ATI PHARMACOLOGY MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
The nurse is assessing a client who has been taking linezolid to treat a
Staphylococcus aureus infection. Which of the following findings should
the nurse report to the provider?
Paresthesias.
Although these reactions are rare, some clients who take linezolid develop
irreversible peripheral neuropathy and reversible optic neuropathy. The nurse
should report this finding to the provider because it might warrant switching the
client to another antibiotic.
Propylthiouracil
This medication is used to treat hyperthyroidism during the first trimester of
pregnancy because it does not cross the placental barrier well, posing little risk to
the fetus.
methimazole
the preferred medication in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy to treat
hyperthyroidism.
what is tamoxifen used for?
an anti-estrogen medication used to treat cancer of the breast in both
premenopausal and postmenopausal women. It is also used to prevent breast
cancer in women who are at an increased risk.
The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe methotrexate at which
of the following times? (time frame)
The nurse should identify that current guidelines recommend starting a disease-
modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) such as methotrexate WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF
DIAGNOSIS of rheumatoid arthritis to prevent or delay joint degeneration.
Amlodipine adverse effects
Flushing, dizziness, palpations, peripheral edema
doxycylcine should be taken with or without food?
without food.
food decreases the absorption of the medication so it should be taken on an empty
stomach.
epoetin alfa adverse effects
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
The nurse is assessing a client who has been taking linezolid to treat a
Staphylococcus aureus infection. Which of the following findings should
the nurse report to the provider?
Paresthesias.
Although these reactions are rare, some clients who take linezolid develop
irreversible peripheral neuropathy and reversible optic neuropathy. The nurse
should report this finding to the provider because it might warrant switching the
client to another antibiotic.
Propylthiouracil
This medication is used to treat hyperthyroidism during the first trimester of
pregnancy because it does not cross the placental barrier well, posing little risk to
the fetus.
methimazole
the preferred medication in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy to treat
hyperthyroidism.
what is tamoxifen used for?
an anti-estrogen medication used to treat cancer of the breast in both
premenopausal and postmenopausal women. It is also used to prevent breast
cancer in women who are at an increased risk.
The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe methotrexate at which
of the following times? (time frame)
The nurse should identify that current guidelines recommend starting a disease-
modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) such as methotrexate WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF
DIAGNOSIS of rheumatoid arthritis to prevent or delay joint degeneration.
Amlodipine adverse effects
Flushing, dizziness, palpations, peripheral edema
doxycylcine should be taken with or without food?
without food.
food decreases the absorption of the medication so it should be taken on an empty
stomach.
epoetin alfa adverse effects
