ATI - CAPSTONE PHARM ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. The first action the nurse should take is to assess the client for injury due to medicati
on error. - correct answers-Assess the client
2. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received medications 1 hr ago
and reports having chest pain. The nurse should recognize that chest Apain can be an a
dverse effect of which of the following medication?
A. Albuterol
B. Furosemide
C. Digoxin
D. Atenolol - correctAanswers-A. Albuterol
3. A nurse is providing teaching to a clientAwho has a new prescription for ranitidine for t
he treatment of Zollinger-
Ellison syndrome. The nurse should explain to the client that ranitidine treats ulcers thro
ugh which of the following actions?
A. It decreases stomach motility
B. It reduces gastric acid production
C. It forms a protective barrier in the stomach lining.
D. It neutralizes gastric acid. - correctAanswers-B. It reduces gastric acid production
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has open-
angle glaucoma and a new prescription for acetazolamide. Prior to administering the firs
t dose, the nurse should askAthe client if they have allergy to which of the following medi
cation classifications?
A. Nitrates
B. Sulfa-based medications
C. Antilipemic agents
D. Proton pump inhibitors - correct answers-B. Sulfa-based medications
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV and is starting therapy with ritonavir and zid
ovudine. The client asks why they must take both medications. Which of the following re
sponse should the nurse make?
A. If you take the two medications together, it will shorten the duration of you....
B. Taking the two medications together keeps you from becoming resistant to either of t
hem.
C. Taking the two medication together keeps you from developing toxicity from either of
them
D. Zidovudine will help protectAyou from the possible adverse effects of ritonavir -
correct answers-
B. Taking the two medications together keeps you from becoming resistant to either of t
hem.
6. A nurse is providing teaching to a clientAwho has type 2 diabetes mellitus and is starti
ng to take immediate release exenatide. Which of the following clientAstatements indicat
es an understanding of the teaching?
, A. I will discard the open injector pen after two months
B. I will inject the medication into the muscle of my thigh
C. I will store open injector pens at room temperature
D. I will take this medication one hour before morning and evening meals. -
correct answers-
D. I will take this medication one hour before morning and evening meals.
7. A nurse is providing teaching to a clientAwho has a new prescription for folic acid. The
client states I thought that was only given during pregnancy. Which of the following stat
ements should the nurse make?
A. Folic acid is important for stimulating the immune system
B. Folic acid is given to increase the absorption of the medication
C. Folic acid is administered to minimize the manifestations of benign prostatic hyperpla
sia
D. Folic acid important for the building of blood cells. - correct answers-
D. Folic acid important for the building of blood cells.
8. A nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who has received general anesthesia and h
as manifestation of malignant hyperthermia. Which of the following medications should t
he nurse expect to administer?
A. Diazepam
B. Dantrolene
C. Cyclobenzaprine
D. Metaxalone - correct answers-B. Dantrolene
9. A nurse is caring for a client who refuses a prescribed influenza immunization. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Contact the provider who prescribed the immunization
B. Ask the client to describe their concerns
C. Provide the client with education about the immunization
D. Document the client refusal of the immunization - correct answers-
B. Ask the client to describe their concerns
10. AAnurse is caring for a clientAwho has a prescription for a hypotonic Iv fluid. Which of
the following solution the nurse expects to administer?
A. 0.45% sodium chloride
B. 0.9% sodium chloride
C. 3% sodium chloride
D. Lactated ringers - correct answers-A. 0.45% sodium chloride
11. AAnurse in an emergency department is caring for a clientAwho has a new prescriptio
n for acetylcysteine. For which of the following condition should the nurse expectAto adm
inister this medication?
A. Gastrointestinal bleed
B. Acute bronchospasm
C. Morphine toxicity
D. Acetaminophen toxicity - correct answers-D. Acetaminophen toxicity
12. AAnurse is obtaining vital signs for a clientAwho has been taking propranolol. Which o
f the following finding should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. Respiratory rate 20/min
B. Oral temperature 37.8 C
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. The first action the nurse should take is to assess the client for injury due to medicati
on error. - correct answers-Assess the client
2. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received medications 1 hr ago
and reports having chest pain. The nurse should recognize that chest Apain can be an a
dverse effect of which of the following medication?
