ATI Capstone Pharmacology Assessment 1 Questions & Answers 100% Pass
ATI Capstone Pharmacology Assessment 1
Exam Questions & Answers
a nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who has received GA and has a
manifestations of malignant hyperthermia, the nurse should expect to
administer which of the following meds?
Correct Answer:
dantrolene
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
oxybutynin, what statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
Correct Answer:
i need to avoid jogging on warm days
(suppression of sweating by the anticholinergic effects by oxybutynin can result
in hyperthermia)
a nurse is reviewing the lab findings for a client who is taking zidovudine to
treat HIV, which should the nurse report to the provider
Correct Answer:
neutrophil count 650/mm3
(normal is 1500-8000)
a nurse is assessing a client who is receiving gemfibrozil, the nurse should
identify what finding as an AE of this med?
Correct Answer:
muscle tenderness
(–> myopathy, rhabdomyolysis)
a nurse is caring for a pt with T2D and began therapy with metformin 2 days
ago
the client reports experiencing n/d, what should the nurse say
Correct Answer:
your symptoms are common AE of metformin and should decrease with time
(GI manifestations at onset of therapy)
a nurse is caring for 4 clients who have peptic ulcer disease, the nurse should
recognize that misoprostol is contraindicated for which of the following clients?
Correct Answer:
a client who might be pregnant
(category X, can cause spontaneous abortion)
a nurse is in the ICU and caring for a pt with sudden onset of sustained SVT,
what med should the nurse prepare?
Correct Answer:
adenosine
(decreases electrical conduction through the AV node)
a nurse is assessing a pt who has open angle glaucoma and a new prescription
for timolol, the nurse should monitor for what AE
Correct Answer:
hypoglycemia
a nurse is caring for a client who has varicella zoster, what med should the
nurse administer
Correct Answer:
acyclovir
a nurse is caring for a client who has recurrent lower UTIs which of the
following meds should the nurse expect to administer?
Correct Answer:
nitrofuratoin
ab for lower recurrent UTIs