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ATI RN PHARMACOGY PROCTORED 2019 FORM A
AND FORM B NEWEST UPDATE 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS| ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is preparing to administer the initial dose of penicillin G IM to a
client. The nurse should monitor for which of the following as an
indication of an allergic reaction following the injection?
a. Urticaria
b. Bradycardia
c. Pallor
d. Dyspepsia - ANSWER- a. Urticaria
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina a new prescription for
sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "Discard any tablets you do not use every 6 months."
b. "Take one tablet each morning 30 minutes prior to eating."
c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass bottle."
d. "Place the tablet between your cheek and gum to dissolve." -
ANSWER- c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original
glass bottle."
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A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
theophylline a sustained-released capsule. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I can take my medication in the morning with my coffee."
b. "I may sprinkle the medication in applesauce."
c. "I should limit my fluid intake while on this medication."
d. "I will need to have blood levels drawn." - ANSWER- d. "I will need
to have blood levels drawn."
A nurse is mixing regular insulin and NPH insulin in the same syringe
prior to administering it to client who has diabetes mellitus following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Withdraw the regular insulin from the viral
b. Withdraw the NPH insulin form the vial
c. Inject air into the NPH vial
d. Inject air into the regular insulin vial - ANSWER- c. Inject air into the
NPH vial
A nurse is preparing to administer subcutaneous heparin to a client.
Which of the following should the nurse take?
a. Massage the site after administering the medication
b. Use a 21-gauge needle for the injection
c. Aspirate before injecting the medication
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus - ANSWER-
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for amoxicillin.
Which of the following findings indicates the client is experiencing an
allergic reaction?
a. Nausea
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
c. Laryngeal edema
d. Insomnia - ANSWER- c. Laryngeal edema
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
Rationale: Amoxicillin side effects include: Renal impairment,
hyperkalemia, dysrhythmias, hypernatremia
Allergic reaction: Urticaria, rash, hypotension, dyspnea, swelling of
face/lips/tongue
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about medication
reconciliation. The nurse should instruct the newly licensed nurse to
perform medication reconciliation for which of the following?
a. A client who has a referral for social services
b. A client who is transdermal to radiology
c. A client who is transferal to a step-down unit
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d. A client who has a consultation for physical therapy - ANSWER- c. A
client who is transferal to a step-down unit
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is taking
atorvastatin. Which of the following laboratory values indicates the
treatment has been effective?
a. BUN 15 mg/dL
b. Blood glucose 90 mg/dL
c. Urine specific gravity 1.020
d. LDL 120 mg/dL - ANSWER- d. LDL 120 mg/dL
A nurse is receiving a medication prescription by telephone from a
provider. The provider states "Administer 6 milligrams of morphine IV
push every 3 hours as needed for acute pain." How should the nurse
transcribe the prescription in the client's medical record?
a. Morphine 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
b. MSO 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
c. MS 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
d. Morphine 6.0 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain - ANSWER- a.
Morphine 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
A nurse is assessing a client's IV infusion site and notes that the site is
cool and edematous. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. Show the IV solution rate
b. Initiate a new IV distal to the initial site
ATI RN PHARMACOGY PROCTORED 2019 FORM A
AND FORM B NEWEST UPDATE 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS| ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is preparing to administer the initial dose of penicillin G IM to a
client. The nurse should monitor for which of the following as an
indication of an allergic reaction following the injection?
a. Urticaria
b. Bradycardia
c. Pallor
d. Dyspepsia - ANSWER- a. Urticaria
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina a new prescription for
sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "Discard any tablets you do not use every 6 months."
b. "Take one tablet each morning 30 minutes prior to eating."
c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original glass bottle."
d. "Place the tablet between your cheek and gum to dissolve." -
ANSWER- c. "Keep the tablets at room temperature in their original
glass bottle."
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A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
theophylline a sustained-released capsule. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I can take my medication in the morning with my coffee."
b. "I may sprinkle the medication in applesauce."
c. "I should limit my fluid intake while on this medication."
d. "I will need to have blood levels drawn." - ANSWER- d. "I will need
to have blood levels drawn."
A nurse is mixing regular insulin and NPH insulin in the same syringe
prior to administering it to client who has diabetes mellitus following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Withdraw the regular insulin from the viral
b. Withdraw the NPH insulin form the vial
c. Inject air into the NPH vial
d. Inject air into the regular insulin vial - ANSWER- c. Inject air into the
NPH vial
A nurse is preparing to administer subcutaneous heparin to a client.
Which of the following should the nurse take?
a. Massage the site after administering the medication
b. Use a 21-gauge needle for the injection
c. Aspirate before injecting the medication
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus - ANSWER-
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for amoxicillin.
Which of the following findings indicates the client is experiencing an
allergic reaction?
a. Nausea
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
c. Laryngeal edema
d. Insomnia - ANSWER- c. Laryngeal edema
b. Cardiac dysrhythmia
Rationale: Amoxicillin side effects include: Renal impairment,
hyperkalemia, dysrhythmias, hypernatremia
Allergic reaction: Urticaria, rash, hypotension, dyspnea, swelling of
face/lips/tongue
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about medication
reconciliation. The nurse should instruct the newly licensed nurse to
perform medication reconciliation for which of the following?
a. A client who has a referral for social services
b. A client who is transdermal to radiology
c. A client who is transferal to a step-down unit
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d. A client who has a consultation for physical therapy - ANSWER- c. A
client who is transferal to a step-down unit
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is taking
atorvastatin. Which of the following laboratory values indicates the
treatment has been effective?
a. BUN 15 mg/dL
b. Blood glucose 90 mg/dL
c. Urine specific gravity 1.020
d. LDL 120 mg/dL - ANSWER- d. LDL 120 mg/dL
A nurse is receiving a medication prescription by telephone from a
provider. The provider states "Administer 6 milligrams of morphine IV
push every 3 hours as needed for acute pain." How should the nurse
transcribe the prescription in the client's medical record?
a. Morphine 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
b. MSO 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
c. MS 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
d. Morphine 6.0 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain - ANSWER- a.
Morphine 6 mg IV push every 3 hr PRN acute pain
A nurse is assessing a client's IV infusion site and notes that the site is
cool and edematous. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. Show the IV solution rate
b. Initiate a new IV distal to the initial site
