ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM - STUDY GUIDE 2021/2022

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM -

STUDY GUIDE 2021/2022

1.An emergency department triage nurse is interviewing a female client who has a history of epilepsy with tonic­clonic seizures controlled by phenytoin (Dilantin). Which information is most significant in planning this client's care?                                                                She ran out of her medication 4 days ago.

2.The nurse should withhold which medication if a client reports nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea?                                                                                                                                          Colchicine (Colchicine).

Which drug of choice is indicated for acute ventricular dysrhythmias associated with myocardial infarction?                                                                                                                 Amiodarone.

3.A client receives a prescription for esomeprazole (Nexium) for heartburn. Which finding in the client's history should the nurse report to the healthcare provider before administering the prescription?                                                                                                History of deep vein thrombosis.

4.A male client who is in the terminal stage of cancer is cared for at home by his family and receives a prescription for morphine at a rate to control intractable pain. When the hospice nurse visits, the client awakens, moans in severe pain, and asks for an increase in the morphine dosage. After determining the client's respirations are 10 per minute, what is the best action for the nurse to