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ATI CONTENT MASTERY PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
1,2&3 WITH COMPLETE 550 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS
YEAR
Question: A nurse is caring for a client who has an NG tube and is receiving intermittent
feedings through an open system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
-Rinse the feeding bad with water between feedings
- tell the client to keep the head of the bed elevated at least 30*
-make sure the enteral feeding formula is at room temperature
- wipe the top of the formula with alcohol. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- tell the client to keep the
head of the bed elevated at least 30*
Question: A nurse on a medical unit is preparing to discharge a client to home. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take as part of the medication reconciliation process?
- seal unused medication from the facility in a plastics bag
- evaluate the clients ability to self-administer medications.
- report the identified discrepancy to the joint commission.
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- compare prescriptions with medications the client received while at the facility. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- compare prescriptions with medications the client received while at the facility
Question: A nurse is caring for a client who requires 24-hr urine collection. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
-"I had a bowel movement, but I was able to save the urine"
- " I have a specimen in the bathroom from about 30 minutes ago"
- " I flushed what I urinated at 7:00 am and have saved all urine since"
- " I drink a lot, so I will fill up the bottle and complete the test quickly" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
" I flushed what I urinated at 7:00 am and have saved all the urine since"
Question: A nurse is planning an educational program for a group of older adults at a senior
living center. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include?
-"you should have an eye examination every 2 years"
- "you should receive tetanus booster every 5 years"
- "you should receive a shingles vaccine when you are 70 years old"
- "you should receive a pneumococcal vaccine when you are 65 years old" - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔"You should receive a pneumococcal vaccine when you are 65 years old"
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QUESTION:
A charge nurse is discussing the responsibility of nurses caring for clients who have a clostridium
difficile infection. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
-assign the client to a room with a negative airflow system.
-use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when leaving the client's room.
-clean contaminated surfaces in the clients room with a phenol solution.
-have family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Have
family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting.
Question: A nurse is giving change-of-shift report about a client they admitted earlier that day
who has pneumonia. Which of the following pieces of information is the priority for the nurse to
provide ?
-admitting diagnosis
-breath sounds
-body temperature
-diagnostic test results - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-breath sounds
Question: A nurse is preparing to delegate client care tasks to an assistive personnel (AP).
Which of the following task should the nurse delegate?
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-Ambulating a client who is postoperative
-Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a client
-Demonstrating the use of an incentive spirometer to a client
-Confirming that a client's pain has decreased after receiving an analgesic. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Ambulating a client who is postoperative.
Question: A nurse enters a clients room and finds her on the floor. The client's roommate
reports that the client was trying to get out of bed and fell over the side rail onto the floor.
Which of the following statements should the nurse document about this incident ?
-"incident report completed"
-"client climbed over the side rails"
-"client found lying on floor"
-"client was trying to get out of bed" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"Client found lying on floor"
Question: A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for wound irrigation. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take ?
-wear sterile gloves when removing the old dressing.
ATI CONTENT MASTERY PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
1,2&3 WITH COMPLETE 550 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS
YEAR
Question: A nurse is caring for a client who has an NG tube and is receiving intermittent
feedings through an open system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
-Rinse the feeding bad with water between feedings
- tell the client to keep the head of the bed elevated at least 30*
-make sure the enteral feeding formula is at room temperature
- wipe the top of the formula with alcohol. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- tell the client to keep the
head of the bed elevated at least 30*
Question: A nurse on a medical unit is preparing to discharge a client to home. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take as part of the medication reconciliation process?
- seal unused medication from the facility in a plastics bag
- evaluate the clients ability to self-administer medications.
- report the identified discrepancy to the joint commission.
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- compare prescriptions with medications the client received while at the facility. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- compare prescriptions with medications the client received while at the facility
Question: A nurse is caring for a client who requires 24-hr urine collection. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
-"I had a bowel movement, but I was able to save the urine"
- " I have a specimen in the bathroom from about 30 minutes ago"
- " I flushed what I urinated at 7:00 am and have saved all urine since"
- " I drink a lot, so I will fill up the bottle and complete the test quickly" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
" I flushed what I urinated at 7:00 am and have saved all the urine since"
Question: A nurse is planning an educational program for a group of older adults at a senior
living center. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include?
-"you should have an eye examination every 2 years"
- "you should receive tetanus booster every 5 years"
- "you should receive a shingles vaccine when you are 70 years old"
- "you should receive a pneumococcal vaccine when you are 65 years old" - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔"You should receive a pneumococcal vaccine when you are 65 years old"
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QUESTION:
A charge nurse is discussing the responsibility of nurses caring for clients who have a clostridium
difficile infection. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
-assign the client to a room with a negative airflow system.
-use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when leaving the client's room.
-clean contaminated surfaces in the clients room with a phenol solution.
-have family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Have
family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting.
Question: A nurse is giving change-of-shift report about a client they admitted earlier that day
who has pneumonia. Which of the following pieces of information is the priority for the nurse to
provide ?
-admitting diagnosis
-breath sounds
-body temperature
-diagnostic test results - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-breath sounds
Question: A nurse is preparing to delegate client care tasks to an assistive personnel (AP).
Which of the following task should the nurse delegate?
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-Ambulating a client who is postoperative
-Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a client
-Demonstrating the use of an incentive spirometer to a client
-Confirming that a client's pain has decreased after receiving an analgesic. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Ambulating a client who is postoperative.
Question: A nurse enters a clients room and finds her on the floor. The client's roommate
reports that the client was trying to get out of bed and fell over the side rail onto the floor.
Which of the following statements should the nurse document about this incident ?
-"incident report completed"
-"client climbed over the side rails"
-"client found lying on floor"
-"client was trying to get out of bed" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"Client found lying on floor"
Question: A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for wound irrigation. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take ?
-wear sterile gloves when removing the old dressing.
