ATI PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM 2025 LATEST
VERSION UPDATED AND REVISED IN 2024-2025
A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a female client who has a new prescription
for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
A. take the medication even if pregnant
B. maintain a fluid restriction while taking it
C. take it on an empty stomach
D. stop taking it when manifestations subside - ANSWER -> C
A nurse is planning to administer ciprofloxacin IV to a client who has cystitis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. administer a concentrated solution
B. infuse the medication over 60 min
C. infuse the solution through the primary IV fluid's tubing
D. choose a small peripheral vein for administration - ANSWER -> B
A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus, pulmonary tuberculosis, and a
new prescription for isoniazid. Which of the following supplements should the nurse
expect to administer to prevent an adverse effect of INH?
A. ascorbic acid
B. pyridoxine
,C. folic acid
D. cyanocobalamin - ANSWER -> B
A nurse is infusing IV amphotericin B to a client who has a systemic fungal infection.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of this
medication?
A. hypoglycemia
B. constipation
C. fever
D. hyperkalemia - ANSWER -> C
A nurse is administering IV amphotericin B to a client who has a systemic fungal
infection. This nurse should monitor which of the following laboratory values? (select all
that apply)
A. serum albumin
B. serum amylase
C. serum potassium
D. hematocrit
E. serum creatinine - ANSWER -> C
D
E
A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning a course of metronidazole to treat an
infection. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client
as a priority to stop taking metronidazole and notify the provider?
,A. metallic taste
B. nausea
C. ataxia
D. dark-colored urine - ANSWER -> C
A nurse is teaching a client who has active tuberculosis about his treatment regimen.
The client asks why he must take four different medications. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A. "four medications decrease the risk for a severe allergic reaction."
B. "four medications reduce the chance that the bacteria will become resistant."
C. "four medications reduce the risk for adverse reactions."
D. "four medications decrease the chance of having a positive tuberculin skin test." -
ANSWER -> B
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for combination oral NRTIs
(abacavir, lamivudine, an zidovudine) for treatment of HIV. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include?
A. "these medications work by blocking HIV entry into cells."
B. "these medications work by weakening the cell wall of the HIV virus"
C. "these medications work by inhibiting enzymes to prevent HIV replication."
D. "these medications work by preventing protein synthesis within the HIV cell" -
ANSWER -> C
A nurse is caring for a client who takes several antiretroviral medications, including the
NRTI zidovudine, to treat HIV infection. The nurse should monitor for which of the
following adverse effects of zidovudine? (select all that apply)
, A. fatigue
B. blurred vision
C. ataxia
D. hyperventilation
E. vomiting - ANSWER -> A
D
E
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking ritonavir, a protease inhibitor, to treat HIV
infection. The nurse should monitor for which of the following adverse effects of this
medication?
A. increased TSH level
B. decreased ALT level
C. hypoglycemia
D. hyperlipidemia - ANSWER -> D
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for enfuvirtide to treat HIV
infection. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the adverse reactions of this
medication? (select all that apply)
A. bleeding
B. pneumonia
C. cerebral edema
D. localized erthema
VERSION UPDATED AND REVISED IN 2024-2025
A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a female client who has a new prescription
for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
A. take the medication even if pregnant
B. maintain a fluid restriction while taking it
C. take it on an empty stomach
D. stop taking it when manifestations subside - ANSWER -> C
A nurse is planning to administer ciprofloxacin IV to a client who has cystitis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. administer a concentrated solution
B. infuse the medication over 60 min
C. infuse the solution through the primary IV fluid's tubing
D. choose a small peripheral vein for administration - ANSWER -> B
A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus, pulmonary tuberculosis, and a
new prescription for isoniazid. Which of the following supplements should the nurse
expect to administer to prevent an adverse effect of INH?
A. ascorbic acid
B. pyridoxine
,C. folic acid
D. cyanocobalamin - ANSWER -> B
A nurse is infusing IV amphotericin B to a client who has a systemic fungal infection.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of this
medication?
A. hypoglycemia
B. constipation
C. fever
D. hyperkalemia - ANSWER -> C
A nurse is administering IV amphotericin B to a client who has a systemic fungal
infection. This nurse should monitor which of the following laboratory values? (select all
that apply)
A. serum albumin
B. serum amylase
C. serum potassium
D. hematocrit
E. serum creatinine - ANSWER -> C
D
E
A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning a course of metronidazole to treat an
infection. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client
as a priority to stop taking metronidazole and notify the provider?
,A. metallic taste
B. nausea
C. ataxia
D. dark-colored urine - ANSWER -> C
A nurse is teaching a client who has active tuberculosis about his treatment regimen.
The client asks why he must take four different medications. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A. "four medications decrease the risk for a severe allergic reaction."
B. "four medications reduce the chance that the bacteria will become resistant."
C. "four medications reduce the risk for adverse reactions."
D. "four medications decrease the chance of having a positive tuberculin skin test." -
ANSWER -> B
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for combination oral NRTIs
(abacavir, lamivudine, an zidovudine) for treatment of HIV. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include?
A. "these medications work by blocking HIV entry into cells."
B. "these medications work by weakening the cell wall of the HIV virus"
C. "these medications work by inhibiting enzymes to prevent HIV replication."
D. "these medications work by preventing protein synthesis within the HIV cell" -
ANSWER -> C
A nurse is caring for a client who takes several antiretroviral medications, including the
NRTI zidovudine, to treat HIV infection. The nurse should monitor for which of the
following adverse effects of zidovudine? (select all that apply)
, A. fatigue
B. blurred vision
C. ataxia
D. hyperventilation
E. vomiting - ANSWER -> A
D
E
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking ritonavir, a protease inhibitor, to treat HIV
infection. The nurse should monitor for which of the following adverse effects of this
medication?
A. increased TSH level
B. decreased ALT level
C. hypoglycemia
D. hyperlipidemia - ANSWER -> D
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for enfuvirtide to treat HIV
infection. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the adverse reactions of this
medication? (select all that apply)
A. bleeding
B. pneumonia
C. cerebral edema
D. localized erthema
