ATI pharmacology Proctored Exam version
3 With NGN
1. 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. One
(Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels
between doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect
to administer this medication once a day.)
2. 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: C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the
concentration of a medication. This requires decreasing the
dosage.
E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they
compete for metabo- lism, thereby increasing the concentration of
one or both medications. This requires decreasing the dosage of
one or both
3. 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
conjunctival sac.
,E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation:
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival
sac. E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
(B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling
onto her cornea. D. The nurse should drop the medication into the
center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
E. The client should close her eye gently to promote distribution of
the medication)
4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who
has a new pre- scription for transdermal patches. Which of
the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the client understands the instruc- tions?
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.: C.
"I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
(The client should apply the patch to a hairless area of skin to
promote absorption of the medication.)
, 5. 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. Obtain a blood specimen
immediately prior to administering the next dose of med- ication.
(To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should obtain a
blood specimen immediately before administering the next dose
of medication.)
6. 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.)
3 With NGN
1. 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. One
(Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels
between doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect
to administer this medication once a day.)
2. 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: C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the
concentration of a medication. This requires decreasing the
dosage.
E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they
compete for metabo- lism, thereby increasing the concentration of
one or both medications. This requires decreasing the dosage of
one or both
3. 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
conjunctival sac.
,E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation:
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival
sac. E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
(B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling
onto her cornea. D. The nurse should drop the medication into the
center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
E. The client should close her eye gently to promote distribution of
the medication)
4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who
has a new pre- scription for transdermal patches. Which of
the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the client understands the instruc- tions?
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.: C.
"I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
(The client should apply the patch to a hairless area of skin to
promote absorption of the medication.)
, 5. 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. Obtain a blood specimen
immediately prior to administering the next dose of med- ication.
(To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should obtain a
blood specimen immediately before administering the next dose
of medication.)
6. 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.)