A. Albuterol
B. Furosemide
C. Digoxin
D. Atenolol - correctAanswers-A. Albuterol
3. A nurse is providing teaching to a clientAwho has a new prescription for ranitidine for t
he treatment of Zollinger-
Ellison syndrome. The nurse should explain to the client that ranitidine treats ulcers thro
ugh which of the following actions?
A. It decreases stomach motility
B. It reduces gastric acid production
C. It forms a protective barrier in the stomach lining.
D. It neutralizes gastric acid. - correctAanswers-B. It reduces gastric acid production
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has open-
angle glaucoma and a new prescription for acetazolamide. Prior to administering the firs
t dose, the nurse should askAthe client if they have allergy to which of the following medi
cation classifications?
A. Nitrates
B. Sulfa-based medications
C. Antilipemic agents
D. Proton pump inhibitors - correct answers-B. Sulfa-based medications
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV and is starting therapy with ritonavir and zid
ovudine. The client asks why they must take both medications. Which of the following re
sponse should the nurse make?
A. If you take the two medications together, it will shorten the duration of you....
B. Taking the two medications together keeps you from becoming resistant to either of t
hem.
C. Taking the two medication together keeps you from developing toxicity from either of
them
D. Zidovudine will help protectAyou from the possible adverse effects of ritonavir -
correct answers-
B. Taking the two medications together keeps you from becoming resistant to either of t
hem.
6. A nurse is providing teaching to a clientAwho has type 2 diabetes mellitus and is starti
ng to take immediate release exenatide. Which of the following clientAstatements indicat
es an understanding of the teaching?
, A. I will discard the open injector pen after two months
B. I will inject the medication into the muscle of my thigh
C. I will store open injector pens at room temperature
D. I will take this medication one hour before morning and evening meals. -
correct answers-
D. I will take this medication one hour before morning and evening meals.
7. A nurse is providing teaching to a clientAwho has a new prescription for folic acid. The
client states I thought that was only given during pregnancy. Which of the following stat
ements should the nurse make?
A. Folic acid is important for stimulating the immune system
B. Folic acid is given to increase the absorption of the medication
C. Folic acid is administered to minimize the manifestations of benign prostatic hyperpla
sia
D. Folic acid important for the building of blood cells. - correct answers-
D. Folic acid important for the building of blood cells.
8. A nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who has received general anesthesia and h
as manifestation of malignant hyperthermia. Which of the following medications should t
he nurse expect to administer?
A. Diazepam
B. Dantrolene
C. Cyclobenzaprine
D. Metaxalone - correct answers-B. Dantrolene
9. A nurse is caring for a client who refuses a prescribed influenza immunization. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Contact the provider who prescribed the immunization
B. Ask the client to describe their concerns
C. Provide the client with education about the immunization
D. Document the client refusal of the immunization - correct answers-
B. Ask the client to describe their concerns
10. AAnurse is caring for a clientAwho has a prescription for a hypotonic Iv fluid. Which of
the following solution the nurse expects to administer?
A. 0.45% sodium chloride
B. 0.9% sodium chloride
C. 3% sodium chloride
D. Lactated ringers - correct answers-A. 0.45% sodium chloride
11. AAnurse in an emergency department is caring for a clientAwho has a new prescriptio
n for acetylcysteine. For which of the following condition should the nurse expectAto adm
inister this medication?
A. Gastrointestinal bleed
B. Acute bronchospasm
C. Morphine toxicity
D. Acetaminophen toxicity - correct answers-D. Acetaminophen toxicity
12. AAnurse is obtaining vital signs for a clientAwho has been taking propranolol. Which o
f the following finding should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. Respiratory rate 20/min
B. Oral temperature 37.8 C
