ATI Pharmacology latest 2023 exams/
56 questions and answers
a nurse is caring for a client who is taking PTU. for which of the
following adverse effects of this medication should the nurse
monitor
a. bradycardia
b. insomnia
c. heat intolerance
d. weight loss - -a
-a nurse is teaching a client who has Graves' disease about her
medications. which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the use of propranolol in the
treatment of Graves' disease
a. propanolol helps increase blood flow to my thyroid gland
b. propranolol is used to prevent excess glucose in the blood
c. propranolol will decrease my tremors and fast heart beat
d. propranolol promotes a decrease of thyroid hormone in my
body - -c
-a nurse is caring for an older adult client in a long term care
facility who has hypothyroidsm and is taking levothyroxine. which
is true about dosage
a. start high and taper as needed
b. remain on intial dosge during the course of treatment
c. will be adjusted daily based on blood levels
d. start on a low dose and gradually increase - -d
-a nurse is assessing a clinet who takes desmopressin for DI.
what adverse affect should the nurse monitor
a. hypovolemia
b. hypercalemia
c. agitation
, d. headache - -d
-which of the following dactors should the educator include as a
reason to decrease the medication dosages? (SATA)
a. increased renal excretion
b. increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
c. liver failure
d. peripheral vascular disease
e. concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes -
-c, e
-a nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. which of
the following actions should the nurse take? (SATA)
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 clients conjunctival
sac
e. instruct the client to close her eye gently after installation - -b,
d, e
-a nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new
prescription for verifying the trough level of the clients
medication. which of the following actions should the nurse take
a. obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the
next dose of mediation
b. verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24
hours 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
later - -a
-a nurse is preparing a client's medications. whcih of the
following legal practice guidelines (SATA)
56 questions and answers
a nurse is caring for a client who is taking PTU. for which of the
following adverse effects of this medication should the nurse
monitor
a. bradycardia
b. insomnia
c. heat intolerance
d. weight loss - -a
-a nurse is teaching a client who has Graves' disease about her
medications. which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the use of propranolol in the
treatment of Graves' disease
a. propanolol helps increase blood flow to my thyroid gland
b. propranolol is used to prevent excess glucose in the blood
c. propranolol will decrease my tremors and fast heart beat
d. propranolol promotes a decrease of thyroid hormone in my
body - -c
-a nurse is caring for an older adult client in a long term care
facility who has hypothyroidsm and is taking levothyroxine. which
is true about dosage
a. start high and taper as needed
b. remain on intial dosge during the course of treatment
c. will be adjusted daily based on blood levels
d. start on a low dose and gradually increase - -d
-a nurse is assessing a clinet who takes desmopressin for DI.
what adverse affect should the nurse monitor
a. hypovolemia
b. hypercalemia
c. agitation
, d. headache - -d
-which of the following dactors should the educator include as a
reason to decrease the medication dosages? (SATA)
a. increased renal excretion
b. increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
c. liver failure
d. peripheral vascular disease
e. concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes -
-c, e
-a nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. which of
the following actions should the nurse take? (SATA)
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 clients conjunctival
sac
e. instruct the client to close her eye gently after installation - -b,
d, e
-a nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new
prescription for verifying the trough level of the clients
medication. which of the following actions should the nurse take
a. obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the
next dose of mediation
b. verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24
hours 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
later - -a
-a nurse is preparing a client's medications. whcih of the
following legal practice guidelines (SATA)
