ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam Questions
Extract:
Client prescribed atorvastatin 80 PO BID
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is receiving a telephone prescription for a client and documents it as atorvastatin 80 PO BID. Which of the following elements should the nurse identify is missing from the prescription?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Dosage lacks units (
D), needing clarification. Route (
A) is PO, medication (
B) is atorvastatin, and frequency (
C) is BID.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
Before administering client medications, the nurse must identify the client. Which of the following methods of identification should the nurse use?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Name and birth date (
D) confirm identity reliably. Family (
A), MAR (
B), or room number (
C) are less secure.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about routes of medication administration. The nurse should include that which of the following routes has the fastest rate of absorption?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Intravenous (
C) delivers drugs directly to blood, fastest absorption. Intramuscular (
A) is slower, enteral (
B) involves digestion, and topical (
D) is localized.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about pharmacodynamics. The nurse should include that which of the following medication levels occurs when a medication is at the lowest serum concentration?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Trough (
C) is the lowest drug level before the next dose. Half-life (
A) is time to halve concentration, peak (
B) is highest, and toxic (
D) is harmful level.
Extract:
Patient with impaired liver function and jaundice
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a patient with impaired liver function and is jaundice. The nurse needs to make more focused assessments when administering medications to this patient because the patient may experience problems with the process of:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Impaired liver affects metabolism (
D), altering drug processing. Distribution (
A), excretion (
B), and absorption (
C) are less impacted.