CMS PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM
2024/2025
A fnurse fis freviewing fa fclient's f0800 fLaboratory fvalues fat f1100. fThe fnurse fnotes fthat
fthe fclient freceived fheparin fat f1100. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing flaboratory fvalues fwarrants
fan fincident freport f? f- fanswersaPTT f90 fseconds
A fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fdevelops fan fanaphylactic freaction fto fIV fantibiotic
fadministration. fAfter fassessing fa fclient's frespiratory fstatus fand fstopping fthe
fmedication finfusion, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing factions fshould fthe fnurse ftake fnext? f-
fanswersAdminister fEpinephrine fIM
A fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fis ftaking ftriamterene. fFor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing
flaboratory fvalues fshould fthe fnurse fwithhold fthe fmedication? f- fanswersPotassium f5.3
fmEq/ fL
A fnurse fis fpreparing fto fadminister fdigoxin forally fto fa fclient. fIdentify fthe fsequence fof
fsteps fthe fnurse fshould ftake. f(Move fthe fsteps finto fthe fbox fon fthe fright, fplacing fthem
fin fthe forder fof fperformance. fUse fall fthe fsteps) f- fanswersObtain fthe fclient's fapical
fheart frate
Remove fthe fmedication ffrom fthe fdispensing fsystem
Open fthe fmedication fpackage
Compare fthe fclient's fwristband fto fthe fmedication fadministration frecord
Document fadministration fof fthe fmedication
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe flist fof fcurrent fmedications ffor fa fclient fwho fis fto fstart fa fnew
fprescription ffor fcarbamazepine. fThe fnurse fshould fidentify fwhich fof fthe ffollowing
fmedications finteracts fwith fcarbamazepine? f- fanswersestrogen-containing
fcontraceptives
A fnurse fis fproviding fteaching fto fa fclient fwho fhas fa fnew fprescription ffor fclozapine.
fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fshould fthe fnurse finclude fin fthe fteaching? f-
fanswersNotify fyour fprovider fif fyou fdevelop fa ffever fwhile ftaking fthis fmedication"
you fshould fhave fyour fWBC fmonitor fevery fweek
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe fmedication flist fof fa fclient fwho fhas ferectile fdysfunction fand fis
frequesting ffor fprescription ffor fsildenafil. fthe fnurse fshould fidentify fwhich fof fthe
ffollowing fmedications fis fa fcontraindication ffor freceiving fmedication? f-
fanswersnitroglycerin
A fnurse fin fa fmedical fsurgical funit fis fpreparing fto fadminister fan finfluenza fvaccine fto fa
fclient. fThe fclient ftells fthe fnurse fI fno flonger fwant fthis fvaccine. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing
, fresponses fshould fthe fnurse fmake? f- fanswersthe finfluenza fvaccine fthis fstrongly fand
fcoverage fbut fI funderstand fyou fwould flike fto fdecline fright fnow
A fnurse fis fdiscussing fadverse freactions fto fpain fmedications fin folder fadults fclients
fwith fa fnewly flicensed fnurse. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings fshould fthe fnurse finclude
fas frisk ffactors ffor fan fadverse fdrug freaction? fselect fall fthat fapplies f- fanswersmultiple
fhealth fproblems
fdecrease fpercentage fof fbody ffat
fdecreased frenal ffunction
A fnurse fis freviewing fa fclient's fmedical frecord fbefore fadministering facetaminophen
f650 fmg fby fmouth fevery f6 fhours. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings findicate fa fneed ffor
fthe fnurse fto fnotify fthe fprovider? f- fanswershistory fof falcohol fuse fdisorder
a fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fhas fhyponatremia fand fis freceiving fan finfusion fof fa
fprescribed fhypertonic fsolution. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings fshould findicate fto fthe
fnurse fthat fthe ftreatment fis feffective? f- fanswersimprove fcognition
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe flaboratory fresults fof fa fclient fwho fis freceiving fgenital
fmedicine ffor fStaphylococcus. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings fshould fthe fnurse freport
fto fthere fimmediately? f- fanswersfasting fblood fglucose f130 fmg
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe flaboratory fresults fof fa fclient fwho fis freceiving fHeparin fby
fcontinuous fIV finfusion. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fResults findicates fthe fnurse fshould
fdecrease fthe finfusion frate? f- fanswersaPTT f90 fsec
The fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fhas fdiabetes fmellitus fand fis ftaking fPioglitazone.
fThe fnurse fshould fplan fto fmonitor fthe fclient ffor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fadverse
feffects? f- fanswersorthostatic fhypotension
A fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fis freceiving fceftriaxone fintravenously. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing fmanifestations fshould fthe fnurse fidentify fas fan fallergic freaction? f-
fanswersHypotension
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe flaboratory fresults fof fa fclient fwho freceived fa fdose fof fsodium
fpolystyrene fsulfonate. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings fshould fa fnurse fidentify fas fan
findication fthat fthe fmedication fhas fbeen feffective? f- fanswerscalcium f8 fmg- funder
fnormal frange
fpotassium f4.6 fmeq- fin fnormal frange
A fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fhas fheart ffailure fand fis ftaking fhydrochlorothiazide.
