ATI CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT 1 QUESTION BANK UPDATED VERSION THIS YEAR WITH 260 QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS JUST RELEASED

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ATI CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT 1
QUESTION BANK UPDATED VESION THIS YEAR
WITH 260 QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED
ANSWERS JUST RELEASED

QUESTION: a nurse is teaching a pt who has a new prescription for brimonidine to treat open-
angle glaucoma, what indicates an understanding of the instructions? - ANSWER✔✔i can expect
to feel some irritation when i put these drops in my eyes




QUESTION: a nurse is caring for a female client who has osteoporosis and a new prescription
for raloxifene, what should the nurse assess prior to initiating therapy? - ANSWER✔✔pregnancy
status




(risk category X)




QUESTION: a nurse is teaching a pt to use TD nitroglycerin patches to treat angina pectoris,
what instructions should she include? - ANSWER✔✔apply a new patch every morning




(effects begin 30-60 min after application and last 14 hours)

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QUESTION: a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription for allopurinol to
treat gout, what should the nurse include? - ANSWER✔✔increase your fluid intake




QUESTION: a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a neuropathic pain and a new
prescription for amitriptyline once per day, what should the nurse include? -
ANSWER✔✔increase fluids while on this med




(urine turns blue/green, sedation is an AE)




QUESTION: a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for vancomycin 1g IV
intermittent infusion over 30min every 12 hours, what should the nurse take? -
ANSWER✔✔contact the provider for prescription clarification




(administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion reaction--hypotension, flushing)




QUESTION: a nurse is providing teaching to a male client who has a new prescription for folic
acid, the client tells the nurse he heard that the medication is prescribed for women during
pregnancy, what statements should the nurse make? - ANSWER✔✔folic acid is important for
the building of blood cells for adults and children




(tx megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias)

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QUESTION: a nurse is caring for a client who has HIV-1 and is starting therapy with ritonavir and
zidovudine. the client asks why she has to take both medications, which explanation should the
nurse provide? - ANSWER✔✔taking the 2 meds together keeps you from becoming resistant to
either of them




QUESTION: a nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who has received GA and has a
manifestations of malignant hyperthermia, the nurse should expect to administer which of the
following meds? - ANSWER✔✔dantrolene




QUESTION: a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for oxybutynin,
what statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER✔✔i need
to avoid jogging on warm days




(suppression of sweating by the anticholinergic effects by oxybutynin can result in
hyperthermia)




QUESTION: a nurse is reviewing the lab findings for a client who is taking zidovudine to treat
HIV, which should the nurse report to the provider - ANSWER✔✔neutrophil count 650/mm3




(normal is 1500-8000)

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QUESTION: a nurse is assessing a client who is receiving gemfibrozil, the nurse should identify
what finding as an AE of this med? - ANSWER✔✔muscle tenderness




(--> myopathy, rhabdomyolysis)




QUESTION: a nurse is caring for a pt with T2D and began therapy with metformin 2 days ago

the client reports experiencing n/d, what should the nurse say - ANSWER✔✔your symptoms are
common AE of metformin and should decrease with time




(GI manifestations at onset of therapy)




QUESTION: a nurse is caring for 4 clients who have peptic ulcer disease, the nurse should
recognize that misoprostol is contraindicated for which of the following clients? - ANSWER✔✔a
client who might be pregnant




(category X, can cause spontaneous abortion)




QUESTION: a nurse is in the ICU and caring for a pt with sudden onset of sustained SVT, what
med should the nurse prepare? - ANSWER✔✔adenosine




(decreases electrical conduction through the AV node)