ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAMVERSION 1

A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for deep vein

thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen.

2. Inject the medication into a muscle.

3. Massage the site after administering the medication.

4. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication.

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and new

prescriptions for phenazopyridine and ciprofloxacin. Which of the following statementsby

the client indicates the need for further teaching?

1. "If the phenazopyridine upsets my stomach, I can take it with meals."

2. "The phenazopyridine will relieve my discomfort, but the ciprofloxacin will get rid of

the infection."

3. "I need to drink 2 liters of fluid per day while I am taking the ciprofloxacin."

4. "I should notify my provider immediately if my urine turns an orange color."

A nurse is providing teaching to a group of new parents about medications. The nurse

should include that aspirin is contraindicated for children who have a viral infection dueto

the risk of developing which of the following adverse effects?

1. Reye's syndrome

2. Visual disturbances

3. Diabetes mellitus

4. Wilms' tumor

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's (LR) 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr.

The drop factor or the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV

infusion to deliver how may gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest wholenumber).

1 hr/60 min = 8 hr/X

minX = 480 min

1,000 mL/480 min x 10 gtt/mL = X

gtt/minX = 20.833 21 gtt/ min

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for tamoxifen. The nurseshould

recognize that tamoxifen has which of the following therapeutic effects? ?

1. Antiestrogenic

2. Antimicrobial

3. Androgenic

4. Anti-inflammatory

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 4 mg/kg/day PO divided into 2 equal doses

daily to a toddler who weighs 22 lb. How many mg should the nurse administerper dose?

(Round the answer to the nearest whole number)

2.2 lb/1 kg = 22 lb/X

kgX = 10 kg

4 mg x 10 kg = 40 mg/day

20mg