NURSING
ATI PHARMACOLOGY
PROCTORED EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
BY EXPERTS
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gout and a new prescription
for allopurinol. The nurse should instruct the client to discontinue taking the
medication for which of the following adverse effects?
1. Nausea
2. Metallic taste
3. Fever
4. Drowsiness
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has ulcerative colitis and a new
prescription for sulfasalazine. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor
for which of the following adverse effects of this medication?
1. Jaundice
2. Constipation
3. Oral candidiasis
4. Sedation
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has rhematoid arthritis and a
prescription for long term prednisone therapy. the nurse should instruct the
client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects?
1. Stress fractures
2. Orthostatic hypotension
3. Gingival ulcerations
4. Weight loss
Nurse is preparing to administer heparin 8,000 units subcutaneously every
eight hrs. The amount available is heparin injection 10,000 units/mL. How
many milliliters should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to
the nearest tenth)
8000/ 10000 = 0.8 mL
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for enalapril. The
nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of
this medication?
1. Ecchymosis
1
, 2. Jaundice
3. Hypotension
4. Hypokalemia
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and is
experiencing preterm labor. Which of the following medications should the
nurse plan to administer?
1. Oxytocin
2. Nifedipine
3. Dinoprostone
4. Misoprostol
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney failure which
an AV fistula for hemodialysis and a new prescription for epoetin alfa. Which
of the following therapeutic effects of epoetin alfa should the nurse include in
the teaching?
1. Reduces blood pressure
2. Inhibits clotting of fistula
3. Promotes RBC production
4. Stimulates growth of neutrophils
A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral tube feeding through an NG
tube at 250 mL over 4 hr. The nurse should set the pump to deliver how
many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number)
250 mL/4 hr = X mL/hr
X = 62.5 63mL/hr
A nurse is providing teaching to a newly licensed nurse about caring for a
client who has a prescription for gemfibrozil. The nurse should instruct the
newly licensed nurse to monitor which of the following laboratory tests?
1. Platelet count
2. Electrolyte levels
3. Thyroid function
4. Liver function
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking isoniazid and rifampin for 3
weeks for the treatment of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The client
reports his urine is an orange color. Which of the following statements should
the nurse make?
1. "Stop taking the isoniazid for 3 days and the discoloration should go
away."
2. "Rifampin can turn body fluids orange."
3. "I'll make an appointment for you to see the provider this afternoon."
4. Isoniazid can cause bladder irritation."
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ATI PHARMACOLOGY
PROCTORED EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
BY EXPERTS
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gout and a new prescription
for allopurinol. The nurse should instruct the client to discontinue taking the
medication for which of the following adverse effects?
1. Nausea
2. Metallic taste
3. Fever
4. Drowsiness
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has ulcerative colitis and a new
prescription for sulfasalazine. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor
for which of the following adverse effects of this medication?
1. Jaundice
2. Constipation
3. Oral candidiasis
4. Sedation
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has rhematoid arthritis and a
prescription for long term prednisone therapy. the nurse should instruct the
client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects?
1. Stress fractures
2. Orthostatic hypotension
3. Gingival ulcerations
4. Weight loss
Nurse is preparing to administer heparin 8,000 units subcutaneously every
eight hrs. The amount available is heparin injection 10,000 units/mL. How
many milliliters should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to
the nearest tenth)
8000/ 10000 = 0.8 mL
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for enalapril. The
nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of
this medication?
1. Ecchymosis
1
, 2. Jaundice
3. Hypotension
4. Hypokalemia
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and is
experiencing preterm labor. Which of the following medications should the
nurse plan to administer?
1. Oxytocin
2. Nifedipine
3. Dinoprostone
4. Misoprostol
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney failure which
an AV fistula for hemodialysis and a new prescription for epoetin alfa. Which
of the following therapeutic effects of epoetin alfa should the nurse include in
the teaching?
1. Reduces blood pressure
2. Inhibits clotting of fistula
3. Promotes RBC production
4. Stimulates growth of neutrophils
A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral tube feeding through an NG
tube at 250 mL over 4 hr. The nurse should set the pump to deliver how
many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number)
250 mL/4 hr = X mL/hr
X = 62.5 63mL/hr
A nurse is providing teaching to a newly licensed nurse about caring for a
client who has a prescription for gemfibrozil. The nurse should instruct the
newly licensed nurse to monitor which of the following laboratory tests?
1. Platelet count
2. Electrolyte levels
3. Thyroid function
4. Liver function
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking isoniazid and rifampin for 3
weeks for the treatment of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The client
reports his urine is an orange color. Which of the following statements should
the nurse make?
1. "Stop taking the isoniazid for 3 days and the discoloration should go
away."
2. "Rifampin can turn body fluids orange."
3. "I'll make an appointment for you to see the provider this afternoon."
4. Isoniazid can cause bladder irritation."
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