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Exam Solution
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ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM (/) UPDATE E
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XAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES VERIFIED &
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OMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (44E33 vc vc vc vc vc
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A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should iden
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tify which of the following findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess?
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a. Decreased bowel sounds
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b. Distended neck veins
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c. Bilateral muscle weakness
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d. Thread pulse
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ANSWER
b. Distended neck veins
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QUESTION 2 vc
A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an infusion of a pres
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cribed hypertonic solution. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse t
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hat the treatment is effective?
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a. Absent Chvostek's sign
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b. Improved cognition
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c. Decreased vomiting
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d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent
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ANSWER
b. Improved cognition
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QUESTION 3 vc
,A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription for sodium
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polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse r
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eport to the provider? vc vc vc
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
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b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
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c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
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d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
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ANSWER
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L -
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Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases the client risk for fatal cardiac
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dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is used to decrease the serum potassium level so the PN should monitor the c
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lient's serum potassium level
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QUESTION 4 vc
A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV administration.
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After assessing the client's respiratory status and stopping the medication infusion. Whi
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ch of the following actions should the nurse take next?
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a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
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b. Give diphenhydramine IM
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c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
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d. Administer epinephrine IM
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ANSWER
d. Administer epinephrine IM
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QUESTION 5 vc
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a desire to begin taking
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supplements. Which of the following supplements should the nurse advise the client to a
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void?
a. St. John's Wort
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b. Ginger root
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c. Black cohosh
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d. Coenzyme Q10
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ANSWER
a. St. John's Wort
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QUESTION 6 vc
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for lisinopril.
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For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor when administering
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lisinopril?
, a. Bradycardia
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b. Hypokalemia
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c. Tinnitus
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d. Hypotension
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ANSWER
d. Hypotension
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QUESTION 7 vc
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV continuous IV. The client has an
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PPT of 90 seconds. They should monitor the client for which of the following changes in t
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heir vital signs?
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a. Decreased temperature
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b. Increased pulse rate
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c. Decreased respiratory rate
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d. Increased blood pressure
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ANSWER
d. Increased blood pressure
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QUESTION 8 vc
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and discovers a medication err
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or. The nurse should recognize that which of the following staff members is responsible f
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or completing an incident report?
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a. The quality improvement committee
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b. The nurse who identifies the error
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c. The nurse who caused the error
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d. The charge nurse
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ANSWER
b. The nurse who identifies the error
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QUESTION 9 vc
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine via continuous epidural i
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nfusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following?
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a. Pruritus
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b. Cough
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c. Tachypnea
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d. Gastric bleeding
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ANSWER
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Exam Solution
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ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM (/) UPDATE E
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XAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES VERIFIED &
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REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!! 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED C vc vc vc vc vc vc vc
OMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (44E33 vc vc vc vc vc
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QUESTION 1 vc
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should iden
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tify which of the following findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess?
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a. Decreased bowel sounds
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b. Distended neck veins
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c. Bilateral muscle weakness
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d. Thread pulse
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ANSWER
b. Distended neck veins
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QUESTION 2 vc
A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an infusion of a pres
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cribed hypertonic solution. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse t
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hat the treatment is effective?
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a. Absent Chvostek's sign
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b. Improved cognition
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c. Decreased vomiting
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d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent
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ANSWER
b. Improved cognition
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QUESTION 3 vc
,A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription for sodium
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polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse r
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eport to the provider? vc vc vc
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
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b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
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c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
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d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
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ANSWER
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L -
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Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases the client risk for fatal cardiac
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dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is used to decrease the serum potassium level so the PN should monitor the c
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lient's serum potassium level
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QUESTION 4 vc
A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV administration.
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After assessing the client's respiratory status and stopping the medication infusion. Whi
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ch of the following actions should the nurse take next?
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a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
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b. Give diphenhydramine IM
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c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
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d. Administer epinephrine IM
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ANSWER
d. Administer epinephrine IM
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QUESTION 5 vc
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a desire to begin taking
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supplements. Which of the following supplements should the nurse advise the client to a
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void?
a. St. John's Wort
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b. Ginger root
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c. Black cohosh
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d. Coenzyme Q10
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ANSWER
a. St. John's Wort
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QUESTION 6 vc
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for lisinopril.
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For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor when administering
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lisinopril?
, a. Bradycardia
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b. Hypokalemia
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c. Tinnitus
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d. Hypotension
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ANSWER
d. Hypotension
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QUESTION 7 vc
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV continuous IV. The client has an
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PPT of 90 seconds. They should monitor the client for which of the following changes in t
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heir vital signs?
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a. Decreased temperature
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b. Increased pulse rate
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c. Decreased respiratory rate
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d. Increased blood pressure
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ANSWER
d. Increased blood pressure
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QUESTION 8 vc
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and discovers a medication err
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or. The nurse should recognize that which of the following staff members is responsible f
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or completing an incident report?
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a. The quality improvement committee
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b. The nurse who identifies the error
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c. The nurse who caused the error
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d. The charge nurse
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ANSWER
b. The nurse who identifies the error
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QUESTION 9 vc
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving morphine via continuous epidural i
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nfusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following?
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a. Pruritus
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b. Cough
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c. Tachypnea
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d. Gastric bleeding
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