A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The

medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the

nurse expect to administer this medication?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence

medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which

of the following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower

medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)

A. Increased renal secretion

B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes

C. Liver failure

D. Peripheral vascular disease

E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes

A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of the following

actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

A. Have the client lie on her side.

B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.

C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.

D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.

E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation

A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription

for transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the nurse

identify as an indication that the client understands the instructions?

A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch."

B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."

C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."

D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch.

ATI Pharmacology proctored Exam Test Bank 1