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ATI Pharmacology - Detailed practice Answer Key Updated for 2021ATI Pharmacology - Detailed practice Answer Key Updated for 2021.A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a prescription... for digoxin 125 mcg PO daily. Available is digoxin PO 0.25 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)2.A nurse is planning to apply a transdermal analgesic cream prior to inserting an IV for a preschool-age child. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? (Select all that apply.) A. Spread the cream over the lateral surface of both forearms. B. Apply to intact skin. C. Apply the medication an hour before the procedure begins. D. Cleanse the skin prior to procedure. E. Use a visual pain rating scale to evaluate effectiveness of the treatment. Rationale: <b>Spread the cream over the lateral surface of both forearms i.A nurse is providing instructions about bowel cleansing with polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution (PEG) for a client who is going to have a colonoscopy. Which of the following information should the nurse include? A. "To prevent dehydration, drink an additional liter of fluid during preparation time."4.A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 32 lb (14.5 kg). Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who is resistant to taking medication. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to elicit the child's cooperation? A. Offer the child a choice of taking the medication with juice or waterA nurse is caring for a client who has active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and is to be started on intravenous rifampin therapy. The nurse should instruct the client that this medication can cause which of the following adverse effects?.A nurse is caring for a client who has difficulty swallowing medications and is prescribed enteric-coated aspirin PO once daily. The client asks if the medication can be crushed to make it easier to swallow. Which of the following responses should the nurse provide? A. "Crushing the medication might cause you to have a stomachache or indigestion.".A nurse is caring for a client who has congestive heart failure and is taking digoxin daily. The client refused breakfast and is complaining of nausea and weakness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A. Check the client's vital signs.9.A nurse is caring for four clients for whom she has to administer oral medications in the morning. The nurse should administer which of the following medications before breakfast? A. AlendronateA nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and has been taking lithium for 1 year. Before administering the medication, the nurse should check to see that which of the following tests have been completed? A. Thyroid hormone assay [Show More]

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