Description
ATI Pharmacology Proctored
Assessment EXAM GRADED A
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023/2024
A patient newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed
Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.25 mg PO daily. After 6 weeks of
treatment the nurse determines that the medication was effective
if the:
1) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL
2) Total t4 level is 2 mcg/dL - CORRECT answer 1) Thyroid
stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL
A nurse providing teaching to a client who has just been
prescribed prazosin (Minipress) which of the following client
statement indicates understanding of teaching:
1) I will not use a salt substitute while taking meds
2) I will move slowly from sitting to standing to prevent falls -
CORRECT answer 2) I will move slowly from sitting to standing
to prevent falls
A nurse is providing teaching to a patient who is prescribed
phenytoin (Dilantin). Which statement by the patient indicates
further teaching:
1) I should expect a rash to develop
2) I may develop hair or face or chest - CORRECT answer 1) I
should expect a rash to develop
A nurse is receiving a telephone prescription for an antibiotic from
a client's provider. Which of the following is the nurse required to
do:
3) Read the prescription back to the provider after transcribing
4) Write the trade name for the prescribed medicine - CORRECT
answer 3) Read the prescription back to the provider after
transcribing
A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent and her family
regarding a new prescription of phenytoin (Dilantin) for a newly
diagnosed seizure disorder. Which o