ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED 2019 RETAKE A AND B COMPLETE 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED 2019

RETAKE A AND B COMPLETE 140 QUESTIONS

AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

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 include as risk factors for an

adverse drug reaction? (SATA)

a. Polypharmacy

b. Increased rate of absorption

c. Decreased percentage of body fat

d. Multiple health problems

e. Decreased renal function - ANSWER- a. Polypharmacy

c. Decreased percentage of body fat

d. Multiple health problems

e. 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?

a. Sodium 137 mEq/L

b. Hct 4.3%

c. Hgb 15 g/dL

d. Creatinine 2.5 mg/dL - ANSWER- d. Creatinine 2.5 mg/dL

A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin to a client. Which

of the following actions should the nurse take?

a. Apply firm pressure to the injection site following

administration

b. Administer the medication into the client's muscle

c. Expel the air bubble from the syringe prior to injection

d. Insert the syringe needle halfway into the client's skin -

ANSWER- a. Apply firm pressure to the injection site following

administration

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?

000/mm3

a. ePTT 90 seconds

b. Hgb 16 g/dL

c. INR 1.6

d. WBC 6000/mm3 - ANSWER- a. 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?

a. Naloxone IV

b. Morphine tablet

c. Lidocaine patch

d. Fentanyl transmucosal - ANSWER- d. Fentanyl transmucosal

c. 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 manifestation of hypercalcemia?

a. Constipation

b. Decreased urine output

c. Positive Trousseau's sign

d. Headache - ANSWER- c. Positive Trousseau's sign

A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive potassium

replacement. The provider's prescription reads. "Potassium

chloride 30 mEq in 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL IV over 30

min." which of the following reasons should the nurse clarify

this prescription with the provider.

a. Potassium chloride should be diluted in dextrose 5% in water.

b. The potassium infusion rate is too rapid

c. Another formulation of potassium should be given IV

d. The client should be treated by giving potassium by IV bolus

- ANSWER- b. The potassium infusion rate is too rapid

A nurse is monitoring laboratory values for a client who has

chronic heart failure and is receiving digoxin. Which of the

following values should the nurse report to the provider?

a. Sodium 1.38 mEq/dL

b. Magnesium 1.5 mEq/L

c. BUN level 10 mg/dL

d. Potassium 2.9 mEq/L - ANSWER- d. Potassium 2.9 mEq/L

A client who has active tuberculosis and is taking rifampin

reports that his urine and sweat have developed a red tinge.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

a. Check the client's liver function test results

b. Instruct the client to increase his fluid intake

c. Document this as an expected finding

d. Prepare the client for dialysis - ANSWER- c. Document this

as an expected finding