NEW CMS ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED 2023-2024 EXAM REAL EXAM WITH ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION LATEST 2024 |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)

NEW CMS ATI
PHARMACOLOGY
PROCTORED 2023-2024
EXAM REAL EXAM WITH
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) A NEW UPDATED
VERSION LATEST 2024
|ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!!)

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for Escitalopram for treatment of generalized Anxiety disorder. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching?

A. "I should take the medication on an empty stomach."
B. "I will follow a low‑sodium diet while taking this medication."
C. "I need to discontinue this medication slowly."
D. "I should not crush this medication before swallowing." - ANS-C. "I need to discontinue this medication slowly."

RATIONALE-(When discontinuing escitalopram, the client should taper the medication slowly according to a prescribed tapered dosing schedule to reduce the risk of withdrawal syndrome.)

A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering medications. Which of the following data should the nurse include in the preassessment? (Select all that apply.)

A. Use of herbal teas
B. Daily fluid intake
C. Current health status
D. Previous surgical history
E. Food allergies - ANS-A. Use of herbal teas
C. Current health status
E. Food allergies

RATIONALE-(A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products, which often contain caffeine, prior to medication administration because caffeine can affect medication biotransformation

C. The nurse should review the client's current health status because new prescriptions can cause alterations in current health status

E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during the preassessment to identify any potential reactions or interactions)

A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four - ANS-A. One

RATIONALE-(Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.)

A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)

A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes - ANS-C. Liver failure
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes

RATIONALE-C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the concentration of a medication. This requires decreasing the dosage.

E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete for metabolism, thereby increasing the concentration of one or both medications. This requires decreasing the dosage of one or both

A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

A. Have the client lie on her side.
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation - ANS-B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.
D. Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac.
E. Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation

RATIONALE-(B. The client should look upward to keep the drops from falling onto her cornea.
D. The nurse should drop the medication into the center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
E. The client should close her eye gently to promote distribution of the medication)