ATI Learning System 4.0 : Pharmacology
Final Exam Questions and Answers
100% Solved
A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a 6 year old client who
has asthma and several prescription medications using metered dose
inhalers (MDIs). Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan?
A. Add a spacer to each MDI.
B. Instruct the child to inhale more rapidly than usual when using an mdi.
C. Request that the provider change the child's medications from inhaled to
oral formulations.
D. Administer oxygen by facemask along with the MDI. - ✔✔A. Add a
spacer to each MDI.
A nurse is administering oral hydroxyzine to a client. Which of the following
adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to expect?
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
,A. Diarrhea
B. Anxiety
C. Nausea and vomiting
D. Dry mouth - ✔✔D. Dry mouth
A nurse in an outpatient facility is assessing a client who is prescribed
furosemide 40 mg daily, but the client reports that she has been taking
extra doses to promote weight loss. Which of the following findings should
indicate to the nurse that the client is dehydrated?
A. Urine specific gravity 1.035
B. Distended neck veins
C. BUN 18 mg/dL
D. Bounding radial pulses - ✔✔A. Urine specific gravity 1.035
A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a client who is to begin
long-term oral prednisone for asthma. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Stop taking the medication if a rash occurs.
B. Take the medication on an empty stomach to enhance absorption.
C. Schedule the medication on alternate days to decrease adverse effects.
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, D. Treat shortness of breath with an extra dose of the medication. - ✔✔C.
Schedule the medication on alternate days to decrease adverse effects.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has hypertension and type 1
diabetes mellitus and a new prescription for metoprolol. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
A. "I might have difficulty recognizing when my blood sugar is low."
B. "I will have less risk for developing an infection while I take this
medication."
C. "I should be concerned about losing excess weight while I take this
medication."
D. "I could have more problems with hi - ✔✔A. "I might have difficulty
recognizing when my blood sugar is low."
A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 500 mg in 50 ml of dextrose
5% in water [D5W] to infuse over 15 minutes. The drop factor of the manual
IV tubing is 10 gtt./ml. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to
deliver how many gtt./min? - ✔✔33 gtt/min
3
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Final Exam Questions and Answers
100% Solved
A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a 6 year old client who
has asthma and several prescription medications using metered dose
inhalers (MDIs). Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan?
A. Add a spacer to each MDI.
B. Instruct the child to inhale more rapidly than usual when using an mdi.
C. Request that the provider change the child's medications from inhaled to
oral formulations.
D. Administer oxygen by facemask along with the MDI. - ✔✔A. Add a
spacer to each MDI.
A nurse is administering oral hydroxyzine to a client. Which of the following
adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to expect?
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
,A. Diarrhea
B. Anxiety
C. Nausea and vomiting
D. Dry mouth - ✔✔D. Dry mouth
A nurse in an outpatient facility is assessing a client who is prescribed
furosemide 40 mg daily, but the client reports that she has been taking
extra doses to promote weight loss. Which of the following findings should
indicate to the nurse that the client is dehydrated?
A. Urine specific gravity 1.035
B. Distended neck veins
C. BUN 18 mg/dL
D. Bounding radial pulses - ✔✔A. Urine specific gravity 1.035
A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a client who is to begin
long-term oral prednisone for asthma. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Stop taking the medication if a rash occurs.
B. Take the medication on an empty stomach to enhance absorption.
C. Schedule the medication on alternate days to decrease adverse effects.
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, D. Treat shortness of breath with an extra dose of the medication. - ✔✔C.
Schedule the medication on alternate days to decrease adverse effects.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has hypertension and type 1
diabetes mellitus and a new prescription for metoprolol. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
A. "I might have difficulty recognizing when my blood sugar is low."
B. "I will have less risk for developing an infection while I take this
medication."
C. "I should be concerned about losing excess weight while I take this
medication."
D. "I could have more problems with hi - ✔✔A. "I might have difficulty
recognizing when my blood sugar is low."
A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 500 mg in 50 ml of dextrose
5% in water [D5W] to infuse over 15 minutes. The drop factor of the manual
IV tubing is 10 gtt./ml. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to
deliver how many gtt./min? - ✔✔33 gtt/min
3
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
