ATI PROTOCTORED ATI PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS 1000% CORRECT/VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026 GRADED A+
,1.) A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should
identifywhich of the following ;ndings as a manifestation of =uid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse
2.) .) A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a desire to begin taking
supplements. Which of the following supplements should the nurse advise the client to
avoid?
a.
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10
3.) A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for a nitroglycerin transdermal patch.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. the patch if you experience a
b. a new patch if you have chest
c. the patch with dry gauze when taking a
d. the patch prior to going to
4.) A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription for sodium
polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse report
,tothe provider?
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
, b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L)
increases the client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is used to decrease
the serum potassium level, so the PN should monitor the client's serum potassium level
5.) A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid and rifampin. Which
ofthe following outcomes indicates that the client is adhering to the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive puri;ed protein derivative test
d. The liver function test results are within the expected reference range
6.) A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV
medication infusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM
& ANSWERS 1000% CORRECT/VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026 GRADED A+
,1.) A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should
identifywhich of the following ;ndings as a manifestation of =uid volume excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse
2.) .) A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a desire to begin taking
supplements. Which of the following supplements should the nurse advise the client to
avoid?
a.
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10
3.) A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for a nitroglycerin transdermal patch.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. the patch if you experience a
b. a new patch if you have chest
c. the patch with dry gauze when taking a
d. the patch prior to going to
4.) A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription for sodium
polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse report
,tothe provider?
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
, b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L)
increases the client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is used to decrease
the serum potassium level, so the PN should monitor the client's serum potassium level
5.) A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid and rifampin. Which
ofthe following outcomes indicates that the client is adhering to the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive puri;ed protein derivative test
d. The liver function test results are within the expected reference range
6.) A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV
medication infusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM
