ATI Pharm CMS Exam / 75 Certified questions & Verified Answers / 2025. A client has a new prescription for spironolactone (Aldactone). Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse recognize as a reason to withhold the morning dose of the medication and notify the provider?
a. Serum so...
A client has a new prescription b. Serum potassium 5.2 mEq/L
for spironolactone
(Aldactone). Which of the
following laboratory values
should the nurse recognize
as a reason to withhold the
morning dose of the
medication and notify the
provider? a. Serum sodium
138 mEq/L
b. Serum potassium
5.2mEq/L
c. Serum creatinine 1.2
mEq/L
d. Serum chloride 106
mEq/L
,A nurse is caring for a client b. Toxic levels of digoxin
who is prescribed daily
doses of both digoxin
(Lanoxin) and furosemide
(Lasix). The client's
potassium level is 3.2
mEq/L. For which of the
following medication
interaction is the client at
risk?
a. Toxic levels
offurosemide
b. Toxic levels of
digoxin
c. Sub-therapeutic
levelsof furosemide
d. Sub-therapeutic
levelsof digoxin
Propranolol (Inderal) is a. Asthma
contraindicated for a client
who has which of the
following conditions? a.
Asthma
b. Diabetes
c. Angina
d. Dementia
,A nurse is reinforcing c. "I should decrease the amount of calcium in my diet while
teaching for a client who taking the medication."
has a prescription for
verapamil (Calan). Which
of the following statements
by the clients indicates a
need for further teaching?
a. "I should increase the
amount of fiber in my diet
since the medication causes
constipation." b. "I should
eliminate grapefruit juice
from my diet while taking
verapamil."
c. "I should decrease
theamount of calcium in my
diet while taking the
medication."
d. I should take
themedication with food if
it causes an upset
stomach."
b. Reflex tachycardia
A nurse is caring for a client
with prescription for
nifedipine (Procardia) to
treat angina pectoris. The
nurse should plan to monitor
the client for which of the
following findings?
a. Weight loss
b. Reflex tachycardia
c. Grand mal seizures
d. Urinary Retention
, A nurse is caring for a client b. Pulse rate
on a medical unit who takes d. Blood pressure
regular doses of propranolol
(Inderal) for hypertension.
Before administering the
client's morning dose of
propranolol, which of the
following should the nurse
plan to monitor? (SATA) a.
Urinary output
b. Pulse rate
c. Temperature
d. Blood pressure
e. Deep tendon reflexes
a. Fatigue
7. A nurse is reinforcing
c. Anorexia
teaching for a client who is
e. Diplopia
prescribed digoxin (Lanoxin).
Which of the following
should the nurse instruct the
client to report to the
provider?
(SATA)
a. Fatigue
b. Constipation
c. Anorexia
d. Rash
e. Diplopia
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