ATI Pharmacology
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A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure
disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many
times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication?
,A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four - ANS✔✔---A. One
(Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic
levels between doses for long periods of time. The nurse
should expect to administer this medication once a day.)
A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that
influence medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service
presentation. Which of the following factors should the educator include as
a reason to administer lower medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
- ANS✔✔--- C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the
concentration of a medication. This requires decreasing the dosage.
,E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete
for metabolism, thereby increasing the concentration of one or both
medications. This requires decreasing the dosage of one or both
A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E.Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation -
ANS✔✔---B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival
sac. E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
(B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling
onto her cornea. D. The nurse should drop the medication into
the center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
E. The client should close her eye gently to promote
distribution of the medication)
A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new
prescription for transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should
the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the instructions?
A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch."
, B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch. -
ANS✔✔---C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
(The client should apply the patch to a hairless area of
skin to promote absorption of the medication.)
A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new
prescription for verifying the trough level of the client's medication.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering
the next dose of medication.
B. Verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24 hr
before obtaining a blood specimen.
C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication. D.
Administer the medication,and obtain a blood specimen 30 min late -
ANS✔✔---A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to
administering the next dose of medication.
(To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should obtain a blood
specimen immediately before administering the next dose of medication.)
A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take in following legal practice guidelines? (Select all that apply.)
A. Maintain skill competency.
Proctored Exam 2025 |
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and Verified Answers |
100% Real & Updated
Test Bank [A+ Graded]
A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure
disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many
times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication?
,A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four - ANS✔✔---A. One
(Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic
levels between doses for long periods of time. The nurse
should expect to administer this medication once a day.)
A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that
influence medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service
presentation. Which of the following factors should the educator include as
a reason to administer lower medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
- ANS✔✔--- C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the
concentration of a medication. This requires decreasing the dosage.
,E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete
for metabolism, thereby increasing the concentration of one or both
medications. This requires decreasing the dosage of one or both
A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E.Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation -
ANS✔✔---B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival
sac. E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
(B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling
onto her cornea. D. The nurse should drop the medication into
the center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
E. The client should close her eye gently to promote
distribution of the medication)
A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new
prescription for transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should
the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the instructions?
A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch."
, B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch. -
ANS✔✔---C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
(The client should apply the patch to a hairless area of
skin to promote absorption of the medication.)
A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new
prescription for verifying the trough level of the client's medication.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering
the next dose of medication.
B. Verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24 hr
before obtaining a blood specimen.
C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication. D.
Administer the medication,and obtain a blood specimen 30 min late -
ANS✔✔---A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to
administering the next dose of medication.
(To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should obtain a blood
specimen immediately before administering the next dose of medication.)
A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take in following legal practice guidelines? (Select all that apply.)
A. Maintain skill competency.
