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ATI CMS PHARMACOLOGY RETAKE EXAM NEWEST
VERSION 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND 100% DETAILED ANSWERS
A+|NEWEST VERSION
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypertension and
has been taking hydrochlorothiazide. Which of the
following lab values should the nurse evaluate? -
ANSWER-Coagulation studies
A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has been
experiencing insomnia and has a new prescription for
temazepam. The nurse should inform the client that which
of the following manifestations are adverse effects of
temazepam? (Select All That Apply)
A. Incoordination
B. Hypertension
C. Pruritus
D. Sleep driving
E. Amnesia - ANSWER-A. Incoordination
D. Sleep driving
E. Amnesia
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A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving moderate
sedation with diazepam IV. The client is oversedated =.
Which of the following medications should the nurse
anticipate administering to the client?
A. Ketamine
B. Naltrexone
C. Flumazenil
D. Fluvoxamine - ANSWER-C. Flumazenil
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
ramelton. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid
which of the following foods while taking this medication?
A. Baked Potato
B. Fried chicken
C. Whole grain bread
D. Citrus fruit - ANSWER-B. Fried chicken
A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to undergo a
surgical procedure. Which of the following preexisting
conditions can be a contraindication for the use of
Ketamine as an IV anesthetic?
A. Peptic Ulcer disease
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B. breast cancer
C. Diabetes Mellitus
D. Schizophrenia - ANSWER-D. Schizophrenia
A nurse is providing instructions to a female client who has
a new prescription for zolpidem. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
A. "Notify the provider if you plan to become pregnant.
"B. "Take the medication 1 hr before you plan to go to
sleep.
"C. "Allow at least 6hrs for sleep when taking zolpidem.
"D. "TO increase the effectiveness of zolpidem, take it with
a bedtime snack." - ANSWER-A. "Notify the provider if you
plan to become pregnant.
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
beclomethasone. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include?
a. "Rinse your mouth after each use of this medication"
b. "Limit fluid intake while taking this medication"
c. "Increase your intake of Vitamin B12 while taking this
medication"
d. "You can take the medication as needed" - ANSWER-a.
"Rinse your mouth after each use of this medication"
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A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has a new
prescription for albuterol and beclomethasone inhalers for
the control of asthma. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. take the albuterol at the same time each day
b. administer the albuterol inhaler prior to using the
beclomethasone inhaler
c. use beclomethasone if experiencing an acute episode
d. avoid shaking the meclomethasone before use -
ANSWER-b. administer the albuterol inhaler prior to using
the beclomethasone inhaler
A nurse is providing instructions to the parent of an
adolescent client who has a new prescription for albuterol,
PO. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
a. "You can take this medication to abort an acute asthma
attack"
b. "Tremors are an adverse effect of this medication"
c. "Prolonged use of this medication can cause
hyperglycemia"
d. "This medication can slow skeletal growth rate" -
ANSWER-b. "Tremors are an adverse effect of this
medication"
ATI CMS PHARMACOLOGY RETAKE EXAM NEWEST
VERSION 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND 100% DETAILED ANSWERS
A+|NEWEST VERSION
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypertension and
has been taking hydrochlorothiazide. Which of the
following lab values should the nurse evaluate? -
ANSWER-Coagulation studies
A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has been
experiencing insomnia and has a new prescription for
temazepam. The nurse should inform the client that which
of the following manifestations are adverse effects of
temazepam? (Select All That Apply)
A. Incoordination
B. Hypertension
C. Pruritus
D. Sleep driving
E. Amnesia - ANSWER-A. Incoordination
D. Sleep driving
E. Amnesia
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A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving moderate
sedation with diazepam IV. The client is oversedated =.
Which of the following medications should the nurse
anticipate administering to the client?
A. Ketamine
B. Naltrexone
C. Flumazenil
D. Fluvoxamine - ANSWER-C. Flumazenil
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
ramelton. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid
which of the following foods while taking this medication?
A. Baked Potato
B. Fried chicken
C. Whole grain bread
D. Citrus fruit - ANSWER-B. Fried chicken
A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to undergo a
surgical procedure. Which of the following preexisting
conditions can be a contraindication for the use of
Ketamine as an IV anesthetic?
A. Peptic Ulcer disease
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B. breast cancer
C. Diabetes Mellitus
D. Schizophrenia - ANSWER-D. Schizophrenia
A nurse is providing instructions to a female client who has
a new prescription for zolpidem. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
A. "Notify the provider if you plan to become pregnant.
"B. "Take the medication 1 hr before you plan to go to
sleep.
"C. "Allow at least 6hrs for sleep when taking zolpidem.
"D. "TO increase the effectiveness of zolpidem, take it with
a bedtime snack." - ANSWER-A. "Notify the provider if you
plan to become pregnant.
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
beclomethasone. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include?
a. "Rinse your mouth after each use of this medication"
b. "Limit fluid intake while taking this medication"
c. "Increase your intake of Vitamin B12 while taking this
medication"
d. "You can take the medication as needed" - ANSWER-a.
"Rinse your mouth after each use of this medication"
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A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has a new
prescription for albuterol and beclomethasone inhalers for
the control of asthma. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. take the albuterol at the same time each day
b. administer the albuterol inhaler prior to using the
beclomethasone inhaler
c. use beclomethasone if experiencing an acute episode
d. avoid shaking the meclomethasone before use -
ANSWER-b. administer the albuterol inhaler prior to using
the beclomethasone inhaler
A nurse is providing instructions to the parent of an
adolescent client who has a new prescription for albuterol,
PO. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
a. "You can take this medication to abort an acute asthma
attack"
b. "Tremors are an adverse effect of this medication"
c. "Prolonged use of this medication can cause
hyperglycemia"
d. "This medication can slow skeletal growth rate" -
ANSWER-b. "Tremors are an adverse effect of this
medication"