fThe fnurse fshould fmonitor fthe fclient ffor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fmanifestations fhas fan
fadverse feffect fof fthe fmedication? f- fanswershypokalemia
A fnurse frecently fadministered ffilgrastim fintravenously fto fa fclient fwho fhas fcancer fand
fis freceiving fcytotoxic fchemotherapy. fFor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fdata, fdiscovered fafter
2024/2025
A fnurse fis freviewing fa fclient's f0800 fLaboratory fvalues fat f1100. fThe fnurse fnotes fthat
fthe fclient freceived fheparin fat f1100. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing flaboratory fvalues fwarrants
fan fincident freport f? f- fanswersaPTT f90 fseconds
A fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fdevelops fan fanaphylactic freaction fto fIV fantibiotic
fadministration. fAfter fassessing fa fclient's frespiratory fstatus fand fstopping fthe
fmedication finfusion, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing factions fshould fthe fnurse ftake fnext? f-
fanswersAdminister fEpinephrine fIM
A fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fis ftaking ftriamterene. fFor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing
flaboratory fvalues fshould fthe fnurse fwithhold fthe fmedication? f- fanswersPotassium f5.3
fmEq/ fL
A fnurse fis fpreparing fto fadminister fdigoxin forally fto fa fclient. fIdentify fthe fsequence fof
fsteps fthe fnurse fshould ftake. f(Move fthe fsteps finto fthe fbox fon fthe fright, fplacing fthem
fin fthe forder fof fperformance. fUse fall fthe fsteps) f- fanswersObtain fthe fclient's fapical
fheart frate
Remove fthe fmedication ffrom fthe fdispensing fsystem
Open fthe fmedication fpackage
Compare fthe fclient's fwristband fto fthe fmedication fadministration frecord
Document fadministration fof fthe fmedication
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe flist fof fcurrent fmedications ffor fa fclient fwho fis fto fstart fa fnew
fprescription ffor fcarbamazepine. fThe fnurse fshould fidentify fwhich fof fthe ffollowing
fmedications finteracts fwith fcarbamazepine? f- fanswersestrogen-containing
fcontraceptives
A fnurse fis fproviding fteaching fto fa fclient fwho fhas fa fnew fprescription ffor fclozapine.
fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fshould fthe fnurse finclude fin fthe fteaching? f-
fanswersNotify fyour fprovider fif fyou fdevelop fa ffever fwhile ftaking fthis fmedication"
you fshould fhave fyour fWBC fmonitor fevery fweek
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe fmedication flist fof fa fclient fwho fhas ferectile fdysfunction fand fis
frequesting ffor fprescription ffor fsildenafil. fthe fnurse fshould fidentify fwhich fof fthe
ffollowing fmedications fis fa fcontraindication ffor freceiving fmedication? f-
fanswersnitroglycerin
A fnurse fin fa fmedical fsurgical funit fis fpreparing fto fadminister fan finfluenza fvaccine fto fa
fclient. fThe fclient ftells fthe fnurse fI fno flonger fwant fthis fvaccine. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing
, fresponses fshould fthe fnurse fmake? f- fanswersthe finfluenza fvaccine fthis fstrongly fand
fcoverage fbut fI funderstand fyou fwould flike fto fdecline fright fnow
A fnurse fis fdiscussing fadverse freactions fto fpain fmedications fin folder fadults fclients
fwith fa fnewly flicensed fnurse. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings fshould fthe fnurse finclude
fas frisk ffactors ffor fan fadverse fdrug freaction? fselect fall fthat fapplies f- fanswersmultiple
fhealth fproblems
fdecrease fpercentage fof fbody ffat
fdecreased frenal ffunction
A fnurse fis freviewing fa fclient's fmedical frecord fbefore fadministering facetaminophen
f650 fmg fby fmouth fevery f6 fhours. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings findicate fa fneed ffor
fthe fnurse fto fnotify fthe fprovider? f- fanswershistory fof falcohol fuse fdisorder
a fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fhas fhyponatremia fand fis freceiving fan finfusion fof fa
fprescribed fhypertonic fsolution. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings fshould findicate fto fthe
fnurse fthat fthe ftreatment fis feffective? f- fanswersimprove fcognition
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe flaboratory fresults fof fa fclient fwho fis freceiving fgenital
fmedicine ffor fStaphylococcus. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings fshould fthe fnurse freport
fto fthere fimmediately? f- fanswersfasting fblood fglucose f130 fmg
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe flaboratory fresults fof fa fclient fwho fis freceiving fHeparin fby
fcontinuous fIV finfusion. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fResults findicates fthe fnurse fshould
fdecrease fthe finfusion frate? f- fanswersaPTT f90 fsec
The fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fhas fdiabetes fmellitus fand fis ftaking fPioglitazone.
fThe fnurse fshould fplan fto fmonitor fthe fclient ffor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fadverse
feffects? f- fanswersorthostatic fhypotension
A fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fis freceiving fceftriaxone fintravenously. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing fmanifestations fshould fthe fnurse fidentify fas fan fallergic freaction? f-
fanswersHypotension
A fnurse fis freviewing fthe flaboratory fresults fof fa fclient fwho freceived fa fdose fof fsodium
fpolystyrene fsulfonate. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing ffindings fshould fa fnurse fidentify fas fan
findication fthat fthe fmedication fhas fbeen feffective? f- fanswerscalcium f8 fmg- funder
fnormal frange
fpotassium f4.6 fmeq- fin fnormal frange
A fnurse fis fcaring ffor fa fclient fwho fhas fheart ffailure fand fis ftaking fhydrochlorothiazide.
fThe fnurse fshould fmonitor fthe fclient ffor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fmanifestations fhas fan
fadverse feffect fof fthe fmedication? f- fanswershypokalemia
A fnurse frecently fadministered ffilgrastim fintravenously fto fa fclient fwho fhas fcancer fand
fis freceiving fcytotoxic fchemotherapy. fFor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fdata, fdiscovered fafter
