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ATI RN PHARM PRACTICE C 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED AND GRADED A+) NEWEST VERSION!
A client receives benztropine (Cogentin) and tells the
nurse he is going on a cruise. Which statement would be
included in the best plan of the nurse?
A. "Limit your activity while on the cruise."
B. "Be sure to take a hat and sunglasses."
C. "Take a multivitamin for additional energy."
D. "If you forget a few doses, that is all right." - ANSWER-
B
Rationale: Benztropine (Cogentin) can cause photophobia;
the client needs sunglasses. There isn't any need to limit
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activity. A multivitamin is not necessary. The dosage
schedule should be maintained.
The client receives trihexyphenidyl (Artane) for
Parkinson's disease. Which assessment data will the
nurse report to the physician?
A. Dry mouth
B. Urinary retention
C. Hypertension
D. Anorexia - ANSWER-B
Rationale: Urinary retention is a serious side effect that
must be reported to the physician. Dry mouth is a common
side effect of trihexyphenidyl (Artane) that does not need
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reporting. Hypertension is not a side effect of
trihexyphenidyl (Artane). Anorexia is not a side effect of
trihexyphenidyl (Artane).
Carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet) is preferred over regular
levodopa in drug treatment of Parkinson disease because
it
A. is better absorbed from the GI tract
B. induces fewer CNS adverse effects
C. allows more dopamine to reach the brain
D. can be administered once a day - ANSWER-C
Rationale: C is correct because the carbidopa prevents
peripheral conversion of levodopa. A is incorrect because
combining the two drugs does not change absorption of
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the medication. B is incorrect because the CNS effects are
from the disease itself and the CNS benefits of the drug
are the same with levodopa or carbidopa / levodopa
(Sinemet). D is incorrect because the dosing of
dopaminergic agents (this means drugs that contain
dopamine) are given more than once a day.
Carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet) works by
A. blocking the action of acetylcholine.
B. blocking the action of dopamine.
C. increasing the activation of dopamine receptors in the
brain.
ATI RN PHARM PRACTICE C 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED AND GRADED A+) NEWEST VERSION!
A client receives benztropine (Cogentin) and tells the
nurse he is going on a cruise. Which statement would be
included in the best plan of the nurse?
A. "Limit your activity while on the cruise."
B. "Be sure to take a hat and sunglasses."
C. "Take a multivitamin for additional energy."
D. "If you forget a few doses, that is all right." - ANSWER-
B
Rationale: Benztropine (Cogentin) can cause photophobia;
the client needs sunglasses. There isn't any need to limit
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activity. A multivitamin is not necessary. The dosage
schedule should be maintained.
The client receives trihexyphenidyl (Artane) for
Parkinson's disease. Which assessment data will the
nurse report to the physician?
A. Dry mouth
B. Urinary retention
C. Hypertension
D. Anorexia - ANSWER-B
Rationale: Urinary retention is a serious side effect that
must be reported to the physician. Dry mouth is a common
side effect of trihexyphenidyl (Artane) that does not need
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reporting. Hypertension is not a side effect of
trihexyphenidyl (Artane). Anorexia is not a side effect of
trihexyphenidyl (Artane).
Carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet) is preferred over regular
levodopa in drug treatment of Parkinson disease because
it
A. is better absorbed from the GI tract
B. induces fewer CNS adverse effects
C. allows more dopamine to reach the brain
D. can be administered once a day - ANSWER-C
Rationale: C is correct because the carbidopa prevents
peripheral conversion of levodopa. A is incorrect because
combining the two drugs does not change absorption of
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the medication. B is incorrect because the CNS effects are
from the disease itself and the CNS benefits of the drug
are the same with levodopa or carbidopa / levodopa
(Sinemet). D is incorrect because the dosing of
dopaminergic agents (this means drugs that contain
dopamine) are given more than once a day.
Carbidopa / levodopa (Sinemet) works by
A. blocking the action of acetylcholine.
B. blocking the action of dopamine.
C. increasing the activation of dopamine receptors in the
brain.
