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RN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED ACTUAL
EXAM 2024/2025 CONTAINS 300+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES PLUS STUDY GUIDE /
RN ATI PHARMACOLOGY 2024

A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify
as an indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process?


A. "A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B. "Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C. "The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D. "I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one-time prescription - ANSWER-B.
"Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
(A second nurse should listen to a telephone prescription to prevent errors in
communication.)


A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for Lisinopril
10 mg PO once every day. The nurse should identify this as which of the following
types of prescription?


A. Single
B. Stat
C. Routine
D. Standing - ANSWER-C. Routine


pg. 1

,(A routine or standard prescription identifies medications to give on a regular
schedule with or without a termination date or a specific number of doses. The
nurse will administer this medication every day until the provider discontinues it.)


A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The
medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the
nurse expect to administer this medication?


A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four - ANSWER-A. One
(Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses
for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication
once a day.)


A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering
medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the
preassessment? (Select all that apply.)


A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies - ANSWER-A. Use of herbal teas
C. Current health status
E. Food allergies


pg. 2

,(A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products, which often
contain caffeine, prior to medication administration because caffeine can affect
medication biotransformation
C. The nurse should review the client's current health status because new
prescriptions can cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the preassessment to
identify any potential reactions or interactions)


A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 1 g by intermittent IV bolus.
Available is vancomycin 1 g in 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to infuse
over 45 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse
should adjust the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero. - ANSWER-22


A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 200 mg by intermittent IV bolus.
The amount available is clindamycin injection 200 mg in 100 mL 0.9% sodium
chloride (0.9% NaCl) to infuse over 30 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to
deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not
use a trailing zero. - ANSWER-200


A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 80 mg PO daily. The amount
available is furosemide oral solution 10 mg/1 mL. how many mL should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing
zero.) - ANSWER-8


A nurse is preparing to administer Haloperidol 2 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount
available is haloperidol 1 mg/tablet. how many tablets should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero. -
ANSWER-2




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, A nurse is preparing to administer Amoxicillin 20 mg/kg/day PO to divide equally
every 12 hr to a preschooler who weighs 44 lb. The amount available is amoxicillin
suspension 250 mg/5 mL. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.) -
ANSWER-4


A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new prescription for verifying
the trough level of the client's medication. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of
medication.
B. Verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24 hr before obtaining a
blood specimen.
C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication.
D. Administer the medication,and obtain a blood specimen 30 min late -
ANSWER-A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next
dose of medication.


(To verify trough levels of a medication, the nurse should obtain a blood specimen
immediately before administering the next dose of medication.)


A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take in following legal practice guidelines? (Select all that apply.)


A. Maintain skill competency.
B. Determine the dosage.
C. Monitor for adverse effects.
D. Safeguard medications.
E. Identify the client's diagnosis - ANSWER-A. Maintain skill competency.


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