ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED 2019 EXAM V1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED 2019 EXAM V1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start taking hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension. The nurse instructs the client to eat foods rich in potassium. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

a.         This medication will not work unless I have enough potassium.

b.         Potassium will increase the therapeutic effect of my blood pressure medication.

c.         Potassium will lower my blood pressure.

d.         This medication can cause loss of potassium.

ANS: D

A nurse is caring for a client who was brought to the ED by friends who report the client has overdosed on heroin. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to assess?

a.         Temperature 39.2 (102.6)

b.         Respiratory rate 30/min

c.         Pinpoint pupils

d.         Severe abdominal cramping

ANS: C

A nurse in an outpatient facility is assessing a client who is prescribed furosemide 40mg daily, but the client reports that she has been taking extra doses to promote weight loss. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is dehydrated?

a.         Urine specific gravity 1.035

b.         Distended neck veins

c.         BUN 18mg/dL

d.         Bounding radial pulse

ANS: A

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who had kidney transplant and has a prescription for oral cyclosporine. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

a.         I will be able to stop this medication 6 months after my surgery.

b.         I am likely to develop higher blood pressure while taking this medication.

c.         I am likely to lose my hair while taking this medication.

d.         I am taking this medication to boost my immune system.

ANS: B

A hospice nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking naproxen 250 mg 3 x daily po and gabapentin 1,800mg 3 x daily po to manage pain. The client tells the nurse, “I’m having pain that keeps me from doing what I’d like most of the time.” which of the following additions should the nurse anticipate to the client’s medication regimen?

a.         Oral meperidine

b.         Parenteral naloxone

c.         Parenteral diazepam

d.         Oral oxycodone

ANS: D

A nurse is caring for a client who has CHF and is taking digoxin. The client reports nausea and refuses to eat breakfast. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

a.         Encourage the client to eat the toast on the breakfast tray.

b.         Administer an antiemetic

c.         Inform the client’s provider.

d.         Check the client’s apical pulse.

ANS: D