Pharmacology Midterm Study Set From ATI Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Pharmacology Midterm Study Set From ATI
Exam Questions With Correct 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? - answerDrowsiness
A nurse is teaching a client abou...
Pharmacology Midterm Study Set From ATI
Exam Questions With Correct 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? - answer✔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? - answer✔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? - answer✔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? - answer✔Have laboratory tests performed at regular intervals
For which of the following reasons should a client attach a spacer to a metered-dose inhaler? -
answer✔To increase the amount of drug delivered to the lungs
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking prednisone for chronic asthma. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include? - answer✔Avoid taking non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Legal restrictions apply to the purchase of pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) because of which of the following
risks? - answer✔Drug abuse
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of antihistamines to treat allergic rhinitis. The nurse should
explain that these drugs are effective because they perform which of the following actions? -
answer✔Prevent histamine from binding to receptors
A nurse is teaching a client about albuterol. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for and
report which of the following as an adverse effect of this drug? - answer✔Palpitations
A nurse is teaching a client about ipratropium. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include? - answer✔Wait 5 min between using the drug and another inhaled drug
A nurse is monitoring plasma drug levels in a client who is taking theophylline. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect to see if the client's drug level indicates toxicity? - answer✔Seizures
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of beclomethasone to treat asthma. The nurse should explain
that the drug has which of the following therapeutic effects? - answer✔Decreases inflammation
A nurse is teaching a client about the adverse effects of pseudoephedrine. Which of the following should
the nurse include? - answer✔-Restlessness
-Insomnia
-Anxiety
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of an expectorant to treat a cough. The nurse should include
that an expectorant has which of the following therapeutic effects? - answer✔Reduces surface tension
A nurse is preparing to administer phenylephrine to a client. The nurse should identify that which of the
following manifestations is an adverse effect of this drug? - answer✔Headache
A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning fluticasone propionate/salmeterol therapy. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - answer✔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? - answer✔-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? - answer✔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? - answer✔Albuterol will increase
the absorption of fluticasone
A nurse is teaching a client about montelukast. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include? - answer✔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? - answer✔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? - answer✔Thins and loosens mucus
A nurse should identify that dextromethorphan can have which of the following effects when combined
with morphine? - answer✔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? - answer✔Coronary artery disease
A nurse is teaching a client about using intranasal glucocorticoids. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse give? - answer✔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? - answer✔" 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? - answer✔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? - answer✔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? - answer✔Aluminum hydroxide
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for sulfasalazine. Which of the following
statements should the nurse make? - answer✔" 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? - answer✔Prevents straining
A nurse should recognize that diphenoxylate/atropine should be used with caution for a client who has
which of the following conditions? - answer✔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? - answer✔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? - answer✔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) - answer✔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
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