ATI RN
ATI Pharmacology Exam Final Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client Who has a new prescription for sucralfate to treat a gastric ulcer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Taking sucralfate 1 hour before meals and at bedtime ensures ulcer coating before acid production.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client Who is postoperative following abdominal surgery and reports incisional pain. The surgeon has prescribed morphine 4 mg IV bolus every 6 hr as needed. Before administering this medication, the nurse should complete Which priority assessment?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Morphine can cause respiratory depression, making respiratory rate assessment a priority.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes and plans to administer his regular insulin subcutaneously before he eats breakfast at 0800. After checking the client's morning glucose level, which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Regular insulin should be given 30 minutes before meals to match its peak with meal-induced glucose rise.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client how to draw up regular insulin and NPH insulin into the same syringe. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cloudy regular insulin indicates precipitation, rendering it ineffective and requiring disposal.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking metronidazole. Which of the following sense alterations should the nurse include as an adverse effect of metronidazole?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Metronidazole commonly causes a transient metallic taste as an adverse effect.