ATI RN
ATI RN Med Surg Pharm Competence Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse caring for a client who has a new prescription for atenolol. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Atenolol is a beta-blocker that can cause bradycardia as a common adverse effect.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and receiving fentanyl via patient controlled analgesia. The client has a prescription for naloxone. The nurse understands that the purpose of naloxone is which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that reverses the effects of opioids, particularly respiratory depression.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (NS) 100 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr. The drip factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
Correct Answer: 25 gtt/min.
Rationale: Drip rate (gtt/min) = (100 mL / 240 min) x 60 gtt/mL = 25 gtt/min.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has pulmonary tuberculosis and is to start taking rifampin. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Rifampin causes orange discoloration of urine, sweat, and other body fluids.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse caring for a client who has a new prescription for atenolol. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Atenolol is a beta-blocker that can cause bradycardia as a common adverse effect.