ATI Capstone Pharmacology Assessment 2025 |
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A nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking methyldopa for the treatment of hypertension. Witch
of the client following information should the nurse include in the teaching
- CORRECT ANS>>This medication can cause dizziness
A nurse is preparing to administer gentamicin 200 mg infusion over hr. to a school- age
child. Available is gentamicin 200mg in 100 mL 0.5 % sodium chloride solution. The nurse should set the
IV pump to deliver how many mL per hour? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a
leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero - CORRECT ANS>>100
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a child who is starting to take liquid ferrous sulfate.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
- CORRECT ANS>>Monitoring your child for constipation
A nurse is assessing a client who has been taking hydrochlorothiazide. Which of the following client
statements indicates that the medication is effective?
- CORRECT ANS>>The swelling in my feet has decreasing`
A nurse is assessing a client who is in preterm labor and is receiving magnesium sulfate via continuous IV
infusion. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?
- CORRECT ANS>>Deep tendon reflexes 1+
A nurse is caring for a client who reports using the herbal medication garlic along with prescribed
warfarin. The nurse should identify that which of the following is a potential adverse effect of taking
both of these products concurrently?
- CORRECT ANS>>Increased ecchymosis
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for benzonatate. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANS>>I should not drive
while taking this medication
A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV and a prescription for nevirapine. The nurse should monitor
the client for which of the following manifestations as an adverse reaction to nevirapine?
- CORRECT ANS>>Rash
A nurse is reviewing laboratory data for a client who is taking niacin to correct plasma lipid levels. Which
of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of this therapy?
- CORRECT ANS>>Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
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A nurse is preparing to administrated medication to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The
clients take lispro insulin and have a new prescription for pramlintide. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
- CORRECT ANS>>Monitor for hypoglycemia 3 hr. after pramlintide administration
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has osteoporosis and is starting to take oral ibandronate.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
- CORRECT ANS>>Take one tablet of the medication on the same date each month
A nurse is caring for a client who has hyperlipidemia and a new prescription for colesevelam. The nurse
should monitor the client for which of the following manifestations as an adverse effect of colesevelam?
- CORRECT ANS>>Constipation
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new prescription for omeprazole for
treatment of GRED. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
- CORRECT ANS>>This medication reduces stomach acid
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has angina and a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin tablets. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
- CORRECT ANS>>Store unused tablets at room temperature
A nurse erroneously administered a prescribe medication IV instead of IM to a client. Which of the
following actions is the nurse's priority?
- CORRECT ANS>>Assess the client
A nurse is assessing a client who has a prescription for haloperidol 0.5 mg PO three times daily. The
medication administration record shows that the client received 5 mg per dose on the previous day.
Which of the following manifestations is the nurse's priority to assess?
- CORRECT ANS>>Muscle stiffness
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has asthma and takes albuterol. Which of the
following should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of albuterol?
- CORRECT ANS>>Heart rate 110/min
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for methimazole
for the treatment of hyperthyroidism. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
- CORRECT ANS>>I will contact the provider if my throat becomes sore
A nurse is administering bumetanide to a client who has ascites. The nurse should
recognize that which of the following findings is an expected therapeutic effect off