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ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 2025/
2026 /RN PHARMACOLOGY ATI PROCTORED
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS!!!
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. -
ANSWER-C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with
no hair."
A patient has been taking hydrocodone, and opioid
analgesic for their moderate pain, and they have
taken over their prescribed dose. What should you give as
the antidote if they experience toxicity?
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A. Naloxone
B. N-acetylcysteine
C. Atropine
D. Digoxin immune Fab - ANSWER-A. Naloxone
A patient is being educated on taking levothyroxine, a drug
used to balance thyroid activity. What should
you include in their education?
A. Don't bother your health care professionals if you
experience side effects
B. Take this at the same time every day
C. Thyroid tests are unnecessary while taking this drug
D. It is okay to take this drug if you have recently had a
myocardial infarction - ANSWER-B. Take this at the same
time every day
A patient is taking Digoxin to slow his heart rate down. The
nurse suggests that he take his oral
medication:
a. when awakening
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b. by itself
c. in the evening
d. with meals - ANSWER-D. with meals
A patient states he experiences anxiety and has panic
attacks at least once a week. What might be
helpful for this patient?
A. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
B. Lithium
C. Alprazolam (Xanax)
D. Spironolactone - ANSWER-C. Alprazolam (Xanax)
A patient with hypertension is taking an ACE inhibitor to
lower his blood pressure. What should the nurse
tell the patient to avoid in his diet?
a. vinegar
b. apples
c. salt substitutions
d. tomatoes - ANSWER-C. salt substitutions
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A patient with_____ should stop taking NSAIDs
A. Peptic Ulcers
B. Headaches
C. Cramps
D. Nausea - ANSWER-A. Peptic Ulcers
A side effect given off by omeprazole is:
a. bloody stools
b. change in stomach pH
c. thirst
d. constipation - ANSWER-A. Bloody stools
Ace Inhibitors often end in?
A) -ale
B) -olol
C) -pril
D) -ide - ANSWER-C.-pril
ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 2025/
2026 /RN PHARMACOLOGY ATI PROCTORED
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS!!!
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. -
ANSWER-C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with
no hair."
A patient has been taking hydrocodone, and opioid
analgesic for their moderate pain, and they have
taken over their prescribed dose. What should you give as
the antidote if they experience toxicity?
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A. Naloxone
B. N-acetylcysteine
C. Atropine
D. Digoxin immune Fab - ANSWER-A. Naloxone
A patient is being educated on taking levothyroxine, a drug
used to balance thyroid activity. What should
you include in their education?
A. Don't bother your health care professionals if you
experience side effects
B. Take this at the same time every day
C. Thyroid tests are unnecessary while taking this drug
D. It is okay to take this drug if you have recently had a
myocardial infarction - ANSWER-B. Take this at the same
time every day
A patient is taking Digoxin to slow his heart rate down. The
nurse suggests that he take his oral
medication:
a. when awakening
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b. by itself
c. in the evening
d. with meals - ANSWER-D. with meals
A patient states he experiences anxiety and has panic
attacks at least once a week. What might be
helpful for this patient?
A. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
B. Lithium
C. Alprazolam (Xanax)
D. Spironolactone - ANSWER-C. Alprazolam (Xanax)
A patient with hypertension is taking an ACE inhibitor to
lower his blood pressure. What should the nurse
tell the patient to avoid in his diet?
a. vinegar
b. apples
c. salt substitutions
d. tomatoes - ANSWER-C. salt substitutions
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A patient with_____ should stop taking NSAIDs
A. Peptic Ulcers
B. Headaches
C. Cramps
D. Nausea - ANSWER-A. Peptic Ulcers
A side effect given off by omeprazole is:
a. bloody stools
b. change in stomach pH
c. thirst
d. constipation - ANSWER-A. Bloody stools
Ace Inhibitors often end in?
A) -ale
B) -olol
C) -pril
D) -ide - ANSWER-C.-pril
