ATI PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching an adult client about diphenhydramine. The nurse should inform the
client to expect which of the following adverse effects while taking this drug? - Answers
-Drowsiness
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of cromolyn sodium to prevent
bronchospasm. The nurse should explain that the drug has which of the following
therapeutic effects? - Answers -Reduces inflammation
For which of the following reasons should a nurse instruct a client to avoid taking
guaifenisin with combination over-the-counter cold products? - Answers -over-the-
counter cold products can also contain guaifenisin
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for zileuton. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include? - Answers -Have laboratory tests performed at
regular intervals
For which of the following reasons should a client attach a spacer to a metered-dose
inhaler? - Answers -To increase the amount of drug delivered to the lungs
A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning fluticasone propionate/salmeterol therapy.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Answers -Increase
weight-bearing activity
A nurse is teaching a client about ipratropium. The nurse should include that this drug
has which of the following adverse effects? - Answers --Urinary retention
-Dry mouth
A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty mobilizing thick respiratory
secretions. Which of the following drugs should the nurse expect to administer to the
client? - Answers -Acetylcysteine
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for albuterol via inhaler and
fluticasone/salmeterol via inhaler who asthma management. For which of the following
reasons should the nurse instruct the client to use the albuterol inhaler before using the
fluticasone inhaler? - Answers -Albuterol will increase the absorption of fluticasone
A nurse is teaching a client about montelukast. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include? - Answers -Take the drug once a day in the evening
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking codeine. The nurse should identify that which
of the following assessments is priority to make? - Answers -Respirations
,A nurse is teaching a client about the use of mucolytic to treat a cough. The nurse
should include that a mucolytic has which of the following therapeutic effects? -
Answers -Thins and loosens mucus
A nurse should identify that dextromethorphan can have which of the following effects
when combined with morphine? - Answers -Potentiation of depression of CNS actions
A nurse should recognize that using pseudoephedrine to treat allergic rhinitis requires
cautious use with clients who have which of the following conditions? - Answers -
Coronary artery disease
A nurse is teaching a client about using intranasal glucocorticoids. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse give? - Answers -Allow at least 2 weeks for the
full therapeutic effect
A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has been prescribed loperamide to treat
diarrhea. Which of the following statements should the nurse plan to include? - Answers
-" avoid driving or activities requiring alertness"
A nurse should recognize that misoprostol is contra indicated for a client who has which
of the following conditions? - Answers -A positive pregnancy test
A nurse is caring for a male client who asked the nurse about taking alosetron for
irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) lasting three months. Which of the
following information should the nurse provide the client about alosetron? - Answers -
The drug is prescribed to female clients who have IBS-D lasting more than six months
A nurse is caring for a client who has peptic ulcer disease. The nurse should monitor
the client phosphorus level when administering which of the following drugs? - Answers
-Aluminum hydroxide
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for sulfasalazine. Which of the
following statements should the nurse make? - Answers -" you sunscreen and
protective clothing while taking sulfasalazine to prevent sunburn"
A nurse is teaching a client who recently had a myocardial infarction and has a new
prescription for docusate sodium. The nurse should inform the client that docusate
sodium cause which of the following therapeutic effects? - Answers -Prevents straining
A nurse should recognize that diphenoxylate/atropine should be used with caution for a
client who has which of the following conditions? - Answers -Inflammatory bowel
disease
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for loperamide.
Which of the following instruction should the nurse include? - Answers -Avoid activities
that require alertness
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for ranitidine to treat GERD.
The nurse should instruct the client to wait at least one hour before taking ranitidine and
which of the following over the counter drugs? - Answers -Antacids
A nurse is administering sulfasalazine to a client. Which of the following data should the
nurse collect to help identify an adverse drug reaction? (select all that apply) - Answers
-Skin integrity
Temperature
CBC
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking allopurinol to treat gout and has a new
prescription for azathioprine to treat ulcerative colitis. For which of the following reason
should the nurse clarify these prescriptions with the provider? - Answers -Allopurinol
delays the conversion of azathioprine and can lead to toxicity
A nurse is assessing a client who has administered ondansetron IV one hour ago.
Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as an adverse effect of the
drug? - Answers -Dizziness
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is about to start psyllium to treat
Constipation. Which of the following instruction should the nurse include? (select all that
apply) - Answers -Take the truck with at least 8 oz (237 mL) of fluid.
increase fluid and fiber intake
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and has a new
prescription for ondansetron. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take?(select all that apply) - Answers -Infuse the drug 30 min prior to chemotherapy
Infuse the drug slowly over 15 min
Repeat the dose four hr after chemotherapy
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has renal impairment and a new
prescription for cimetidine. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the
following manifestations? - Answers -Lethargy
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for alosetron. The nurse should
recognize that alosetron therapy is effected when the client reports which of the
following? - Answers -One formed stool per day
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for alosetron To treat irritable
bowel syndrome. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following
adverse effects of the drug? - Answers -Abdominal pain
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking lubiprostone. The nurse should tell the client
that lubiprostone can cause which of the following adverse drug reactions? - Answers -
Nausea
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