription with the provider.
a. Potassium chloride should be diluted in dextrose 5% in water.
b. The potassium infusion rate is too rapid
c. Another formulation of potassium should be given IV
d. The client should be treated by giving potassium by IV bolus - ANS-b. The potassium infusion rate is too rapid
A nurse is monitoring laboratory values for a client who has chronic heart failure and is receiving digoxin. Which of the following values should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Sodium 1.38 mEq/dL
b. Magnesium 1.5 mEq/L
c. BUN level 10 mg/dL [Show Less]