ATI RN
ATI RN Pharmacology 2019 III Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has had a stroke involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Right-hemisphere strokes commonly cause agnosia, such as inability to recognize familiar faces, due to impaired visual and spatial processing. Hemiparesis affects the left side, and language issues are left-hemisphere related.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has increased intracranial pressure (ICP) following a closed head injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The supine position with the head elevated to 30 degrees helps lower ICP by promoting venous drainage. Log rolling, coughing, and warming blankets can increase ICP.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and requires mechanical ventilation. The client receives a prescription for pancuronium. The nurse recognizes that this medication is for which of the following purposes?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pancuronium, a neuromuscular blocker, suppresses respiratory effort to allow mechanical ventilation to control breathing in ARDS.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has pulmonary tuberculosis and a new prescription for rifampin. Which of the following information should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rifampin causes harmless orange discoloration of body fluids, which patients should expect. It's taken on an empty stomach, treatment lasts longer than a month, and it doesn't typically cause insomnia.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is teaching the partner of a client who had a stroke about dysphagia. Which of the following statements by the client's partner should indicate to the nurse that the teaching was effective?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tilting the head forward during swallowing helps close the airway, reducing aspiration risk in dysphagia.