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ATI CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT
1 & 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
ATI CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT 1
A client has been prescribed metoclopramide. Which of the
following should the nurse include in client education regarding
this medication? - ANSWER-1) Notify your provider if your
experience restlessness or spams of the face or neck
Rationale; An adverse effect of metoclopramide is
extrapyramidal symptoms. The client should stop the
medication and notify the provider if these occur
Disulfiram is taken by a client daily for abstinence maintenance.
What is an adverse effect of this therapy? - ANSWER-1)
Hepatoxicity
Rationale; Hepatoxicity is an adverse effect of disulfiram
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A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes and a new
prescription for 14 units of regular insulin and 28 units of NPH
insulin subcutaneously at breakfast daily. What is the total
number of units of insulin that the nurse should prepare in the
insulin syringe? - ANSWER-4) 42 units
Rationale; Each order of for units of insulin is combined in
the same syringe. The nurse should withdrawal the regular
insulin into the syringe first
Before administering blood products, which action should be
taken? - ANSWER-1) Assess the client's temperature
Rationale; Assess the client's vital signs, obtain consent for
the procedure and ensure compatibility. Prime the IV tubing
with 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse would not document
client response or administer epinephrine prior to starting
the transfusion
A nurse is caring for a client prescribed HMG CoA reductase
inhibitor, atorvastatin. Which of the following should be
monitored while this medication is prescribed? - ANSWER-1)
Liver function tests
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Rationale; Statins (HMG CoA reductase inhibitors) like
atorvastatin can cause hepatotoxicity. Prior to initiating
therapy the client's baseline liver function should be
determined then liver function tests should be checked after
12 weeks of therapy and then every 6 months. The nurse
should advise the client to observe for symptoms of liver
dysfunction (anorexia, vomiting, nausea, jaundice) and to
notify the provider if these occur
A nurse is caring for a client receiving a dopamine infusion via a
peripheral IV. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take if the IV site appears infiltrated? - ANSWER-2) Stop the
infusion
Rationale; If infiltration is suspected, the infusion should be
stopped. Necrosis can occur from extravasation of high doses
of dopamine. Extravasation can be treated with local
injection of an alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, such as
phentolamine
A client has been prescribed lisinopril. Which of the following
medication interactions should the nurse instruct this client
about? - ANSWER-1) Potassium supplements
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Rationale; Potassium supplements and potassium-sparing
diuretics increase the risk of hyperkalemia in clients taking
ACE inhibitors such as lisinopril. Clients should only take
potassium supplements if prescribed by the provider. Clients
should also avoid salt substitutes that contain potassium
Which of the following are contraindications to salicylate acid
therapy? - ANSWER-*Third trimester pregnancy
*Throbocytopenia
*Adolescents with chickenpox
Rationale; ••Salicylate Acid is a category D agent and should
not be administered to pregnant clients.
••Also contraindicated in clients with bleeding disorders and
thrombocytopenia.
••Should not be given to children or adolescents with fever or
recent chickenpox due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.
(Salicylate acid inhibits platelet aggregation and is often
used in the treatment and prevention of thrombosis.
Salicylate acid is commonly prescribed to clients with
coronary artery disease to prevent thrombus formation)
ATI CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT
1 & 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
ATI CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT 1
A client has been prescribed metoclopramide. Which of the
following should the nurse include in client education regarding
this medication? - ANSWER-1) Notify your provider if your
experience restlessness or spams of the face or neck
Rationale; An adverse effect of metoclopramide is
extrapyramidal symptoms. The client should stop the
medication and notify the provider if these occur
Disulfiram is taken by a client daily for abstinence maintenance.
What is an adverse effect of this therapy? - ANSWER-1)
Hepatoxicity
Rationale; Hepatoxicity is an adverse effect of disulfiram
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A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes and a new
prescription for 14 units of regular insulin and 28 units of NPH
insulin subcutaneously at breakfast daily. What is the total
number of units of insulin that the nurse should prepare in the
insulin syringe? - ANSWER-4) 42 units
Rationale; Each order of for units of insulin is combined in
the same syringe. The nurse should withdrawal the regular
insulin into the syringe first
Before administering blood products, which action should be
taken? - ANSWER-1) Assess the client's temperature
Rationale; Assess the client's vital signs, obtain consent for
the procedure and ensure compatibility. Prime the IV tubing
with 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse would not document
client response or administer epinephrine prior to starting
the transfusion
A nurse is caring for a client prescribed HMG CoA reductase
inhibitor, atorvastatin. Which of the following should be
monitored while this medication is prescribed? - ANSWER-1)
Liver function tests
,3|Page
Rationale; Statins (HMG CoA reductase inhibitors) like
atorvastatin can cause hepatotoxicity. Prior to initiating
therapy the client's baseline liver function should be
determined then liver function tests should be checked after
12 weeks of therapy and then every 6 months. The nurse
should advise the client to observe for symptoms of liver
dysfunction (anorexia, vomiting, nausea, jaundice) and to
notify the provider if these occur
A nurse is caring for a client receiving a dopamine infusion via a
peripheral IV. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take if the IV site appears infiltrated? - ANSWER-2) Stop the
infusion
Rationale; If infiltration is suspected, the infusion should be
stopped. Necrosis can occur from extravasation of high doses
of dopamine. Extravasation can be treated with local
injection of an alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, such as
phentolamine
A client has been prescribed lisinopril. Which of the following
medication interactions should the nurse instruct this client
about? - ANSWER-1) Potassium supplements
, 4|Page
Rationale; Potassium supplements and potassium-sparing
diuretics increase the risk of hyperkalemia in clients taking
ACE inhibitors such as lisinopril. Clients should only take
potassium supplements if prescribed by the provider. Clients
should also avoid salt substitutes that contain potassium
Which of the following are contraindications to salicylate acid
therapy? - ANSWER-*Third trimester pregnancy
*Throbocytopenia
*Adolescents with chickenpox
Rationale; ••Salicylate Acid is a category D agent and should
not be administered to pregnant clients.
••Also contraindicated in clients with bleeding disorders and
thrombocytopenia.
••Should not be given to children or adolescents with fever or
recent chickenpox due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.
(Salicylate acid inhibits platelet aggregation and is often
used in the treatment and prevention of thrombosis.
Salicylate acid is commonly prescribed to clients with
coronary artery disease to prevent thrombus formation)
