ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK ACTUAL
FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2025 UPDATED VERSION WITH 400+
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS \\COMPLETE
VERSION WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS || ALREADY GRADED A+
Select all that apply: A. Stop the activity and lie down or sit down
1.A patient is experiencing C. Call 911 if the pain is not relieved after taking 1 sublingual tablet.
chest pain while playing E. Place a tablet under the tongue.
tennis. He has a bottle of F. Place a tablet in the space between the gum and cheek.
sublingual nitroglycerin with G. Take another sublingual tablet if chest pain is not
him. Which of the actions are relieved after 5 minutes, up to three, total.
appropriate for the patient
to take at this time? Select
all that apply.
A. Stop the activity and lie
down or sit down.
B. Call 911 immediately.
C. Call 911 if the pain is not
relieved after taking 1
sublingual tablet.
D. Call 911 if the pain is not
relieved after taking 3
sublingual tablets in 15
minutes.
E. Place a tablet under the
tongue.
F. Place a tablet in the space
between the gum and
cheek.
G. Take another sublingual
tablet if chest pain is not
relieved after 5 minutes, up
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to three, total.
The physician has ordered D. The patient should take her first dose while lying
the adrenergic drug down because there is a first- dose effect with
doxazosin (Cardura) for a prazosin.
patient.
When providing education
about this drug, the nurse
should include which
instructions?
A. The patient should weigh
herself daily
and report any weight loss to
the physician.
B. The patient should increase
her
potassium intake by eating
more bananas and
apricots.
C. The impaired taste
associated with the
medication usually goes
away in 2 to 3 weeks.
D. The patient should take
her first dose while lying
down because there is a
first- dose effect with
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prazosin.
2. A patient with severe B. is not a prodrug and does not need to be
liver disease is receiving metabolized by the liver before becoming active.
the angiotensin
converting enzyme
(ACE) inhibitor,
captopril
(Capoten). The nurse is
aware that the
advantage of this drug for
this patient is that
captopril
A. is a prodrug and is
metabolized by the liver
before becoming active.
B. is not a prodrug and
does not need to be
metabolized by the liver
before
becoming active.
C. rarely causes first-dose
hypotensive effects.
D. has little effect on
electrolyte levels.
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3. During a follow-up visit, D. "The physician is making sure the treatment is effective over the
the physician examines the long-term.
fundus of the patient's eye.
Afterward, the patient asks
the nurse, "Why is he
looking at my eyes when I
have high blood pressure? It
does not make sense to
me!" What is the best
response by the
nurse?
A. "We need to monitor for
drug toxicity."
B. "We must watch for
increased intraocular
pressure."
C. "The physician is
assessing for visual
changes that may occur with
drug therapy."
D. "The physician is making sure
the
treatment is effective over the
long-term."
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