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ATI CMS PHARMACOLOGY RETAKE EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED A ND GRADED A+)
A nurse is instructing a client who has a new prescription
for a daily dose of lovastatin extended release. Which of
the following information ash the nurse include in their
teaching? - answer-"you will need liver function tests
before beginning therapy"
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving a peripheral
iv infusion and notes infiltration of fluid into the issue
surrounding the insertion site. Which of the following
action should the nurse take? - answer-elevate the
extremity
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A nurse is preparing to administer 4,000 units of heparin
subcutaneously to a client who has deep-vein thrombosis.
Available is heparin 10,000 units. How many ml of heparin
should the nurse administer? (round to the nearest tenth.
Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
- answer-0.4 ml
A nurse us caring for a client who is in shock and is
receiving an infusion of albumin. Which of the following
;ndings should the nurse expect? - answer-increase in bp
A nurse is discussing adverse reactions to pain
medications in older adult clients with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following findings should the nurse
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include as risk factors for an adverse drug reaction? (sata)
- answer-polypharmacy, multiple health problems,
decreased renal function
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client prior to
administering iv tobramycin. Which of the following
laboratory values should the nurse report to the provider?
- answer-creatinine 2.5 mg/dl
A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin to a client.
Which of the following action should the nurse take? -
answer-apply firm pressure to the injection site following
administration
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A nurse is reviewing a client's 0800 laboratory values at
1100. The nurse notes that the client received heparin at
1000. Which of the following laboratory values warrants an
incident report? - answer-eptt 90 seconds
A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and
reports pain. 1 hr after administration of prescribed
morphine 10 mg iv. Which of the following medications
should the nurse expect to administer? - answer-lidocaine
patch
A nurse is assessing a client who reports taking over-the-
counter antacids. Which of the following findings should
the nurse identify as a manifestations of hypercalcemia? -
answer-positive trousseau's sign
ATI CMS PHARMACOLOGY RETAKE EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED A ND GRADED A+)
A nurse is instructing a client who has a new prescription
for a daily dose of lovastatin extended release. Which of
the following information ash the nurse include in their
teaching? - answer-"you will need liver function tests
before beginning therapy"
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving a peripheral
iv infusion and notes infiltration of fluid into the issue
surrounding the insertion site. Which of the following
action should the nurse take? - answer-elevate the
extremity
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A nurse is preparing to administer 4,000 units of heparin
subcutaneously to a client who has deep-vein thrombosis.
Available is heparin 10,000 units. How many ml of heparin
should the nurse administer? (round to the nearest tenth.
Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
- answer-0.4 ml
A nurse us caring for a client who is in shock and is
receiving an infusion of albumin. Which of the following
;ndings should the nurse expect? - answer-increase in bp
A nurse is discussing adverse reactions to pain
medications in older adult clients with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following findings should the nurse
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include as risk factors for an adverse drug reaction? (sata)
- answer-polypharmacy, multiple health problems,
decreased renal function
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client prior to
administering iv tobramycin. Which of the following
laboratory values should the nurse report to the provider?
- answer-creatinine 2.5 mg/dl
A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin to a client.
Which of the following action should the nurse take? -
answer-apply firm pressure to the injection site following
administration
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A nurse is reviewing a client's 0800 laboratory values at
1100. The nurse notes that the client received heparin at
1000. Which of the following laboratory values warrants an
incident report? - answer-eptt 90 seconds
A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and
reports pain. 1 hr after administration of prescribed
morphine 10 mg iv. Which of the following medications
should the nurse expect to administer? - answer-lidocaine
patch
A nurse is assessing a client who reports taking over-the-
counter antacids. Which of the following findings should
the nurse identify as a manifestations of hypercalcemia? -
answer-positive trousseau's sign
