ATI
ATI RN PROCTORED
PHARMACOLOGY
FORM B (70 Q &A)
GRADED A
100%
, ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY
1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who was recently diagnosed as HIV positive. The
client is beginning medication therapy with zidovudine (Retrovir). Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching. (Select all that apply.)
o Must be taken with other retroviral
medicines. o Has few adverse effects
o Cures an HIV infection
o Prevents you from transmitting the HIV
infection o Increases CD4+ cell count
2. A nurse is assessing a school age client who is experiencing seizure activity and is prescribed
diazepam (Valium) IV. The nurse should should clarify the order if the client is receiving a
continuous infusion of which of the following IV:
o Lactated Ringers solution
o 0.9% Sodium chloride with 100 units of regular insulin
o 0.9% sodium chloride
o 0.9% Sodium chloride with 20 mEq of potassium chloride
3. A nurse is assessing a client who is taking enalapril (Vasotec) for congestive heart failure.
Which of the following indicates an expected finding?
o Activity tolerance
o Orthostatic
hypotension o Loss of
strength
o Increase in blood pressure
4. A child with cerebral palsy is prescribed Baclofen (Lioresol). Which of the
following therapeutic effects should the nurse monitor?
o Increased urine
output o Increased
energy
o Decreased anxiety
o Decreased spacity
5. Clinical findings of a client who has a prescription for lithium carbonate (Lithobid). For
which reasons should the nurse withhold the medication and notify the provider?
o Lithium level 1.0
mEq/L o Potassium at 3.7
mEq/L o Sodium at 143
mEq/L
o Lithium level 2.5 mEq/L
6. The nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is being treated with combination
medication therapy. To test the effectiveness of the treatment, the nurse should periodically
monitor which of the following laboratory results.
o TT
o ESD rate
o Sputum culture
ATI RN PROCTORED
PHARMACOLOGY
FORM B (70 Q &A)
GRADED A
100%
, ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY
1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who was recently diagnosed as HIV positive. The
client is beginning medication therapy with zidovudine (Retrovir). Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching. (Select all that apply.)
o Must be taken with other retroviral
medicines. o Has few adverse effects
o Cures an HIV infection
o Prevents you from transmitting the HIV
infection o Increases CD4+ cell count
2. A nurse is assessing a school age client who is experiencing seizure activity and is prescribed
diazepam (Valium) IV. The nurse should should clarify the order if the client is receiving a
continuous infusion of which of the following IV:
o Lactated Ringers solution
o 0.9% Sodium chloride with 100 units of regular insulin
o 0.9% sodium chloride
o 0.9% Sodium chloride with 20 mEq of potassium chloride
3. A nurse is assessing a client who is taking enalapril (Vasotec) for congestive heart failure.
Which of the following indicates an expected finding?
o Activity tolerance
o Orthostatic
hypotension o Loss of
strength
o Increase in blood pressure
4. A child with cerebral palsy is prescribed Baclofen (Lioresol). Which of the
following therapeutic effects should the nurse monitor?
o Increased urine
output o Increased
energy
o Decreased anxiety
o Decreased spacity
5. Clinical findings of a client who has a prescription for lithium carbonate (Lithobid). For
which reasons should the nurse withhold the medication and notify the provider?
o Lithium level 1.0
mEq/L o Potassium at 3.7
mEq/L o Sodium at 143
mEq/L
o Lithium level 2.5 mEq/L
6. The nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is being treated with combination
medication therapy. To test the effectiveness of the treatment, the nurse should periodically
monitor which of the following laboratory results.
o TT
o ESD rate
o Sputum culture
