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ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY EXIT EXAM |QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS |LATEST 2025
ALREADY PASSED |GRADE A+
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is taking clarithromycin. Which of the
following sense alterations should the nurse instruct the client is an adverse effect of
clarithromycin?
Altered sense of smell
Altered taste
Altered sense of touch
Altered sight - Correct ✓✓
--Altered taste
Rationale: Clients who are taking clarithromycin frequently report a persistent metallic taste
in their mouth.
5 *A nurse is caring for a client who has difficulty swallowing medications and is
prescribed enteric-coated aspirin PO once daily. The client asks if the medication can be
crushed to make it easier to swallow. Which of the following responses should the nurse
provide?
"Crushing the medication might cause you to have a stomachache or indigestion."
"Crushing the medication is a good idea, and I can mix it in some ice cream for you."
"Crushing the medication would release all the medication at once, rather than over time."
"Crushing is unsafe, as it destroys the ingredients in the medication." - Correct ✓✓
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A nurse is caring for a client who has difficulty swallowing medications and is
prescribed enteric-coated aspirin PO once daily. The client asks if the medication can be
crushed to make it easier to swallow. Which of the following responses should the nurse
provide?
--"Crushing the medication might cause you to have a stomachache or indigestion."
"Crushing the medication is a good idea, and I can mix it in some ice cream for you."
"Crushing the medication would release all the medication at once, rather than over time."
"Crushing is unsafe, as it destroys the ingredients in the medication."
A nurse in a substance abuse clinic is assessing a client who recently started taking
disulfiram. The client reports having discontinued the medication after experiencing
severe nausea and vomiting. Which of the following reasons should the nurse suspect to
be a likely cause of the client's distress?
The client demonstrated an allergic response to the medication.
The client experienced a common side effect to the medication.
The client consumed alcohol while taking the medication.
The client took an overdose of the medication. - Correct ✓✓
A nurse in a substance abuse clinic is assessing a client who recently started taking
disulfiram. The client reports having discontinued the medication after experiencing
severe nausea and vomiting. Which of the following reasons should the nurse suspect to
be a likely cause of the client's distress?
The client demonstrated an allergic response to the medication.
The client experienced a common side effect to the medication.
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---The client consumed alcohol while taking the medication.
The client took an overdose of the medication.
A nurse is caring for a child who has asthma and a prescription for montelukast
granules. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide the client's
parent on administering the medication?
Give the medication in the morning daily.
Administer the medication 2 hr before exercise.
Give the medication at the onset of wheezing.
Administer the granules mixed with 20 oz of water - Correct ✓✓
A nurse is caring for a child who has asthma and a prescription for montelukast
granules. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide the client's
parent on administering the medication?
Give the medication in the morning daily.
---Administer the medication 2 hr before exercise.
Give the medication at the onset of wheezing.
Administer the granules mixed with 20 oz of water.
Rationale: Montelukast should be given daily during the evening, except when being used for
exercise-induced bronchospasm. It should then be given 2 hr before exercise, and not given
again for 24 hr.
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for colchicine to treat gout.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"Take this medication with food if nausea develops."
ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY EXIT EXAM |QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS |LATEST 2025
ALREADY PASSED |GRADE A+
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is taking clarithromycin. Which of the
following sense alterations should the nurse instruct the client is an adverse effect of
clarithromycin?
Altered sense of smell
Altered taste
Altered sense of touch
Altered sight - Correct ✓✓
--Altered taste
Rationale: Clients who are taking clarithromycin frequently report a persistent metallic taste
in their mouth.
5 *A nurse is caring for a client who has difficulty swallowing medications and is
prescribed enteric-coated aspirin PO once daily. The client asks if the medication can be
crushed to make it easier to swallow. Which of the following responses should the nurse
provide?
"Crushing the medication might cause you to have a stomachache or indigestion."
"Crushing the medication is a good idea, and I can mix it in some ice cream for you."
"Crushing the medication would release all the medication at once, rather than over time."
"Crushing is unsafe, as it destroys the ingredients in the medication." - Correct ✓✓
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A nurse is caring for a client who has difficulty swallowing medications and is
prescribed enteric-coated aspirin PO once daily. The client asks if the medication can be
crushed to make it easier to swallow. Which of the following responses should the nurse
provide?
--"Crushing the medication might cause you to have a stomachache or indigestion."
"Crushing the medication is a good idea, and I can mix it in some ice cream for you."
"Crushing the medication would release all the medication at once, rather than over time."
"Crushing is unsafe, as it destroys the ingredients in the medication."
A nurse in a substance abuse clinic is assessing a client who recently started taking
disulfiram. The client reports having discontinued the medication after experiencing
severe nausea and vomiting. Which of the following reasons should the nurse suspect to
be a likely cause of the client's distress?
The client demonstrated an allergic response to the medication.
The client experienced a common side effect to the medication.
The client consumed alcohol while taking the medication.
The client took an overdose of the medication. - Correct ✓✓
A nurse in a substance abuse clinic is assessing a client who recently started taking
disulfiram. The client reports having discontinued the medication after experiencing
severe nausea and vomiting. Which of the following reasons should the nurse suspect to
be a likely cause of the client's distress?
The client demonstrated an allergic response to the medication.
The client experienced a common side effect to the medication.
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---The client consumed alcohol while taking the medication.
The client took an overdose of the medication.
A nurse is caring for a child who has asthma and a prescription for montelukast
granules. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide the client's
parent on administering the medication?
Give the medication in the morning daily.
Administer the medication 2 hr before exercise.
Give the medication at the onset of wheezing.
Administer the granules mixed with 20 oz of water - Correct ✓✓
A nurse is caring for a child who has asthma and a prescription for montelukast
granules. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide the client's
parent on administering the medication?
Give the medication in the morning daily.
---Administer the medication 2 hr before exercise.
Give the medication at the onset of wheezing.
Administer the granules mixed with 20 oz of water.
Rationale: Montelukast should be given daily during the evening, except when being used for
exercise-induced bronchospasm. It should then be given 2 hr before exercise, and not given
again for 24 hr.
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for colchicine to treat gout.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"Take this medication with food if nausea develops."
