PHARMACOLOGY EXAM #5 ATI
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
1.AAAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAcancerAandAisAtakingAmorphineAandAcarbamazepineAf
orApainArelief.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAeffectsAshouldAtheAnurseAmonitorAfor?A(SelectAall)
A)ATheAneedAforAaAlowerAdosageAofAtheAopioid
B)AReducedAadverseAeffectsAofAtheAopioid
C)AIncreasedAanalgesicAeffects
D)AEnhancedACNSAstimulation
E)AIncreasedAopioidAtoleranceA-AcorrectAanswersA)ATheAneedAforAaAlowerAdosageAofAtheAopioid
B)AReducedAadverseAeffectsAofAtheAopioid
C)AIncreasedAanalgesicAeffects
2.AAAnurseAisAassistingAwithAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAbrainAcancerAandAreportsAhea
daches.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAadjuvantAmedicationsAshouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtheAproviderAt
oAprescribe?
A)ADexamethasone
B)AMethylphenidate
C)AHydroxyzine
D)AAmitriptylineA-AcorrectAanswersA)ADexamethasone
3.AAAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAprescriptionAforAetidronateAtoA
helpArelieveAboneApain.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstructionsAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?
A)AWaitA30AminAafterAtakingAmedicationAbeforeAeatingAanyAfood
B)ATakeAtheAmedicationAwithA30AmLA(1Aoz)AofAwater
C)ASitAuprightAorAstandAforA30AminAafterAtakingAtheAmedication
D)AIncreaseAfluidAandAfiberAintakeAtoApreventAtheAconstipationAtheAmedicationAcausesA-
AcorrectAanswersC)ASitAuprightAorAstandAforA30AminAafterAtakingAtheAmedication
, 4.AAAnurseAisAassistingAwithAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAcancerAandAisAtakingAaAglucoc
orticoidAasAanAadjuvantAmedicationAforApainAcontrol.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAsh
ouldAtheAnurseAinclude?A(SelectAall)
A)AMonitorAforAurinaryAretention
B)AMonitorAglucoseAlevel
C)AMonitorApotassiumAlevel
D)AMonitorAforAgastricAbleeding
E)AMonitorAforArespiratoryAdepressionA-AcorrectAanswersB)AMonitorAglucoseAlevel
C)AMonitorApotassiumAlevel
D)AMonitorAforAgastricAbleeding
5.AAAnurseAisAadministeringAamitriptylineAtoAaAclientAwhoAhasAcancerApain.AForAwhichAofAtheAfol
lowingAmanifestationsAshouldAtheAnurseAmonitorAasAanAadverseAeffectAofAthisAmedication?
A)ADecreasedAappetite
B)ASevereAdiarrhea
C)ADecreasedAheartArate
D)AOrthostaticAhypotensionA-AcorrectAanswersD)AOrthostaticAhypotension
1.AAAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAmigraineAheadaches.AWhichAofAtheAfol
lowingAinstructionsAshouldAtheAnurseAprovide?A(SelectAall)
A)ATakeAergotamineAtoApreventAmigraineAheadaches
B)AIdentifyAandAavoidAfactorsAthatAtriggerAmigraineAheadaches
C)ALieAdownAinAaAdarkAquietAroomAatAtheAonsetAofAaAmigraineAheadache
D)AAvoidAfoodsAthatAcontainAtyramine
E)AAvoidAexerciseAthatAcanAincreaseAheartArateA-
AcorrectAanswersB)AIdentifyAandAavoidAfactorsAthatAtriggerAmigraineAheadaches
C)ALieAdownAinAaAdarkAquietAroomAatAtheAonsetAofAaAmigraineAheadache
D)AAvoidAfoodsAthatAcontainAtyramine
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
1.AAAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAcancerAandAisAtakingAmorphineAandAcarbamazepineAf
orApainArelief.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAeffectsAshouldAtheAnurseAmonitorAfor?A(SelectAall)
A)ATheAneedAforAaAlowerAdosageAofAtheAopioid
B)AReducedAadverseAeffectsAofAtheAopioid
C)AIncreasedAanalgesicAeffects
D)AEnhancedACNSAstimulation
E)AIncreasedAopioidAtoleranceA-AcorrectAanswersA)ATheAneedAforAaAlowerAdosageAofAtheAopioid
B)AReducedAadverseAeffectsAofAtheAopioid
C)AIncreasedAanalgesicAeffects
2.AAAnurseAisAassistingAwithAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAbrainAcancerAandAreportsAhea
daches.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAadjuvantAmedicationsAshouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtheAproviderAt
oAprescribe?
A)ADexamethasone
B)AMethylphenidate
C)AHydroxyzine
D)AAmitriptylineA-AcorrectAanswersA)ADexamethasone
3.AAAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAprescriptionAforAetidronateAtoA
helpArelieveAboneApain.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstructionsAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?
A)AWaitA30AminAafterAtakingAmedicationAbeforeAeatingAanyAfood
B)ATakeAtheAmedicationAwithA30AmLA(1Aoz)AofAwater
C)ASitAuprightAorAstandAforA30AminAafterAtakingAtheAmedication
D)AIncreaseAfluidAandAfiberAintakeAtoApreventAtheAconstipationAtheAmedicationAcausesA-
AcorrectAanswersC)ASitAuprightAorAstandAforA30AminAafterAtakingAtheAmedication
, 4.AAAnurseAisAassistingAwithAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAcancerAandAisAtakingAaAglucoc
orticoidAasAanAadjuvantAmedicationAforApainAcontrol.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAsh
ouldAtheAnurseAinclude?A(SelectAall)
A)AMonitorAforAurinaryAretention
B)AMonitorAglucoseAlevel
C)AMonitorApotassiumAlevel
D)AMonitorAforAgastricAbleeding
E)AMonitorAforArespiratoryAdepressionA-AcorrectAanswersB)AMonitorAglucoseAlevel
C)AMonitorApotassiumAlevel
D)AMonitorAforAgastricAbleeding
5.AAAnurseAisAadministeringAamitriptylineAtoAaAclientAwhoAhasAcancerApain.AForAwhichAofAtheAfol
lowingAmanifestationsAshouldAtheAnurseAmonitorAasAanAadverseAeffectAofAthisAmedication?
A)ADecreasedAappetite
B)ASevereAdiarrhea
C)ADecreasedAheartArate
D)AOrthostaticAhypotensionA-AcorrectAanswersD)AOrthostaticAhypotension
1.AAAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAmigraineAheadaches.AWhichAofAtheAfol
lowingAinstructionsAshouldAtheAnurseAprovide?A(SelectAall)
A)ATakeAergotamineAtoApreventAmigraineAheadaches
B)AIdentifyAandAavoidAfactorsAthatAtriggerAmigraineAheadaches
C)ALieAdownAinAaAdarkAquietAroomAatAtheAonsetAofAaAmigraineAheadache
D)AAvoidAfoodsAthatAcontainAtyramine
E)AAvoidAexerciseAthatAcanAincreaseAheartArateA-
AcorrectAanswersB)AIdentifyAandAavoidAfactorsAthatAtriggerAmigraineAheadaches
C)ALieAdownAinAaAdarkAquietAroomAatAtheAonsetAofAaAmigraineAheadache
D)AAvoidAfoodsAthatAcontainAtyramine
