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[PN PHARM] ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM
25 VERSIONS 2500+ QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS LATEST
2025
A nurse is providing teaching to a newly licensed nurse about
metoclopramide. The nurse should include in the teaching that which of the
following conditions isa contraindication to this medication?
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Intestinal obstruction
3. Glaucoma
4. Low blood pressure
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about contraindications to
ceftriaxone. The nurse should include a severe allergy to which of the
followingmedications is a contraindication to ceftriaxone?
1. Gentamicin
2. Clindamycin
3. Piperacillin
4. Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of oral candidiasis
after taking tetracycline for 7 days. The nurse should recognize that
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candidiasis is amanifestation of which of the following adverse effects?
1. Allergic
response2.
Superinfection
3. Renal toxicity
4. Hepatotoxicity
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values for a client who is receiving a
continuous IV heparin infusion and has an aPTT of 90 seconds. Which of the
following actions should the nurse prepare to take?
1. Administer vitamin K
2. Reduce the infusion rate
3. Give the client a low-dose aspirin
4. Request an INR
Final practice
a nurse is planning to administer diltiazem via IV bolus to a client who has
atrial fibrillation. When assessing the client, the nurse should recognize that
which ofthe following findings is a contraindication to administration of
diltiazem? hypotension
tachycardia
decreased level of
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consciousnesshistory of diuretic
use
A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for
deepvein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen.
2. Inject the medication into a muscle.
3. Massage the site after administering the medication.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and
new prescriptions for phenazopyridine and ciprofloxacin. Which of the
followingstatements by the client indicates the need for further teaching?
1. "If the phenazopyridine upsets my stomach, I can take it with meals."
2. "The phenazopyridine will relieve my discomfort, but the ciprofloxacin will
get rid ofthe infection."
3. "I need to drink 2 liters of fluid per day while I am taking the ciprofloxacin."
4. "I should notify my provider immediately if my urine turns an orange color."
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of new parents about medications.
The nurse should include that aspirin is contraindicated for children who have
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a viral infection due to the risk of developing which of the following adverse
effects?
1. Reye's syndrome
2. Visual disturbances
3. Diabetes mellitus
4. Wilms' tumor
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's (LR) 1,000 mL IV to
infuse over 8 hr. The drop factor or the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The
nurse shouldset the manual IV infusion to deliver how may gtt/min? (Round
the answer to thenearest whole number).
1 hr/60 min = 8 hr/X
minX = 480 min
1,000 mL/480 min x 10 gtt/mL = X
gtt/min X = 20.833 21 gtt/ min
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for tamoxifen. The
nurseshould recognize that tamoxifen has which of the following therapeutic
effects? ?
1. Antiestrogenic
2. Antimicrobial
3. Androgenic
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[PN PHARM] ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM
25 VERSIONS 2500+ QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS LATEST
2025
A nurse is providing teaching to a newly licensed nurse about
metoclopramide. The nurse should include in the teaching that which of the
following conditions isa contraindication to this medication?
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Intestinal obstruction
3. Glaucoma
4. Low blood pressure
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about contraindications to
ceftriaxone. The nurse should include a severe allergy to which of the
followingmedications is a contraindication to ceftriaxone?
1. Gentamicin
2. Clindamycin
3. Piperacillin
4. Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of oral candidiasis
after taking tetracycline for 7 days. The nurse should recognize that
pg. 1
,2
candidiasis is amanifestation of which of the following adverse effects?
1. Allergic
response2.
Superinfection
3. Renal toxicity
4. Hepatotoxicity
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values for a client who is receiving a
continuous IV heparin infusion and has an aPTT of 90 seconds. Which of the
following actions should the nurse prepare to take?
1. Administer vitamin K
2. Reduce the infusion rate
3. Give the client a low-dose aspirin
4. Request an INR
Final practice
a nurse is planning to administer diltiazem via IV bolus to a client who has
atrial fibrillation. When assessing the client, the nurse should recognize that
which ofthe following findings is a contraindication to administration of
diltiazem? hypotension
tachycardia
decreased level of
pg. 2
,3
consciousnesshistory of diuretic
use
A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for
deepvein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen.
2. Inject the medication into a muscle.
3. Massage the site after administering the medication.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and
new prescriptions for phenazopyridine and ciprofloxacin. Which of the
followingstatements by the client indicates the need for further teaching?
1. "If the phenazopyridine upsets my stomach, I can take it with meals."
2. "The phenazopyridine will relieve my discomfort, but the ciprofloxacin will
get rid ofthe infection."
3. "I need to drink 2 liters of fluid per day while I am taking the ciprofloxacin."
4. "I should notify my provider immediately if my urine turns an orange color."
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of new parents about medications.
The nurse should include that aspirin is contraindicated for children who have
pg. 3
, 4
a viral infection due to the risk of developing which of the following adverse
effects?
1. Reye's syndrome
2. Visual disturbances
3. Diabetes mellitus
4. Wilms' tumor
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's (LR) 1,000 mL IV to
infuse over 8 hr. The drop factor or the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The
nurse shouldset the manual IV infusion to deliver how may gtt/min? (Round
the answer to thenearest whole number).
1 hr/60 min = 8 hr/X
minX = 480 min
1,000 mL/480 min x 10 gtt/mL = X
gtt/min X = 20.833 21 gtt/ min
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for tamoxifen. The
nurseshould recognize that tamoxifen has which of the following therapeutic
effects? ?
1. Antiestrogenic
2. Antimicrobial
3. Androgenic
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