ATI NEURO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for amphetamine sulfate. The
nurse should monitor the client which of the following adverse effects? - answers
:tachycardia
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking selegiline to treat parkinson's disease.
The provider is considering the use of analgesics for the client but should be aware that
a drug interaction between selegiline and meperidine can result in which of the
following? - answers :muscle rigidity
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for modafinil to treat narcolepsy.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - answers :take the drug in
the morning
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for carbamazepine. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include to help the client avoid adverse effects of
this drug? - answers :begin taking the drug at low dosage
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving methohexital sodium. The nurse should
monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? - answers :respiratory
depression
A nurse is teaching a client who has alzheimer's disease and their caregiver about
memantine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - answers
:avoid taking over-the-counter antacids
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking donepezil to treat alzheimer's disease. For
which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor? - answers :nausea
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to
treat seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct to monitor for which of the following
adverse effects? - answers :jaundice
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for dantrolene to treat skeletal
muscle spasms. The nurse should identify that which of the following laboratory tests
requires monitoring? - answers :liver function
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking levodopa/carbidopa to treat parkinson's
disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - answers
:change position slowly to prevent orthostatic hypotension
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to treat seizure
disorder. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following
adverse effects? - answers :drowsiness
Headache
, Rash
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking amphetamine/dextroamphetamine
sulfate for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for 2 weeks. The nurse
should report which of the following findings to the provider? - answers :weight loss of 5
lb
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a newly diagnosed seizure
disorder and new prescription for valproic acid and phenytoin. The nurse should identify
that which of the following can occur as a result of an interaction between these drugs?
- answers :phenytoin toxicity
A nurse is teaching a client who is about to begin sumatriptan therapy to treat migraine
headaches. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following
adverse effects? - answers :chest pain
A nurse is preparing to administer sumatriptan to a client for the first time. The nurse
should instruct the client that sumatriptan is indicated for which of the following
conditions? - answers :presence of a migraine headache
A nurse is teaching the family of a client who has a new diagnosis of alzheimer's
disease about donepezil. Which of the following information should the nurse include? -
answers :avoid the use of nsaids for pain
Avoid driving is teaching a client who has a prescription for baclofen. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - answers :avoid driving until the drug's
effects are evident
A nurse is teaching a client about interferon beta-1a. Which of the instructions should
the nurse give to help the client avoid the adverse effects of this drug? - answers
:"premedicate with acetaminophen"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for dantrolene to treat skeletal
muscle spasms. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following
adverse effects? - answers :diarrhea
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of parkinson's disease about how
levodopa/carbidopa can help control symptoms. The nurse should identify that the drug
has which of the following pharmacologic effects? - answers :increases available
dopamine in the brain
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for pramipexole to treat
parkinson's disease. The nurse should recognize that which of the following laboratory
tests requires monitoring - answers :creatinine clearance
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for amphetamine sulfate. The
nurse should monitor the client which of the following adverse effects? - answers
:tachycardia
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking selegiline to treat parkinson's disease.
The provider is considering the use of analgesics for the client but should be aware that
a drug interaction between selegiline and meperidine can result in which of the
following? - answers :muscle rigidity
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for modafinil to treat narcolepsy.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - answers :take the drug in
the morning
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for carbamazepine. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include to help the client avoid adverse effects of
this drug? - answers :begin taking the drug at low dosage
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving methohexital sodium. The nurse should
monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? - answers :respiratory
depression
A nurse is teaching a client who has alzheimer's disease and their caregiver about
memantine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - answers
:avoid taking over-the-counter antacids
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking donepezil to treat alzheimer's disease. For
which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor? - answers :nausea
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to
treat seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct to monitor for which of the following
adverse effects? - answers :jaundice
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for dantrolene to treat skeletal
muscle spasms. The nurse should identify that which of the following laboratory tests
requires monitoring? - answers :liver function
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking levodopa/carbidopa to treat parkinson's
disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - answers
:change position slowly to prevent orthostatic hypotension
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to treat seizure
disorder. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following
adverse effects? - answers :drowsiness
Headache
, Rash
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking amphetamine/dextroamphetamine
sulfate for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for 2 weeks. The nurse
should report which of the following findings to the provider? - answers :weight loss of 5
lb
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a newly diagnosed seizure
disorder and new prescription for valproic acid and phenytoin. The nurse should identify
that which of the following can occur as a result of an interaction between these drugs?
- answers :phenytoin toxicity
A nurse is teaching a client who is about to begin sumatriptan therapy to treat migraine
headaches. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following
adverse effects? - answers :chest pain
A nurse is preparing to administer sumatriptan to a client for the first time. The nurse
should instruct the client that sumatriptan is indicated for which of the following
conditions? - answers :presence of a migraine headache
A nurse is teaching the family of a client who has a new diagnosis of alzheimer's
disease about donepezil. Which of the following information should the nurse include? -
answers :avoid the use of nsaids for pain
Avoid driving is teaching a client who has a prescription for baclofen. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - answers :avoid driving until the drug's
effects are evident
A nurse is teaching a client about interferon beta-1a. Which of the instructions should
the nurse give to help the client avoid the adverse effects of this drug? - answers
:"premedicate with acetaminophen"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for dantrolene to treat skeletal
muscle spasms. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following
adverse effects? - answers :diarrhea
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of parkinson's disease about how
levodopa/carbidopa can help control symptoms. The nurse should identify that the drug
has which of the following pharmacologic effects? - answers :increases available
dopamine in the brain
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for pramipexole to treat
parkinson's disease. The nurse should recognize that which of the following laboratory
tests requires monitoring - answers :creatinine clearance
