ATI Endocrine N180 Pharmacology
Made Easy 4.0 quiz and answ
Which of the following drugs should a nurse have available for a client who is experiencing
insulin toxicity?
a. Naloxone
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Acetylcysteine
d. glucagon ✔✔d. glucagon
A nurse at a provider's office is assessing a client who has been taking hydrocortisone for
adrenal insufficiency. The client reports fatigue and feeling overwhelmed by personal
responsibilities. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication
the provider might need to increase the client's dosage?
a. Hypotension
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Weight gain
D. Fat distribution ✔✔a. Hypotension
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for pramlintide therapy to treat type 1
diabetes. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Mix pramlintide with insulin in the syringe
b. Administer pramlintide before meals
c. Take pramlintide once daily at bedtime
d. Inject pramlintide into the upper arm ✔✔b. Administer pramlintide before meals
A nurse is speaking with a client who is taking glipizide to treat type 2 diabetes and has
called to report feeling shaky, hungry, and fatigued. Which of the following actions should
the nurse instruct the client to take?
, a. Drink 16 oz. of water
b. Perform a fingerstick blood glucose check
c. Take another glipizide tablet
d. Lie down and rest ✔✔b.
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin insulin glargine therapy. The nurse should
identify the need for additional precautions because the client also takes which of the
following types of drugs?
a. Oral contraceptives
b. calcium supplements
c. beta-blockers
d. iron supplements ✔✔c.
A nurse is teaching a client about self-administering regular insulin. The nurse should
instruct the client to rotate injection sites to prevent which of the following?
a. Rapid absorption
b. Intradermal injection
c. Injection pain
d. lipohypertrophy ✔✔d.
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking propylthiouracil (PTU) to treat
hyperthyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following
adverse effects? (Select all...)
a. sore throat
b. joint pain
c. insomnia
d. bradycardia
Made Easy 4.0 quiz and answ
Which of the following drugs should a nurse have available for a client who is experiencing
insulin toxicity?
a. Naloxone
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Acetylcysteine
d. glucagon ✔✔d. glucagon
A nurse at a provider's office is assessing a client who has been taking hydrocortisone for
adrenal insufficiency. The client reports fatigue and feeling overwhelmed by personal
responsibilities. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication
the provider might need to increase the client's dosage?
a. Hypotension
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Weight gain
D. Fat distribution ✔✔a. Hypotension
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for pramlintide therapy to treat type 1
diabetes. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Mix pramlintide with insulin in the syringe
b. Administer pramlintide before meals
c. Take pramlintide once daily at bedtime
d. Inject pramlintide into the upper arm ✔✔b. Administer pramlintide before meals
A nurse is speaking with a client who is taking glipizide to treat type 2 diabetes and has
called to report feeling shaky, hungry, and fatigued. Which of the following actions should
the nurse instruct the client to take?
, a. Drink 16 oz. of water
b. Perform a fingerstick blood glucose check
c. Take another glipizide tablet
d. Lie down and rest ✔✔b.
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin insulin glargine therapy. The nurse should
identify the need for additional precautions because the client also takes which of the
following types of drugs?
a. Oral contraceptives
b. calcium supplements
c. beta-blockers
d. iron supplements ✔✔c.
A nurse is teaching a client about self-administering regular insulin. The nurse should
instruct the client to rotate injection sites to prevent which of the following?
a. Rapid absorption
b. Intradermal injection
c. Injection pain
d. lipohypertrophy ✔✔d.
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking propylthiouracil (PTU) to treat
hyperthyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following
adverse effects? (Select all...)
a. sore throat
b. joint pain
c. insomnia
d. bradycardia
