Pharmacology Final Exam
Questions and answers(ATI)
A nurse is reviewing the health record of a client who asks about taking propranolol to
treat hypertension. The nurse should recognize which of the following conditions is a
contraindication for taking propranolol?
a. Asthma
b. Glaucoma
c. Hypertension
d. Tachycardia - n
ANS ✔✔
a. Asthma
(Chapter 20)
Qs
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for verapamil to control
hypertension. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Increase the amount of fiber in the diet
b. Drink grapefruit juice daily to increase vitamin-C intake
c. Decrease the amount of calcium in the diet
d. Withhold food 1 hour after the medication is taken - n
ANS ✔✔
a. Increase the amount of fiber in the diet
(Chapter 20)
Qs
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for captopril for hypertension.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following as an adverse effect of
this medication?
a. Hypokalemia
b. Hypernatremia
c. Neutropenia
d. Bradycardia - n
ANS ✔✔
c. Neutropenia
(Chapter 20)
Qs
, A nurse in an acute care facility is caring for a client who is receiving IV nitroprusside
for hypertensive crisis. Which of the following conditions should the nurse monitor the
client for as an adverse effect of this medication?
a. Intestinal ileus
b. Neuropenia
c. Delirium
d. Hyperthermia - n
ANS ✔✔
c. Delirium
(Chapter 20)
Qs
A nurse is planning to administer a first dose of captopril to a client who has
hypertension. Which of the following medications can intensify first dose hypotension?
(Select all that apply)
a. Simvastatin
b. Hydrochlorothiazide
c. Phenytoin
d. Clonidine
e. Aliskiren - n
ANS ✔✔
b, d, e
Hydrochlorothiazide
Clonidine
Aliskiren
(Chapter 20)
Qs
A nurse is planning to administer subcutaneous enoxaparin 40mg using a prefilled
syringe of enoxaparin 40mg/0.4mL to an adult client following hip arthroplasty. Which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Expel the air bubble from the prefilled syringe before injecting
b. Insert the needle completely into the client's tissue
c. Administer the injection into the client's thigh
d. Aspirate carefully after inserting the needle into the client's skin - n
ANS ✔✔
b. Insert the needle completely into the client's tissue
(Chapter 25)
Qs
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving heparin by continuous IV infusion. The
client begins vomiting blood. After the heparin has been stopped, which of the following
medications should the nurse prepare to administer?
Questions and answers(ATI)
A nurse is reviewing the health record of a client who asks about taking propranolol to
treat hypertension. The nurse should recognize which of the following conditions is a
contraindication for taking propranolol?
a. Asthma
b. Glaucoma
c. Hypertension
d. Tachycardia - n
ANS ✔✔
a. Asthma
(Chapter 20)
Qs
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for verapamil to control
hypertension. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Increase the amount of fiber in the diet
b. Drink grapefruit juice daily to increase vitamin-C intake
c. Decrease the amount of calcium in the diet
d. Withhold food 1 hour after the medication is taken - n
ANS ✔✔
a. Increase the amount of fiber in the diet
(Chapter 20)
Qs
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for captopril for hypertension.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following as an adverse effect of
this medication?
a. Hypokalemia
b. Hypernatremia
c. Neutropenia
d. Bradycardia - n
ANS ✔✔
c. Neutropenia
(Chapter 20)
Qs
, A nurse in an acute care facility is caring for a client who is receiving IV nitroprusside
for hypertensive crisis. Which of the following conditions should the nurse monitor the
client for as an adverse effect of this medication?
a. Intestinal ileus
b. Neuropenia
c. Delirium
d. Hyperthermia - n
ANS ✔✔
c. Delirium
(Chapter 20)
Qs
A nurse is planning to administer a first dose of captopril to a client who has
hypertension. Which of the following medications can intensify first dose hypotension?
(Select all that apply)
a. Simvastatin
b. Hydrochlorothiazide
c. Phenytoin
d. Clonidine
e. Aliskiren - n
ANS ✔✔
b, d, e
Hydrochlorothiazide
Clonidine
Aliskiren
(Chapter 20)
Qs
A nurse is planning to administer subcutaneous enoxaparin 40mg using a prefilled
syringe of enoxaparin 40mg/0.4mL to an adult client following hip arthroplasty. Which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Expel the air bubble from the prefilled syringe before injecting
b. Insert the needle completely into the client's tissue
c. Administer the injection into the client's thigh
d. Aspirate carefully after inserting the needle into the client's skin - n
ANS ✔✔
b. Insert the needle completely into the client's tissue
(Chapter 25)
Qs
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving heparin by continuous IV infusion. The
client begins vomiting blood. After the heparin has been stopped, which of the following
medications should the nurse prepare to administer?
