ATI RN
Safety Pharmacology Across the Lifespan Questions
Question 1 of 5
Medication dosages may need to be decreased for which of the following reasons? 1. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes, 2. Liver failure, 3. Peripheral vascular disease, 4. Chronic renal insufficiency
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A patient recently prescribed hydrocodone calls to report they are unable to fill the prescription. Which factors could contribute to the inability to fill the prescription?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A patient who is taking morphine for pain asks the nurse how a pain medication can also cause constipation. What does the nurse know about morphine?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A post-operative patient who is worried about pain control will be discharged several days after surgery. The nurse providing discharge teaching tells the patient that the prescribed Lortab is not as strong as the morphine the patient was given in the immediate post-operative period. Which response is the patient likely to experience?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A patient has just given birth to a baby boy with a cleft palate. The nurse will review the patient’s medication history with special emphasis on drugs taken during which period?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.