ATI CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY
ASSESSMENT 1 2026 PRACTICE TEST SHEET
FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
PREPARATION SET
◉ a nurse is teaching a pt who has a new prescription for
brimonidine to treat open-angle glaucoma, what indicates an
understanding of the instructions?
Answer: i can expect to feel some irritation when i put these drops in
my eyes
◉ a nurse is caring for a female client who has osteoporosis and a
new prescription for raloxifene, what should the nurse assess prior
to initiating therapy?
Answer: pregnancy status
(risk category X)
◉ a nurse is teaching a pt to use TD nitroglycerin patches to treat
angina pectoris, what instructions should she include?
Answer: apply a new patch every morning
(effects begin 30-60 min after application and last 14 hours)
,◉ a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription
for allopurinol to treat gout, what should the nurse include?
Answer: increase your fluid intake
◉ a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a neuropathic
pain and a new prescription for amitriptyline once per day, what
should the nurse include?
Answer: increase fluids while on this med
(urine turns blue/green, sedation is an AE)
◉ a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for
vancomycin 1g IV intermittent infusion over 30min every 12 hours,
what should the nurse take?
Answer: contact the provider for prescription clarification
(administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion reaction--
hypotension, flushing)
◉ a nurse is providing teaching to a male client who has a new
prescription for folic acid, the client tells the nurse he heard that the
medication is prescribed for women during pregnancy, what
statements should the nurse make?
, Answer: folic acid is important for the building of blood cells for
adults and children
(tx megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias)
◉ a nurse is caring for a client who has HIV-1 and is starting therapy
with ritonavir and zidovudine. the client asks why she has to take
both medications, which explanation should the nurse provide?
Answer: taking the 2 meds together keeps you from becoming
resistant to either of them
◉ a nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who has received GA and
has a manifestations of malignant hyperthermia, the nurse should
expect to administer which of the following meds?
Answer: dantrolene
◉ a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for oxybutynin, what statements by the client indicates
an understanding of the teaching?
Answer: i need to avoid jogging on warm days
(suppression of sweating by the anticholinergic effects by
oxybutynin can result in hyperthermia)
ASSESSMENT 1 2026 PRACTICE TEST SHEET
FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
PREPARATION SET
◉ a nurse is teaching a pt who has a new prescription for
brimonidine to treat open-angle glaucoma, what indicates an
understanding of the instructions?
Answer: i can expect to feel some irritation when i put these drops in
my eyes
◉ a nurse is caring for a female client who has osteoporosis and a
new prescription for raloxifene, what should the nurse assess prior
to initiating therapy?
Answer: pregnancy status
(risk category X)
◉ a nurse is teaching a pt to use TD nitroglycerin patches to treat
angina pectoris, what instructions should she include?
Answer: apply a new patch every morning
(effects begin 30-60 min after application and last 14 hours)
,◉ a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription
for allopurinol to treat gout, what should the nurse include?
Answer: increase your fluid intake
◉ a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a neuropathic
pain and a new prescription for amitriptyline once per day, what
should the nurse include?
Answer: increase fluids while on this med
(urine turns blue/green, sedation is an AE)
◉ a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for
vancomycin 1g IV intermittent infusion over 30min every 12 hours,
what should the nurse take?
Answer: contact the provider for prescription clarification
(administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion reaction--
hypotension, flushing)
◉ a nurse is providing teaching to a male client who has a new
prescription for folic acid, the client tells the nurse he heard that the
medication is prescribed for women during pregnancy, what
statements should the nurse make?
, Answer: folic acid is important for the building of blood cells for
adults and children
(tx megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias)
◉ a nurse is caring for a client who has HIV-1 and is starting therapy
with ritonavir and zidovudine. the client asks why she has to take
both medications, which explanation should the nurse provide?
Answer: taking the 2 meds together keeps you from becoming
resistant to either of them
◉ a nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who has received GA and
has a manifestations of malignant hyperthermia, the nurse should
expect to administer which of the following meds?
Answer: dantrolene
◉ a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for oxybutynin, what statements by the client indicates
an understanding of the teaching?
Answer: i need to avoid jogging on warm days
(suppression of sweating by the anticholinergic effects by
oxybutynin can result in hyperthermia)
