ATI LPN
ATI PN Pharmacology 2020 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client through an enteral feeding tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Flushing with normal saline post-administration ensures full delivery and tube patency. Pinching risks damage, 10° elevation risks aspiration (30°+ is correct), and combining drugs risks interactions.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has chronic stable angina and a new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Taking sublingual nitroglycerin before strenuous activity prevents angina. It's taken without water, up to three tablets (not four) in 15 minutes, and dissolved under the tongue (not chewed).
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has taken an overdose of oxycodone. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sedation is a hallmark of oxycodone overdose due to its CNS depressant effects. Pupils constrict (not dilate), breathing slows (bradypnea, not tachypnea), and heart rate may decrease (not tachycardia).
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving treatment for chronic alcohol use disorder. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to assist the client in maintaining abstinence by aversion therapy?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Disulfiram causes an aversive reaction (nausea, flushing) if alcohol is consumed, aiding abstinence. Atenolol, lorazepam, and carbamazepine treat unrelated conditions (hypertension, anxiety, seizures).
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is administering spironolactone at 0800 to a client who has heart failure. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Spironolactone, a potassium-sparing diuretic, can cause hyperkalemia, a key adverse effect to monitor in heart failure patients. It doesn't typically cause hypernatremia, hypophosphatemia, or hypocalcemia.