PHARMACOLOGY ATI PROCTORED ACTUAL EXAM/ NEWEST
QUESTIONS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
QUESTIONS WITH |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)
2025/VERIFIED AND GRADED A+
EXAM QUESTIONS 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. A nurse is providing teaching with a Chew sugarless gum to moisten the mouth.
client, who has schizophrenia, about When taking action, the nurse should instruct the
strategies to minimize the client who is taking fluphenazine and is
anticholinergic effects of experiencing anticholinergic effects to chew
fluphenazine. Which of the following sugarless gum. This instruction would provide
instructions should the nurse suggest moisture to the client's mouth and decrease the
for the client? severity of dry mouth which is an anticholinergic
adverse effect.
2. Gentamicin Gentamicin is a narrow-spectrum
aminoglycoside antibiotic prescribed to treat
serious infections caused by aerobic bacilli
3. Complications of Gentamicin Gentamicin can injure cells of the proximal renal
tubules.
Naproxen and other NSAIDs can cause renal
insufficiency.
The glomerular filtration rate of the kidneys
decreases with advanced age, making this client
at increased risk for nephrotoxicity.
4. What lab values should a nurse BUN
monitor for a patient taking Blood creatinine
Gentamicin? Peak and trough levels of gentamicin
Specific gravity of urine
Urinalysis
,5. BUN blood urea nitrogen
6. Nursing actions for a client taking Monitor intake and output.
gentamicin Notify the provider of low urinary output.
Ensure that the client is adequately hydrated and
monitor for fluid overload.
Assess for manifestations of ototoxicity.
7. A nurse is preparing a client's Adverse Effects
medications. The nurse is responsible Mechanism of Action
for gaining and maintaining Contraindications
knowledge about which of the
following medication information? Use knowledge of the therapeutic effect and
common adverse effects of medications to
compare expected outcomes with actual findings
8. total parenteral nutrition (TPN) nutrient-complete solution given directly into
bloodstream when person cannot eat by mouth
9. A nurse is preparing to complete an Time of the incident
incident report for a medication error. who was notified of the incident
What information (4 things) should actions taken following the incident
the nurse include in the report? client identification
10. Adverse effects of oxybutynin Anticholinergic effects
(dry mouth, eyes,)
blurred vision
Hypotension
peripheral edema
QT interval prolongation
11. adverse effects of fentanyl patches Respiratory Depression
Hypotension
Constipation
Nausea or Vomiting
12. Clients who use fentanyl patches will Take a stool softener on a daily basis.
likely need to take what on a daily Constipation is an adverse effect of opioid use
basis? and stool softeners can decrease the severity
, 13. Adverse effects of haloperidol extrapyrimidal symptoms
14. extrapyramidal symptoms involuntary fine motor tremors, rigidity,
uncontrollable retlessness, dystonia,
pseudoparkinsonism, and akathisia
15. When using dopamine to treat heart Dopamine is an adrenergic that causes a receptor
failure, what are signs to watch specificity effect, which increases cardiac output
indicating the medication is effective and improves perfusion. You might notice
increased urine output as well
16. Adverse effects of Dizziness, vertigo, orthostatic hypotension,
Hydrochlorothiazide nausea, anorexia, vomiting, dry mouth, diarrhea,
polyuria, nocturia, muscle cramps, or spasms.
(think: LOWERS BP)
17. A nurse is preparing to administer HCTZ is a thiazide diuretic administered to
hydrochlorothiazide to a client promote urine output and reduce blood pressure
actions should the nurse take prior to and edema. The nurse should obtain the client's
administering this medication blood pressure prior to administration of the
medication.
18. What is sucralfate? Forms protective coat over ulcers, causes
constipation
19. is Zolpidem designed for long or short term
short term use?
20. Zolpidem adverse effects Drowsiness, headache, dizziness, complex sleep-
related behavior, amnesia
21. What is Zolpidem primarily used to insomnia
treat
QUESTIONS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
QUESTIONS WITH |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)
2025/VERIFIED AND GRADED A+
EXAM QUESTIONS 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. A nurse is providing teaching with a Chew sugarless gum to moisten the mouth.
client, who has schizophrenia, about When taking action, the nurse should instruct the
strategies to minimize the client who is taking fluphenazine and is
anticholinergic effects of experiencing anticholinergic effects to chew
fluphenazine. Which of the following sugarless gum. This instruction would provide
instructions should the nurse suggest moisture to the client's mouth and decrease the
for the client? severity of dry mouth which is an anticholinergic
adverse effect.
2. Gentamicin Gentamicin is a narrow-spectrum
aminoglycoside antibiotic prescribed to treat
serious infections caused by aerobic bacilli
3. Complications of Gentamicin Gentamicin can injure cells of the proximal renal
tubules.
Naproxen and other NSAIDs can cause renal
insufficiency.
The glomerular filtration rate of the kidneys
decreases with advanced age, making this client
at increased risk for nephrotoxicity.
4. What lab values should a nurse BUN
monitor for a patient taking Blood creatinine
Gentamicin? Peak and trough levels of gentamicin
Specific gravity of urine
Urinalysis
,5. BUN blood urea nitrogen
6. Nursing actions for a client taking Monitor intake and output.
gentamicin Notify the provider of low urinary output.
Ensure that the client is adequately hydrated and
monitor for fluid overload.
Assess for manifestations of ototoxicity.
7. A nurse is preparing a client's Adverse Effects
medications. The nurse is responsible Mechanism of Action
for gaining and maintaining Contraindications
knowledge about which of the
following medication information? Use knowledge of the therapeutic effect and
common adverse effects of medications to
compare expected outcomes with actual findings
8. total parenteral nutrition (TPN) nutrient-complete solution given directly into
bloodstream when person cannot eat by mouth
9. A nurse is preparing to complete an Time of the incident
incident report for a medication error. who was notified of the incident
What information (4 things) should actions taken following the incident
the nurse include in the report? client identification
10. Adverse effects of oxybutynin Anticholinergic effects
(dry mouth, eyes,)
blurred vision
Hypotension
peripheral edema
QT interval prolongation
11. adverse effects of fentanyl patches Respiratory Depression
Hypotension
Constipation
Nausea or Vomiting
12. Clients who use fentanyl patches will Take a stool softener on a daily basis.
likely need to take what on a daily Constipation is an adverse effect of opioid use
basis? and stool softeners can decrease the severity
, 13. Adverse effects of haloperidol extrapyrimidal symptoms
14. extrapyramidal symptoms involuntary fine motor tremors, rigidity,
uncontrollable retlessness, dystonia,
pseudoparkinsonism, and akathisia
15. When using dopamine to treat heart Dopamine is an adrenergic that causes a receptor
failure, what are signs to watch specificity effect, which increases cardiac output
indicating the medication is effective and improves perfusion. You might notice
increased urine output as well
16. Adverse effects of Dizziness, vertigo, orthostatic hypotension,
Hydrochlorothiazide nausea, anorexia, vomiting, dry mouth, diarrhea,
polyuria, nocturia, muscle cramps, or spasms.
(think: LOWERS BP)
17. A nurse is preparing to administer HCTZ is a thiazide diuretic administered to
hydrochlorothiazide to a client promote urine output and reduce blood pressure
actions should the nurse take prior to and edema. The nurse should obtain the client's
administering this medication blood pressure prior to administration of the
medication.
18. What is sucralfate? Forms protective coat over ulcers, causes
constipation
19. is Zolpidem designed for long or short term
short term use?
20. Zolpidem adverse effects Drowsiness, headache, dizziness, complex sleep-
related behavior, amnesia
21. What is Zolpidem primarily used to insomnia
treat
