ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam Questions
Extract:
Patient prescribed daily Benadryl with difficulty staying awake
Question 1 of 5
A woman has been prescribed a daily Benadryl for allergy symptoms by her health care provider. She recently began have difficulty staying awake at work, most likely this is related to the Benadryl. Which of the following best describes this response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Drowsiness is a Benadryl side effect (
B). Therapeutic effect (
A) relieves allergies, toxic effect (
C) involves overdose, and allergic reaction (
D) involves rash or swelling.
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Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reviewing the components of medication reconciliation with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Discharge medication list (
A) ensures continuity. All medications (
B) must be listed, verbal orders (
C) are unsafe, and reconciliation (
D) is ongoing.
Extract:
Patient with impaired liver function and jaundice
Question 3 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.
Extract:
Order for Lopressor 75 mg PO, available as 50 mg tablet
Question 4 of 5
The nurse has an order to give Lopressor 75 mg po. Lopressor is available in a 50 mg tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 75 mg ÷ 50 mg/tablet = 1.5 tablets (
A). 2 (
B), 0.5 (
C), and 1 (
D) tablets miscalculate the dose.
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Question 5 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.