ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED
FINAL 2024-2025 LATEST EXAM WITH
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT,
VERIFIED AND DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A+. 100% PASS GUARANTEED!
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 adverse
effects of this medication?
A. hypokalemia
B. hypernatremia
C.Neutropenia
D.Bradycardia - Ans>C. Neutropenia is a serious adverse effect that
can occur in clients taking an ACE inhibitor. The nurse should monitor
the client's CBC
and teach the client to report indications of infection to the provider.
,A nurse in an acute care facility is caring for a client who is receiving
IV nitroprusside for hypertensive crisis. The nurse should monitor
the client for which of the following adverse reactions to this
medication?
A.Intestinal ileus
B.Neutropenia
C.Delirium
D. hyperthermia - Ans>C. Delirium and other mental status changes
can occur in
thiocyanate toxicity when IV nitroprusside is infused at a high
dosage. monitor thiocyanate level during therapy to remain below 10
mg/dL.
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 - Ans>B.hydrochlorothiazide, a thiazide diuretic, is often
used to treat hypertension. Diuretics can intensify first-dose
orthostatic hypotension caused by captopril and can continue to
interact with antihypertensive medications to cause hypotension. The
nurse should monitor clients carefully for hypotension, especially
after
the first dose of captopril and keep the client safe from injury
D. Clonidine, a centrally acting alpha2
agonist, is an
antihypertensive medication that can interact with captopril to
intensify first-dose orthostatic hypotension. The nurse should
monitor clients carefully for hypotension, especially after the
first dose of captopril, and keep the client safe from injury.
E. Aliskiren, a direct renin inhibitor, is an
antihypertensive medication that can interact with captopril to
intensify its first-dose orthostatic hypotension. The nurse should
monitor clients carefully for hypotension, especially after the
first dose of captopril, and keep the client safe from injury
, A nurse in a provider's office is monitoring serum electrolytes for
four older adult clients who take digoxin. Which of the following
electrolyte values increases a
client's risk for digoxin toxicity?
A.Calcium 9.2 mg/dL
B.Calcium 10.3 mg/dL
C.Potassium 3.4 mEq/L
D.Potassium 4.8 mEq/ - Ans>C. Potassium 3.4 mEq/L is below the
expected reference
range and puts a client at risk for digoxin toxicity. Low potassium
can cause fatal dysrhythmias, especially in older clients who take
digoxin. The nurse should notify the provider, who might prescribe a
potassium supplement or a potassium-sparing diuretic for the client
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has a new prescription
for digoxin and takes multiple
other medications. The nurse should recognize that concurrent use of
which of the following
medications places the client at risk for digoxin toxicity?
FINAL 2024-2025 LATEST EXAM WITH
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT,
VERIFIED AND DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A+. 100% PASS GUARANTEED!
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 adverse
effects of this medication?
A. hypokalemia
B. hypernatremia
C.Neutropenia
D.Bradycardia - Ans>C. Neutropenia is a serious adverse effect that
can occur in clients taking an ACE inhibitor. The nurse should monitor
the client's CBC
and teach the client to report indications of infection to the provider.
,A nurse in an acute care facility is caring for a client who is receiving
IV nitroprusside for hypertensive crisis. The nurse should monitor
the client for which of the following adverse reactions to this
medication?
A.Intestinal ileus
B.Neutropenia
C.Delirium
D. hyperthermia - Ans>C. Delirium and other mental status changes
can occur in
thiocyanate toxicity when IV nitroprusside is infused at a high
dosage. monitor thiocyanate level during therapy to remain below 10
mg/dL.
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 - Ans>B.hydrochlorothiazide, a thiazide diuretic, is often
used to treat hypertension. Diuretics can intensify first-dose
orthostatic hypotension caused by captopril and can continue to
interact with antihypertensive medications to cause hypotension. The
nurse should monitor clients carefully for hypotension, especially
after
the first dose of captopril and keep the client safe from injury
D. Clonidine, a centrally acting alpha2
agonist, is an
antihypertensive medication that can interact with captopril to
intensify first-dose orthostatic hypotension. The nurse should
monitor clients carefully for hypotension, especially after the
first dose of captopril, and keep the client safe from injury.
E. Aliskiren, a direct renin inhibitor, is an
antihypertensive medication that can interact with captopril to
intensify its first-dose orthostatic hypotension. The nurse should
monitor clients carefully for hypotension, especially after the
first dose of captopril, and keep the client safe from injury
, A nurse in a provider's office is monitoring serum electrolytes for
four older adult clients who take digoxin. Which of the following
electrolyte values increases a
client's risk for digoxin toxicity?
A.Calcium 9.2 mg/dL
B.Calcium 10.3 mg/dL
C.Potassium 3.4 mEq/L
D.Potassium 4.8 mEq/ - Ans>C. Potassium 3.4 mEq/L is below the
expected reference
range and puts a client at risk for digoxin toxicity. Low potassium
can cause fatal dysrhythmias, especially in older clients who take
digoxin. The nurse should notify the provider, who might prescribe a
potassium supplement or a potassium-sparing diuretic for the client
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has a new prescription
for digoxin and takes multiple
other medications. The nurse should recognize that concurrent use of
which of the following
medications places the client at risk for digoxin toxicity?
