ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM (2024) Newest Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
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ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM (2024) Newest Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) A nurse is assessing a client who reports using several herbal and vitaminsupplements
daily, including saw palmetto. The nurse should recognize that saw palmetto is a
supplement used by clients to elicit which ...
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ATI PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. A nurse is assessing a client who reports using several herbal and vitaminsupplements
daily, including saw palmetto. The nurse should recognize that saw palmetto is a
supplement used by clients to elicit which of the followingtherapeutic effects?
A. Urinary health promotion
B. Immune system stimulation
C. Decreased leg pain from arterial disease
D. Prevention of nausea caused by motion sickness
Answer A.Urinary health promotionSaw palmetto is used primarily for manifestations related
to prostatic conditions, such as benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Its effectiveness has not
been scientif-ically proven, however. The nurse should teach the client to check with the provider
about interactions between saw palmetto and other medications.
2. A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a 6-year-old client who has asthma
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and several prescription medications using metered dose inhalers(MDIs). Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Add a spacer to each MDI.
B. Instruct the child to inhale more rapidly than usual when using an MDI.
C. Request that the provider change the child's medications from inhaled tooral
formulations.
D. Administer oxygen by facemask along with the MDI.
Answer A. Add a spacer to eachMDI.
MDIs are difficult to use correctly and, even when properly used, only a portion of the
medication is delivered to the lungs. A spacer applied to an MDI can make up for lack of hand-
lung coordination by increasing the amount of medication deliveredto the lungs.
3. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has postmenopausal osteo- porosis and a
new prescription for intranasal calcitonin-salmon. Which of thefollowing statements by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. "I will administer a spray into each nostril daily."
B. "I should expect nasal bleeding for the first week."
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C. "I will need to depress the side arms to activate the pump."
D. "I should expect to take this medication for a short-term course of treat-ment."
Answer C. "I will need to depress the side arms to activate the pump."
The nurse should instruct the client to activate the pump on the initial use by holdingthe bottle
upright and depressing the two white side arms toward the bottle six times.
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4. A nurse in an outpatient facility is assessing a client who is prescribed furosemide 40
mg daily, but the client reports that she has been taking extradoses to promote weight
loss.Which of the following findings should indicateto the nurse that the client is
dehydrated?
A. Urine specific gravity 1.035
B. Distended neck veins
C. BUN 18 mg/dL
D. Bounding radial pulses
Answer A. Urine specific gravity 1.035
Oliguria, increased urine concentration, and an increase in urine specific gravitygreater than
1.030 are expected findings in clients who are dehydrated.
5. A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 900 units/hr via IV infusion.Theamount
available is heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL 5% dextrose in water. Thenurse should set
the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answerto the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Answer 18 mL/hr
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