ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED RN EXAM
LATEST VERSION 2024 WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
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
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 - answer-C. Liver
failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
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 conjunctiva sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
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.
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
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.
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
,D. Safeguard medications.
E. Identify the client's diagnosis
A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for Lisinopril 10 mg
PO once every day. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of
prescription?
A. Single
B. Stat
C. Routine
D. Standing
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a client who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which
of the following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
A nurse is admitting a client and completing a reassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the reassessment?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
, (A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products, which often
contain caffeine, prior to medication administration because caffeine can affect
medication biotransformation
C. The nurse should review the client's current health status because new prescriptions
can cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the preassessment to identify
any potential reactions or interactions)
A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as
an indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one-time prescription - answer-B. "Another
nurse should listen to the phone call."
(A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent errors in
communication.)
A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 1 g by intermittent IV bolus. Available is
vancomycin 1 g in 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to infuse over 45 min. The
drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should adjust the manual IV
infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Do not use a trailing zero. - answer-22
A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 200 mg by intermittent IV bolus. The
amount available is clindamycin injection 200 mg in 100 mL 0.9% sodium chloride
LATEST VERSION 2024 WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
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
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 - answer-C. Liver
failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
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 conjunctiva sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
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.
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
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.
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
,D. Safeguard medications.
E. Identify the client's diagnosis
A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for Lisinopril 10 mg
PO once every day. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of
prescription?
A. Single
B. Stat
C. Routine
D. Standing
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for Ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and
vomiting for a client who has Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which
of the following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequency
A nurse is admitting a client and completing a reassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the reassessment?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
, (A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products, which often
contain caffeine, prior to medication administration because caffeine can affect
medication biotransformation
C. The nurse should review the client's current health status because new prescriptions
can cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the preassessment to identify
any potential reactions or interactions)
A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as
an indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one-time prescription - answer-B. "Another
nurse should listen to the phone call."
(A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent errors in
communication.)
A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 1 g by intermittent IV bolus. Available is
vancomycin 1 g in 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to infuse over 45 min. The
drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should adjust the manual IV
infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Do not use a trailing zero. - answer-22
A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 200 mg by intermittent IV bolus. The
amount available is clindamycin injection 200 mg in 100 mL 0.9% sodium chloride
