ATI PHARMACOLOGY CMS PRACTICE EXAM FORM B| 2023/ 2024 NEW!!! QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

ATI PHARMACOLOGY CMS PRACTICE

EXAM FORM B| 2023/ 2024 NEW!!!

QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT

VERIFIED ANSWERS

1. A nurse is reinforcing teaching w/ a client who is newly diagnosed with hypertension and

is taking metoprolol. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following

manifestations to the provider as an adverse effect of this medication?

a. Tachycardia

b. Tinnitus

c. Peripheral edema

d. Urinary retention:

~ Answer: Peripheral edema

Rat: The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for an report the development of

peripheral edema because this can be an indication of heart failure, which is an adverse

effect of metoprolol.

2. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has been taking levodopa/car bidopa. Which

of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that this medication is effective?

a. The client is able to wash their face.

b. The client experiences fewer seizures.

c. The client reports decreased heartburn.

d. The client is able to sleep through the night.:

~ Answer: The client is able to wash their face.

Rat: Levodopa works by activating dopamine receptors, restoring never transmission

for clients who have Parkinson's disease. Carbidopa enhances these effects by

inhibiting the breakdown of levodopa in the intestine and periphery. These thera peutic

effects assist the client with moving freely and resuming ADLs.

3. A nurse on a medicalsurgical unit is preparing to administer medications to a client.

Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client to verify the client's

identity?

a. "What is your phone number?"

b. "What is your room number?"

c. "What is your provider's name?

d. "What is your diagnosis?":

~ Answer: "What is your phone number?"

Rat: Acceptable client identifiers include the client's name, telephone number, facility

identification number, date of birth, and other clientspecific identifiers. The nurse must

use at least two identifiers to verify the client's identity and should compare the

information to what is on the client's wristband or in the medical record.

4. A nurse is caring for a client who has a 10year history of alcohol use disorder and is

experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal. The nurse should identify which of the following

interventions as the priority?

a. Suggest the client attend a support group.

b. Administer naltrexone.

c. Implement seizure precautions.

d. Assist the client to identify triggers of alcohol use.:

~ Answer: Implement seizure precautions.

Rat: The greatest risk to the client is injury from seizures and falls. Grand mal seizures

can occur during severe alcohol withdrawal. Therefore, the nurse's priority is to

implement seizure precautions to reduce the risk of injury if the client experiences a

seizure.

5. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 1 g in 100 mL 0.9% sodium chloride to

infuse over 30 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse

should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the

nearest whole number. Used a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.):

~ Answer: 50 gtt/min

6. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has angina and a new pre scription for

sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect

as an adverse effect of this medication?

a. Shortness of breath

b. Bradycardia

c. Headache

d. Double vision:

~ Answer: Headache

Rat: The nurse should expect the client to have headaches as a common adverse effect

of taking sublingual nitroglyerin because it causes vasodilation.

7. A nurse is reinforcing teaching w/ a client who recently began taking furosemide. Which

of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

a. Increase dietary potassium while taking the medication.

b. Lie down for 30 min after taking the medication.

c. Take the medication 30 min before going to bed.

d. Avoid taking the medication with dairy products.:

~ Answer: Increase dietary potassium while taking the medication.

Rat: The nurse should reinforce with the client to increase dietary intake of potassium

because furosemide causes potassium to be excreted in the urine. Increasing the

dietary potassium will help prevent hypokalemia.

8. A nurse is preparing to administer phenobarbital 3 mg/kg PO twice a day to a schoolage

child who weighs 44 lb. Available is penobarbital elixir 20 mg/5 mL. How many mL

should the nurse plan to administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole

number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.):

~ Answer: 15 mL/dose

9. A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching w/ a client who has a new prescip tion for

phenelzine. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the teaching as an

appropriate food choice?