ATI Neuro Drugs Part 2 Test Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse is teaching a client starting **pramipexole** for Parkinson’s disease. Which of the
following side effects should the client report immediately?
A. Dry mouth
✔✔ B. Muscle weakness
C. Mild drowsiness
D. Headache
A client with a history of seizures is prescribed **levetiracetam**. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
A. "You can stop the medication once seizures improve."
✔✔ B. "Report any mood changes or suicidal thoughts."
C. "Take with grapefruit juice to increase absorption."
D. "This drug will make you feel energetic."
A client taking **interferon beta-1b** for multiple sclerosis asks how it helps. What is the best
response?
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,A. "It replaces lost dopamine."
✔✔ B. "It reduces the frequency of relapses."
C. "It cures multiple sclerosis."
D. "It increases blood sugar levels."
Which of the following lab values should be monitored in a client taking **dantrolene**?
✔✔ A. Liver function tests
B. Hemoglobin
C. Creatinine
D. Potassium
A nurse is teaching a client who is prescribed **tizanidine** for muscle spasms. Which of the
following is a common adverse effect?
A. Euphoria
B. Diarrhea
✔✔ C. Drowsiness
D. Insomnia
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, A client newly prescribed **amantadine** for Parkinson's disease asks what to expect. Which of
the following is a common side effect?
A. Increased appetite
✔✔ B. Livedo reticularis (mottled skin)
C. Constipation
D. Insomnia
A client is taking **carbidopa/levodopa** and reports dizziness when standing. The nurse
should recognize this as which effect?
A. CNS depression
✔✔ B. Orthostatic hypotension
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Muscle rigidity
Which instruction is important when administering **selegiline** for Parkinson’s disease?
A. "Take it on an empty stomach."
✔✔ B. "Avoid foods high in tyramine."
C. "Discontinue it if nausea occurs."
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and Answers | Latest Version | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse is teaching a client starting **pramipexole** for Parkinson’s disease. Which of the
following side effects should the client report immediately?
A. Dry mouth
✔✔ B. Muscle weakness
C. Mild drowsiness
D. Headache
A client with a history of seizures is prescribed **levetiracetam**. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
A. "You can stop the medication once seizures improve."
✔✔ B. "Report any mood changes or suicidal thoughts."
C. "Take with grapefruit juice to increase absorption."
D. "This drug will make you feel energetic."
A client taking **interferon beta-1b** for multiple sclerosis asks how it helps. What is the best
response?
1
,A. "It replaces lost dopamine."
✔✔ B. "It reduces the frequency of relapses."
C. "It cures multiple sclerosis."
D. "It increases blood sugar levels."
Which of the following lab values should be monitored in a client taking **dantrolene**?
✔✔ A. Liver function tests
B. Hemoglobin
C. Creatinine
D. Potassium
A nurse is teaching a client who is prescribed **tizanidine** for muscle spasms. Which of the
following is a common adverse effect?
A. Euphoria
B. Diarrhea
✔✔ C. Drowsiness
D. Insomnia
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, A client newly prescribed **amantadine** for Parkinson's disease asks what to expect. Which of
the following is a common side effect?
A. Increased appetite
✔✔ B. Livedo reticularis (mottled skin)
C. Constipation
D. Insomnia
A client is taking **carbidopa/levodopa** and reports dizziness when standing. The nurse
should recognize this as which effect?
A. CNS depression
✔✔ B. Orthostatic hypotension
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Muscle rigidity
Which instruction is important when administering **selegiline** for Parkinson’s disease?
A. "Take it on an empty stomach."
✔✔ B. "Avoid foods high in tyramine."
C. "Discontinue it if nausea occurs."
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