Virtual ATI Pharmacology Review
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A client is prescribed digoxin and reports seeing yellow halos around lights. What should the
nurse suspect?
✔✔ Digoxin toxicity.
A client taking furosemide reports muscle cramps and weakness. What lab value should be
checked?
✔✔ Potassium level.
What should the nurse teach a client taking warfarin about diet?
✔✔ Avoid sudden increases in vitamin K intake.
A nurse is administering insulin lispro. When should the client eat?
✔✔ Within 15 minutes of injection.
A client on amoxicillin develops a rash and itching. What is the next step?
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,✔✔ Discontinue the medication and notify the provider.
What is an important instruction for a client taking tetracycline?
✔✔ Avoid taking it with milk or antacids.
What is a common side effect of opioid analgesics like morphine?
✔✔ Constipation.
Why should a client taking albuterol be monitored for tremors and increased heart rate?
✔✔ These are common sympathetic nervous system side effects.
A client is taking phenytoin. What should the nurse observe in their mouth?
✔✔ Gingival hyperplasia.
What is the purpose of giving naloxone to a client?
✔✔ To reverse opioid-induced respiratory depression.
A client receiving vancomycin develops redness on the neck and chest. What does this indicate?
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, ✔✔ Red man syndrome.
A client is prescribed spironolactone. What electrolyte imbalance should the nurse monitor for?
✔✔ Hyperkalemia.
A nurse is teaching a client about nitroglycerin. What should the client do if they experience
chest pain?
✔✔ Take one tablet every 5 minutes for up to 3 doses, then seek emergency care.
What is an important side effect to monitor for in a client taking gentamicin?
✔✔ Hearing loss.
A client prescribed prednisone long-term is at risk for what condition?
✔✔ Immunosuppression.
What lab test should be monitored in a client on heparin therapy?
✔✔ aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time).
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A client is prescribed digoxin and reports seeing yellow halos around lights. What should the
nurse suspect?
✔✔ Digoxin toxicity.
A client taking furosemide reports muscle cramps and weakness. What lab value should be
checked?
✔✔ Potassium level.
What should the nurse teach a client taking warfarin about diet?
✔✔ Avoid sudden increases in vitamin K intake.
A nurse is administering insulin lispro. When should the client eat?
✔✔ Within 15 minutes of injection.
A client on amoxicillin develops a rash and itching. What is the next step?
1
,✔✔ Discontinue the medication and notify the provider.
What is an important instruction for a client taking tetracycline?
✔✔ Avoid taking it with milk or antacids.
What is a common side effect of opioid analgesics like morphine?
✔✔ Constipation.
Why should a client taking albuterol be monitored for tremors and increased heart rate?
✔✔ These are common sympathetic nervous system side effects.
A client is taking phenytoin. What should the nurse observe in their mouth?
✔✔ Gingival hyperplasia.
What is the purpose of giving naloxone to a client?
✔✔ To reverse opioid-induced respiratory depression.
A client receiving vancomycin develops redness on the neck and chest. What does this indicate?
2
, ✔✔ Red man syndrome.
A client is prescribed spironolactone. What electrolyte imbalance should the nurse monitor for?
✔✔ Hyperkalemia.
A nurse is teaching a client about nitroglycerin. What should the client do if they experience
chest pain?
✔✔ Take one tablet every 5 minutes for up to 3 doses, then seek emergency care.
What is an important side effect to monitor for in a client taking gentamicin?
✔✔ Hearing loss.
A client prescribed prednisone long-term is at risk for what condition?
✔✔ Immunosuppression.
What lab test should be monitored in a client on heparin therapy?
✔✔ aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time).
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