Test Bank for PN 125 Pharmacology ATI Exam Review/
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What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand name drugs? - ANSWER -
Bioavailability
A nurse is assessing the patient's home medication use. After listening to the patient list current
medications, the nurse asks what priority question? - ANSWER - Do you take any over-the-counter
medications?
After completing a course on pharmacology for nurses, what will the nurse know? - ANSWER - General
drug information; the nurse can consult a drug guide for specific drug information.
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (SATA)
A) Home health care
B) Rehabilitation facilities
C) Diagnostic centers
D) Skilled nursing facilities
E) Oncology centers- ANSWER - A) Home health care
B) Rehabilitation facilities
D) Skilled nursing facilities
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nursing
students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms are federally funded? (SATA)
A) Preferred provider organization (PPO)
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,B) Medicare
C) Long-term care insurance
D) Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E) Medicaid- ANSWER - B) Medicare
E) Medicaid
nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have obesity.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care strategy?
A) Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits.
B) Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehab centers for clients who have obesity.
C) Providing specialized intraoperative training regarding surgical treatments for obesity
D) Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity
ANSWER- A) Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the following
tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards?
A) Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B) Ensuring that HCP comply with regulations
C) Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D) Determining if medications are safe for administration to clients
ANSWER -B) Ensuring that HCP comply with regulations
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which
of the following examples of care or care settings should the nurse identify as tertiary care? (SATA)
A) ICU
B) Oncology treatment center
C) Burn center
D) Cardiac rehab
E) Home health care
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,ANSWER -A) ICU
B) Oncology treatment center
C) Burn center
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours post operative following an inguinal hernia repair. The client
is tolerating clear liquids well, has active bowel sounds, and is expressing a desire for "real food." The
nurse tells the client that she will call the surgeon and ask. The surgeon hears the nurses report and
prescribes a full liquid diet. The nurse used which of the following levels of critical thinking?
A) Basic
B) Commitment
C) Complex
D) Integrity- ANSWER - A) Basic
A nurse receives a RX for an antibiotic for a client who has cellulitis. The nurse checks the clients medical
record, discovers that she is allergic to the antibiotic, and calls the provider to request a RX for a different
antibiotic. Which of the following critical thinking attitudes did the nurse demonstrate?
A) Fairness
B) Responsibility
C) Risk taking
D) Creativity- ANSWER -B) Responsibility
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hours postoperative following abdominal surgery. The nurse
suspects the clients pain management is inadequate. Which of the following data reinforce this
suspicion? (SATA)
A) The client seems easily agitated
B) The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling.
C) The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but accepts it every 6 to 7 hr.
D) The client reports tenderness in his right lower leg.
E) The clients vital signs are HR 110/min, RR 20/min, temp 98.6 F, and BP 136/80 mm Hg. . - ANSWER - B)
The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling.
C) The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but accepts it every 6 to 7 hr.
E) The clients vital signs are HR 110/min, RR 20/min, temp 98.6 F, and BP 136/80 mm Hg
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, A nurse is caring for a client who has a new RX for antihypertensive medication. Prior to administering
the medication, the nurse uses an electronic database to gather information about the medication and
the effects it might have on this client. Which of the following components of critical thinking is the
nurse using when he reviews the medication information?
A) Knowledge
B) Experience
C) Intuition
D) Competence - ANSWER - A) Knowledge
A nurse uses a head-to-toe approach to conduct a physical assessment of a client who will undergo
surgery the following week. Which of the following critical thinking attitudes did the nurse demonstrate?
A) Confidence
B) Perseverance
C) Integrity
D) Discipline - ANSWER -D) Discipline
A nurse in a providers office is evaluating a client who reports losing control of urine whenever she
coughs, laughs, or sneezes. The client relates a hx of three vaginal births, but no serious accidents of
illnesses. Which of the following interventions should the nurse suggest for helping to control of
eliminate the clients incontinence? (SATA)
A) Limit total daily fluid intake
B) Decrease of avoid caffeine
C) Take calcium supplements
D) Avoid drinking alcohol
E) Use the Crede maneuver - ANSWER - B) Decrease of avoid caffeine
D) Avoid drinking alcohol
A client who has an indwelling catheter reports a need to urinate. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
A) Check to see whether the catheter is patent.
B) Reassure the client that it is not possible for her to urinate.
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