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ATI RN PHARM PRACTICE C LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A client receives benztropine (Cogentin) and tells the nurse he is
going on a cruise. Which statement would be included in the best
plan of the nurse?
A. "Limit your activity while on the cruise."
B. "Be sure to take a hat and sunglasses."
C. "Take a multivitamin for additional energy."
D. "If you forget a few doses, that is all right." - ANSWER-B
Rationale: Benztropine (Cogentin) can cause photophobia;
the client needs sunglasses. There isn't any need to limit
activity. A multivitamin is not necessary. The dosage
schedule should be maintained.
The client receives trihexyphenidyl (Artane) for Parkinson's
disease. Which assessment data will the nurse report to the
physician?
A. Dry mouth
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B. Urinary retention
C. Hypertension
D. Anorexia - ANSWER-B
Rationale: Urinary retention is a serious side effect that must
be reported to the physician. Dry mouth is a common side
effect of trihexyphenidyl (Artane) that does not need
reporting. Hypertension is not a side effect of trihexyphenidyl
(Artane). Anorexia is not a side effect of trihexyphenidyl
(Artane).
Carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet) is preferred over regular
levodopa in drug treatment of Parkinson disease because it
A. is better absorbed from the GI tract
B. induces fewer CNS adverse effects
C. allows more dopamine to reach the brain
D. can be administered once a day - ANSWER-C
Rationale: C is correct because the carbidopa prevents
peripheral conversion of levodopa. A is incorrect because
combining the two drugs does not change absorption of the
medication. B is incorrect because the CNS effects are from
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the disease itself and the CNS benefits of the drug are the
same with levodopa or carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet). D is
incorrect because the dosing of dopaminergic agents (this
means drugs that contain dopamine) are given more than
once a day.
Carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet) works by
A. blocking the action of acetylcholine.
B. blocking the action of dopamine.
C. increasing the activation of dopamine receptors in the brain.
D. Increasing activation of acetylcholine receptors in the brain. -
ANSWER-C
Rationale: Medications for Parkinson's are used to increase
the amount of dopamine. This is helpful in treating
Parkinson's because dopamine is the neurotransmitter
implicated in muscular movement. However, on high enough
doses of this medication nausea is often the result because
excess dopamine is also implicated with nausea.
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A client is taking carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet). While assessing
the client, which of the following statements made by the client
would require the nurse to intervene?
A. "I just love avocado's! I could eat them everyday."
B. "I tend to watch my meat intake because it just bothers my
stomach."
C. "I eat bran flakes every morning."
D. "I drink at least 8 glasses of water a day." - ANSWER-A
Rationale: The question is asking the nurse to figure out
which food is not good to eat with carbidopa / levodopa
(Sinemet) and the guidelines are low proteins foods. A is
correct because this food is high in protein. B is incorrect,
because although meat is high in protein and avoiding it
would be useful, the exam item is stating the patient avoids
meat. C and D are incorrect because they are irrelevant with
carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet).
The wife of a patient with Parkinson's disease state "Will my
husband have to take this medication forever? - ANSWER-All
patients with Parkinson's disease will require medication therapy
ATI RN PHARM PRACTICE C LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A client receives benztropine (Cogentin) and tells the nurse he is
going on a cruise. Which statement would be included in the best
plan of the nurse?
A. "Limit your activity while on the cruise."
B. "Be sure to take a hat and sunglasses."
C. "Take a multivitamin for additional energy."
D. "If you forget a few doses, that is all right." - ANSWER-B
Rationale: Benztropine (Cogentin) can cause photophobia;
the client needs sunglasses. There isn't any need to limit
activity. A multivitamin is not necessary. The dosage
schedule should be maintained.
The client receives trihexyphenidyl (Artane) for Parkinson's
disease. Which assessment data will the nurse report to the
physician?
A. Dry mouth
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B. Urinary retention
C. Hypertension
D. Anorexia - ANSWER-B
Rationale: Urinary retention is a serious side effect that must
be reported to the physician. Dry mouth is a common side
effect of trihexyphenidyl (Artane) that does not need
reporting. Hypertension is not a side effect of trihexyphenidyl
(Artane). Anorexia is not a side effect of trihexyphenidyl
(Artane).
Carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet) is preferred over regular
levodopa in drug treatment of Parkinson disease because it
A. is better absorbed from the GI tract
B. induces fewer CNS adverse effects
C. allows more dopamine to reach the brain
D. can be administered once a day - ANSWER-C
Rationale: C is correct because the carbidopa prevents
peripheral conversion of levodopa. A is incorrect because
combining the two drugs does not change absorption of the
medication. B is incorrect because the CNS effects are from
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the disease itself and the CNS benefits of the drug are the
same with levodopa or carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet). D is
incorrect because the dosing of dopaminergic agents (this
means drugs that contain dopamine) are given more than
once a day.
Carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet) works by
A. blocking the action of acetylcholine.
B. blocking the action of dopamine.
C. increasing the activation of dopamine receptors in the brain.
D. Increasing activation of acetylcholine receptors in the brain. -
ANSWER-C
Rationale: Medications for Parkinson's are used to increase
the amount of dopamine. This is helpful in treating
Parkinson's because dopamine is the neurotransmitter
implicated in muscular movement. However, on high enough
doses of this medication nausea is often the result because
excess dopamine is also implicated with nausea.
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A client is taking carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet). While assessing
the client, which of the following statements made by the client
would require the nurse to intervene?
A. "I just love avocado's! I could eat them everyday."
B. "I tend to watch my meat intake because it just bothers my
stomach."
C. "I eat bran flakes every morning."
D. "I drink at least 8 glasses of water a day." - ANSWER-A
Rationale: The question is asking the nurse to figure out
which food is not good to eat with carbidopa / levodopa
(Sinemet) and the guidelines are low proteins foods. A is
correct because this food is high in protein. B is incorrect,
because although meat is high in protein and avoiding it
would be useful, the exam item is stating the patient avoids
meat. C and D are incorrect because they are irrelevant with
carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet).
The wife of a patient with Parkinson's disease state "Will my
husband have to take this medication forever? - ANSWER-All
patients with Parkinson's disease will require medication therapy
