CAPSTONE PHARM 1 AND 2 LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
1. What is the first action a nurse should take following a
medication error?
o A) Complete an incident report
o B) Ask the client how they feel
o C) Assess the client
o D) Inform the charge nurse
o Answer: C) Assess the client
2. A nurse reviewing the medical record of a client who received
medications 1 hour ago is reporting chest pain. The nurse should
recognize that chest pain can be an adverse effect of which of
the following medications?
o A) Albuterol
o B) Furosemide
o C) Digoxin
o D) Atenolol
o Answer: A) Albuterol
3. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has open-angle
glaucoma and a new prescription for acetazolamide. Before
, administering the first dose, the nurse should ask if the client has
any allergies to:
o A) Nitrates
o B) Sulfa-based medications
o C) Antilipemic agents
o D) Proton pump inhibitors
o Answer: B) Sulfa-based medications
4. A nurse is caring for a client with HIV who is starting therapy
with ritonavir and zidovudine. The client asks why they must
take both medications. What is the best response by the nurse?
o A) "If you take both medications together, it will shorten the
duration of HIV."
o B) "Taking both medications together helps prevent
resistance to either medication."
o C) "Taking both medications together prevents toxicity."
o D) "Zidovudine protects you from the side effects of
ritonavir."
o Answer: B) "Taking both medications together helps prevent
resistance to either medication."
5. A nurse is providing teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes
who is taking extended-release exenatide. Which statement by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
o A) "I will discard the open injector pen after 2 months."
o B) "I will inject the medication into the muscle of my thigh."
o C) "I will store the open injector pen at room temperature."
, o D) "I will take this medication one hour before morning and
evening meals."
o Answer: D) "I will take this medication one hour before
morning and evening meals."
6. A nurse is providing teaching to a client with a new prescription
for folic acid. The client says, "I thought this was only given
during pregnancy." Which response by the nurse is correct?
o A) "It is important for stimulating the immune system."
o B) "It helps increase the absorption of other medications."
o C) "It is given to minimize manifestations of BPH."
o D) "It is important for building blood cells in children and
adults."
o Answer: D) "It is important for building blood cells in
children and adults."
7. A nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who received general
anesthesia and shows signs of malignant hyperthermia. Which
medication should the nurse administer?
o A) Diazepam
o B) Dantrolene
o C) Cyclobenzaprine
o D) Metaxalone
o Answer: B) Dantrolene
8. A nurse is caring for a client who refuses a prescribed influenza
immunization. Which action should the nurse take first?
o A) Contact the provider who prescribed the immunization
, o B) Ask the client to describe their concerns
o C) Provide the client with education about the immunization
o D) Document the client's refusal of the immunization
o Answer: B) Ask the client to describe their concerns
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a
hypotonic IV fluid. Which solution should the nurse expect to
administer?
o A) 0.45% sodium chloride
o B) 0.9% sodium chloride
o C) 3% sodium chloride
o D) Lactated Ringer's
o Answer: A) 0.45% sodium chloride
10. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client
who has a new prescription for acetylcysteine. For which
condition should the nurse expect to administer this medication?
o A) Gastrointestinal bleed
o B) Acute bronchospasm
o C) Morphine toxicity
o D) Acetaminophen toxicity
o Answer: D) Acetaminophen toxicity
11. A nurse is obtaining vital signs for a client taking
propranolol. Which finding should the nurse identify as an
adverse effect of the medication?
o A) Respiratory rate of 20/min
EXAM TEST BANK 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
1. What is the first action a nurse should take following a
medication error?
o A) Complete an incident report
o B) Ask the client how they feel
o C) Assess the client
o D) Inform the charge nurse
o Answer: C) Assess the client
2. A nurse reviewing the medical record of a client who received
medications 1 hour ago is reporting chest pain. The nurse should
recognize that chest pain can be an adverse effect of which of
the following medications?
o A) Albuterol
o B) Furosemide
o C) Digoxin
o D) Atenolol
o Answer: A) Albuterol
3. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has open-angle
glaucoma and a new prescription for acetazolamide. Before
, administering the first dose, the nurse should ask if the client has
any allergies to:
o A) Nitrates
o B) Sulfa-based medications
o C) Antilipemic agents
o D) Proton pump inhibitors
o Answer: B) Sulfa-based medications
4. A nurse is caring for a client with HIV who is starting therapy
with ritonavir and zidovudine. The client asks why they must
take both medications. What is the best response by the nurse?
o A) "If you take both medications together, it will shorten the
duration of HIV."
o B) "Taking both medications together helps prevent
resistance to either medication."
o C) "Taking both medications together prevents toxicity."
o D) "Zidovudine protects you from the side effects of
ritonavir."
o Answer: B) "Taking both medications together helps prevent
resistance to either medication."
5. A nurse is providing teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes
who is taking extended-release exenatide. Which statement by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
o A) "I will discard the open injector pen after 2 months."
o B) "I will inject the medication into the muscle of my thigh."
o C) "I will store the open injector pen at room temperature."
, o D) "I will take this medication one hour before morning and
evening meals."
o Answer: D) "I will take this medication one hour before
morning and evening meals."
6. A nurse is providing teaching to a client with a new prescription
for folic acid. The client says, "I thought this was only given
during pregnancy." Which response by the nurse is correct?
o A) "It is important for stimulating the immune system."
o B) "It helps increase the absorption of other medications."
o C) "It is given to minimize manifestations of BPH."
o D) "It is important for building blood cells in children and
adults."
o Answer: D) "It is important for building blood cells in
children and adults."
7. A nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who received general
anesthesia and shows signs of malignant hyperthermia. Which
medication should the nurse administer?
o A) Diazepam
o B) Dantrolene
o C) Cyclobenzaprine
o D) Metaxalone
o Answer: B) Dantrolene
8. A nurse is caring for a client who refuses a prescribed influenza
immunization. Which action should the nurse take first?
o A) Contact the provider who prescribed the immunization
, o B) Ask the client to describe their concerns
o C) Provide the client with education about the immunization
o D) Document the client's refusal of the immunization
o Answer: B) Ask the client to describe their concerns
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a
hypotonic IV fluid. Which solution should the nurse expect to
administer?
o A) 0.45% sodium chloride
o B) 0.9% sodium chloride
o C) 3% sodium chloride
o D) Lactated Ringer's
o Answer: A) 0.45% sodium chloride
10. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client
who has a new prescription for acetylcysteine. For which
condition should the nurse expect to administer this medication?
o A) Gastrointestinal bleed
o B) Acute bronchospasm
o C) Morphine toxicity
o D) Acetaminophen toxicity
o Answer: D) Acetaminophen toxicity
11. A nurse is obtaining vital signs for a client taking
propranolol. Which finding should the nurse identify as an
adverse effect of the medication?
o A) Respiratory rate of 20/min
