ATI LPN
ATI LPN Pharmacology 2023 retake 1 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A charge nurse is evaluating a newly licensed nurse caring for a client who is using a PCA device. Which of the following actions by the nurse requires intervention by the charge nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse administers a PCA dose for the client risks overdose only the client should press it. Monitoring, reassuring, and demonstrating are appropriate.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is checking the forearm of a client who received a tuberculin skin test 48 hr ago. Which of the following findings at the injection site should indicate to the nurse a positive result?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Firmness indicates induration, a positive TB test sign. Excoriation, ulceration, and bleeding aren't diagnostic.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is taking dimenhydrinate to treat motion sickness. Which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this medication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Drowsiness is a common antihistamine effect of dimenhydrinate. Hypertension, polyuria, and edema aren't typical.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse in a clinic is preparing to administer the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine to a client. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client has a contraindication for the MMR vaccine?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The client is at 9 weeks of gestation contraindicates MMR, a live vaccine, due to fetal risk. Local reaction, mild diarrhea, and penicillin allergy aren't contraindications.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving tobramycin. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tinnitus indicates ototoxicity, a key tobramycin risk. Salivation, bruising, and joint pain aren't typical.