ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 2024 STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
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A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving a peripheral IV infusion and notes infiltration of
fluid into the tissue surrounding the insertion site. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Flush the IV catheter
b. Apply pressure to the IV site
c. Elevate the extremity
d. S...
ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 2024
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
,A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving a peripheral IV infusion and notes infiltration of
fluid into the tissue surrounding the insertion site. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Flush the IV catheter
b. Apply pressure to the IV site
c. Elevate the extremity
d. Slow the infusion rate - Answer>>>c. Elevate the extremity
A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus and is taking pioglitazone. The nurse
should plan to monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
a. Fluid retention - monitor for edema, weight gain, and/or indications of heart failure
b. Tinnitus
c. Orthostatic hypotension
d. Insomnia - Answer>>>Orthostatic hypotension
A nurse is planning care for a client who requires treatment for high cholesterol. Which of the
following prescriptions should the nurse expect to administer?
a. Colchicine
b. Cimetidine
c. Colerain
d. Chlorpromazine - Answer>>>c. Colerain - Colesevelam (Welchol)
A nurse is wanting to report an infusion reaction for a client who is receiving a dose via IV of
amphotericin B. which is the following findings that indicate to the nurse that the patient is
experiencing an acute infusion reaction?
a. Dry cough
b. Fever
c. Pedal edema
d. hyperglycemia - Answer>>>Fever
,A nurse is preparing to administer subcutaneous heparin to a client. Which of the following
should the nurse take?
a. Massage the site after administering the medication
b. Use a 21-gauge needle for the injection
c. Aspirate before injecting the medication
d. Insert the needle at least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus - Answer>>>d. Insert the needle at
least 5 cm (2 in) from the umbilicus
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for paroxetine. the nurse
should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects?
a. Alopecia
b. Peripheral edema
c. Drowsiness (report adverse effects to provider - effects should soon subside)
d. Tinnitus - Answer>>>Drowsiness
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure. The nurse administered furosemide 60 mg IV
bolus 30 min earlier. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify the provider?
a. Potassium 3.8 mEq/L
b. The client reports dizziness upon standing
c. The client reports difficulty hearing
d. BUN 15 mg/dL - Answer>>>c. The client reports difficulty hearing
A client who has Graves' disease is prescribed methimazole. Which of the following effects
should the nurse expect to see after the client has taken the medication for 2 months?
a. Weight loss
b. Warmer skin
c. Increase in pulse rate
d. Increased sleeping - Answer>>>Increased sleeping
, A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for ergotamine to treat vascular
headaches. The nurse should inform the client that which of the following is a potential adverse
effect of this medication?
a. Muscle pain - (potential overdose - stop med and notify provider)
b. Hypoglycemia
c. Weight gain
d. Constipation - Answer>>>Muscle pain
A new prescription for insulin glargine. which of the following expected outcomes should the
nurse include in the plan?
a. The client will take an additional dose of insulin glargine prior to exercise
b. The client will use the deltoid muscle as an injection site
c. The client will administer insulin glargine before each meal
d. The client will wear his reading glasses when drawing up a dose of insulin glargine -
Answer>>>The client will wear his reading glasses when drawing insulin glargine
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?
a. aPTT 90 seconds
b. Hgb 16 g/dL
c. WBC 6,000/mm
d. INR 1.6 - Answer>>>aPtt 90
A nurse is administering medications to a client. which of the following medications should the
nurse plan to administer by a parental route?
a. Simvastatin
b. Captopril
c. Hydrochlorothiazide
d. Fondaparinux - Answer>>>Fondaparinux
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