ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS
|MULTIPLE CHOICES |SOLVED!!
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has peptic ulcer disease and is to start a new prescription
for sucralfate. Which of the following actions of sucralfate should the nurse include in the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Forms a protective barrier over ulcers
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new prescription for
methylprednisolone. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (SATA) - CORRECT
ANSWERS A.Blood glucose levels will be monitored during therapy. B.Avoid contact with people
who have known infections.
C.Grapefruit juice can increase the effects of this medication.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about handling medication to a client who is to continue taking
oral transmucosal fentanyl raspberry flavored lozenges on a stick. Which of the following information
should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS Store unused medication sticks
in a storage container.
A nurse is reviewing the ECG of a client who is receiving IV furosemide for heart failure. The nurse
should identify which of the following as an indication of hypokalemia? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Presence of U-waves
The nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and docusate sodium. The
nurse should instruct the client that takin the docusate sodium daily can minimize which of the following
adverse effects of morphine? - CORRECT ANSWERS Constipation
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mannitol via IV continuous infusion. The nurse
should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Bibasilar crackles
, A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gastric ulcer and a new prescription for ranitidine.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWERS "Report
yellowing of the skin."
A nurse is assessing a client after administering a second dose of cefazolin IV. The nurse notes the client
has anxiety, hypotension, and dyspnea. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer
first? - CORRECT ANSWERS Epinephrine
A nurse is planning care for a client who has hypertension and is to start taking metoprolol. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Determine apical pulse prior to administering
A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hr to a child who weighs 44 lb.
How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - CORRECT ANSWERS 300 mg
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client whose family reports the client has taken large
amounts of diazepam. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Flumazenil
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is receiving heparin via continuous IV infusion for
DVT. The nurse should discontinue the medication infusion for which of the following client findings? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Platelets 96,000
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has hypocalcemia and a new
prescription for IV calcium gluconate. The nurse should identify that which of the following medications
can interact with calcium gluconate? - CORRECT ANSWERS Digoxin
A Nurse administers a dose of metformin to a client instead of the prescribed dose of metoclopramide.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWERS Check the
client's blood glucose
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS
|MULTIPLE CHOICES |SOLVED!!
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has peptic ulcer disease and is to start a new prescription
for sucralfate. Which of the following actions of sucralfate should the nurse include in the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Forms a protective barrier over ulcers
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new prescription for
methylprednisolone. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (SATA) - CORRECT
ANSWERS A.Blood glucose levels will be monitored during therapy. B.Avoid contact with people
who have known infections.
C.Grapefruit juice can increase the effects of this medication.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about handling medication to a client who is to continue taking
oral transmucosal fentanyl raspberry flavored lozenges on a stick. Which of the following information
should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS Store unused medication sticks
in a storage container.
A nurse is reviewing the ECG of a client who is receiving IV furosemide for heart failure. The nurse
should identify which of the following as an indication of hypokalemia? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Presence of U-waves
The nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and docusate sodium. The
nurse should instruct the client that takin the docusate sodium daily can minimize which of the following
adverse effects of morphine? - CORRECT ANSWERS Constipation
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mannitol via IV continuous infusion. The nurse
should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Bibasilar crackles
, A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gastric ulcer and a new prescription for ranitidine.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWERS "Report
yellowing of the skin."
A nurse is assessing a client after administering a second dose of cefazolin IV. The nurse notes the client
has anxiety, hypotension, and dyspnea. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer
first? - CORRECT ANSWERS Epinephrine
A nurse is planning care for a client who has hypertension and is to start taking metoprolol. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Determine apical pulse prior to administering
A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hr to a child who weighs 44 lb.
How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - CORRECT ANSWERS 300 mg
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client whose family reports the client has taken large
amounts of diazepam. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Flumazenil
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is receiving heparin via continuous IV infusion for
DVT. The nurse should discontinue the medication infusion for which of the following client findings? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Platelets 96,000
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has hypocalcemia and a new
prescription for IV calcium gluconate. The nurse should identify that which of the following medications
can interact with calcium gluconate? - CORRECT ANSWERS Digoxin
A Nurse administers a dose of metformin to a client instead of the prescribed dose of metoclopramide.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWERS Check the
client's blood glucose
