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ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM
2020 AND 2021 EXAM TEST BANK NEWEST 400
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||RECENTLY
UPDATED
A charge nurse is planning a staff education session to discuss
medications used during the care of a client experiencing alcohol
withdrawal. Which of the following medications should the charge nurse
include in the discussion? (Select all that apply.)
A. Lorazepam
B. Diazepam
C. Disulfiram
D. Naltrexone
E. Acamprosate - ANSWER- a, b
Rationale: A. Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine used during alcohol
withdrawal to decrease anxiety and reduce the risk for seizures.
B. Diazepam is a benzodiazepine used during alcohol
withdrawal to decrease anxiety and reduce the risk for seizure)
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A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
Clonidine to assist with maintenance of abstinence from opioids. The
nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following
adverse effects?
A. Diarrhea
B. Dry mouth
C. Insomnia
D. Hypertension - ANSWER- B
Rationale: (Dry mouth is a common adverse effect associated with
clonidine use)
A nurse is teaching a female client who has tobacco use disorder about
Nicotine replacement therapy. Which of the following statements by the
client indicates understanding of the teaching?
A. "I should avoid eating right before I chew a piece of nicotine gum."
B. "I will need to stop using the nicotine gum after 1 year."
C. "I know that nicotine gum is a safe alternative to smoking if I become
pregnant."
D. "I must chew the nicotine gum quickly for about 15 minutes. -
ANSWER- A
Rationale: (The client should avoid eating or drinking 15 min prior
to and while chewing the nicotine gum)
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who is
experiencing withdrawal from Opioid use and has a new prescription for
Clonidine. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as
the priority?
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A. Administer the clonidine on the prescribed schedule.
B. Provide ice chips at the client's bedside.
C. Educate the client on the effects of clonidine.
D. Obtain baseline vital signs - ANSWER- D
Rationale: (Assessment is the initial step of the nursing process.
Obtaining the client's baseline vital signs is the priority nursing
action)
A nurse in the post‑anesthesia recovery unit is caring for a client who
received a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent and has
muscle weakness. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which
of the following medications?
A. Neostigmine
B. Naloxone
C. Dantrolene
D. Vecuronium - ANSWER- A
Rationale: (Neostigmine is a cholinesterase inhibitor used to reverse
the effects of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers)
A nurse is providing information to a client who has early Parkinson's
disease and a new prescription for pramipexole. The nurse should
instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects
of this medication?
A. Hallucinations
B. Increased salivation
C. Diarrhea
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D. Discoloration of urine - ANSWER- A
Rationale: (Pramipexole can cause hallucinations within 9 months of
the initial dose and might require discontinuation.)
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
Levodopa/Carbidopa for Parkinson's disease. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
A.Increase intake of protein‑rich foods.
B.Expect muscle twitching to occur.
C.Take this medication with food.
D.Anticipate relief of manifestations in 24 h - ANSWER- C
Rationale: (The client should take this medication with food to
reduce GI effects.)
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client who has
absence seizures. The nurse should anticipate administering which of the
following medications to the client? (Select all that apply.)
A. Phenytoin
B. Ethosuximide
C. Gabapentin
D. Carbamazepine
E. Valproic acid
F. Lamotrigine - ANSWER- b, e, f
Rationale: (B. Ethosuximide's only mechanism of action is to treat a
client who has absence seizures
ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM
2020 AND 2021 EXAM TEST BANK NEWEST 400
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||RECENTLY
UPDATED
A charge nurse is planning a staff education session to discuss
medications used during the care of a client experiencing alcohol
withdrawal. Which of the following medications should the charge nurse
include in the discussion? (Select all that apply.)
A. Lorazepam
B. Diazepam
C. Disulfiram
D. Naltrexone
E. Acamprosate - ANSWER- a, b
Rationale: A. Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine used during alcohol
withdrawal to decrease anxiety and reduce the risk for seizures.
B. Diazepam is a benzodiazepine used during alcohol
withdrawal to decrease anxiety and reduce the risk for seizure)
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A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
Clonidine to assist with maintenance of abstinence from opioids. The
nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following
adverse effects?
A. Diarrhea
B. Dry mouth
C. Insomnia
D. Hypertension - ANSWER- B
Rationale: (Dry mouth is a common adverse effect associated with
clonidine use)
A nurse is teaching a female client who has tobacco use disorder about
Nicotine replacement therapy. Which of the following statements by the
client indicates understanding of the teaching?
A. "I should avoid eating right before I chew a piece of nicotine gum."
B. "I will need to stop using the nicotine gum after 1 year."
C. "I know that nicotine gum is a safe alternative to smoking if I become
pregnant."
D. "I must chew the nicotine gum quickly for about 15 minutes. -
ANSWER- A
Rationale: (The client should avoid eating or drinking 15 min prior
to and while chewing the nicotine gum)
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who is
experiencing withdrawal from Opioid use and has a new prescription for
Clonidine. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as
the priority?
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A. Administer the clonidine on the prescribed schedule.
B. Provide ice chips at the client's bedside.
C. Educate the client on the effects of clonidine.
D. Obtain baseline vital signs - ANSWER- D
Rationale: (Assessment is the initial step of the nursing process.
Obtaining the client's baseline vital signs is the priority nursing
action)
A nurse in the post‑anesthesia recovery unit is caring for a client who
received a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent and has
muscle weakness. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which
of the following medications?
A. Neostigmine
B. Naloxone
C. Dantrolene
D. Vecuronium - ANSWER- A
Rationale: (Neostigmine is a cholinesterase inhibitor used to reverse
the effects of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers)
A nurse is providing information to a client who has early Parkinson's
disease and a new prescription for pramipexole. The nurse should
instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects
of this medication?
A. Hallucinations
B. Increased salivation
C. Diarrhea
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D. Discoloration of urine - ANSWER- A
Rationale: (Pramipexole can cause hallucinations within 9 months of
the initial dose and might require discontinuation.)
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
Levodopa/Carbidopa for Parkinson's disease. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
A.Increase intake of protein‑rich foods.
B.Expect muscle twitching to occur.
C.Take this medication with food.
D.Anticipate relief of manifestations in 24 h - ANSWER- C
Rationale: (The client should take this medication with food to
reduce GI effects.)
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client who has
absence seizures. The nurse should anticipate administering which of the
following medications to the client? (Select all that apply.)
A. Phenytoin
B. Ethosuximide
C. Gabapentin
D. Carbamazepine
E. Valproic acid
F. Lamotrigine - ANSWER- b, e, f
Rationale: (B. Ethosuximide's only mechanism of action is to treat a
client who has absence seizures
