Rn Pharmacology Ati Proctored Exam Retake (2024/2025)
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1. A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The
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medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse
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expect to administer this medication?
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A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
…Answer>: A. Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels be-
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tween doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this
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medication once a day.
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,2. A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medication
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metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the
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following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower
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medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)
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A. Increased renal secretion f f
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes f f
C. Liver failure f
D. Peripheral vascular disease f f
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes f f f f f f f
…Answer> C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the concentration
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of a medication. This requires decreasing the dosage.
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F. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete for metabo- lism,
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thereby increasing the concentration of one or both medications. This requires decreasing
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the dosage of one or both medications.
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3. A nurse is preparing to administer eye
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drops to a client. Which of
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the following actions should the nurse
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take? (Select all that apply.)
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,A. have the client lie on her side. f f f f f f
B. Ask the client to look up f f f f f
f at the ceiling.
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C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
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D. Drop the medication into f f f
the center of the client's
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conjunctival sac.
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E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
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…Answer>: B.The client should look upward to f f f f f f f
keep the drops from falling onto her cornea.
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D. The nurse should drop the medication into the center of
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the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
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E.The client should close her eye gently to
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promote distribution of the medication
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4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new
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prescription for transdermal patches. Which of the following statements
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should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the
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instructions?
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A. "I fwill fclean fthe fsite fwith fan
alcohol swab before
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I apply the patch."
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B. "I fwill frotate fthe fapplication fsites fweekly."
C. "I fwill fapply fthe fpatch fto fan farea fof fskin fwith fno fhair."
D. "I fwill fplace fthe fnew fpatch fon fthe fsite fof fthe fold fpatch.
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area of skin to promote absorption of the medication.
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, 5. A nurse reviewing a client's
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medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the trough
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