ATI RN
ATI Pharmacology Exam Final Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A hospice nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer and takes PO morphine for pain relief. The client reports that he had to increase the dose of morphine this week to obtain pain relief. Which of the following scenarios should the nurse document as the explanation for this situation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale:
Tolerance to morphine requires higher doses for the same pain relief effect.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client Who requires a medication that is packaged in a single dose glass ampule. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use when opening the glass ampule?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Tapping the top and breaking toward the body ensures safe and accurate ampule opening.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for ferrous sulfate tablets twice daily for iron-deficiency anemia. The client asks the nurse why the provider instructed that she take the ferrous sulfate between meals. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Taking ferrous sulfate between meals maximizes absorption, as some foods inhibit iron uptake.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse in a critical care unit is caring for a client who is postoperative following a right pneumonectomy. After extubation from the ventilator, in which of the following positions should the client be placed?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Positioning on the nonoperative side maximizes ventilation to the remaining lung.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the medication list for a client who has a new diagnosis of a small bowel obstruction. The nurse should Withhold Which of the following medications?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Senna, a laxative, can exacerbate small bowel obstruction by stimulating bowel movements, risking perforation.