ATI CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT 1 TEST GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine, what
assessment is priority - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>RR
a nurse is assessing a client who has been using
beclomethasone for 2 weeks to manage her asthma, what is the
priority to report to the provider -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>bronchospasms
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for beclomethasone inhaler to use with an
albuterol inhaler for asthma maintenance, what should the
nurse instruct? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>you should gargle with
water after each use of this inhaler
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
a nurse is caring for a client who has varicella zoster, what med
should the nurse administer - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>acyclovir
a nurse is caring for a client who has recurrent lower UTIs which
of the following meds should the nurse expect to administer? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>nitrofuratoin
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine, what
assessment is priority - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>RR
a nurse is assessing a client who has been using
beclomethasone for 2 weeks to manage her asthma, what is the
priority to report to the provider -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>bronchospasms
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for beclomethasone inhaler to use with an
albuterol inhaler for asthma maintenance, what should the
nurse instruct? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>you should gargle with
water after each use of this inhaler
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
a nurse is caring for a client who has varicella zoster, what med
should the nurse administer - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>acyclovir
a nurse is caring for a client who has recurrent lower UTIs which
of the following meds should the nurse expect to administer? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>nitrofuratoin
