ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED
EXAM (LATEST UPDATE) PREP
EXAM/TEST 100 QUESTIONS AND 100%
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS| A+ GRADE.
1. A nurse is teaching a client about acetaminophen. Which instruction is most
important to prevent toxicity?
A. Take the medication with food
B. Avoid alcohol while taking this medication
C. Increase fluid intake
D. Take at bedtime only
✔ B. Avoid alcohol while taking this medication
Alcohol increases the risk of severe liver damage when combined with
acetaminophen.
2. A client prescribed morphine should be monitored most closely for which
adverse effect?
A. Hypertension
B. Tachycardia
C. Respiratory depression
D. Hyperglycemia
✔ C. Respiratory depression
Opioids suppress the respiratory center in the brainstem, making respiratory
depression the most serious risk.
3. Which laboratory value should be monitored for a client taking warfarin?
A. aPTT
B. INR
C. Platelet count
, D. Hemoglobin A1c
✔ B. INR
INR evaluates the therapeutic effectiveness and safety of warfarin therapy.
4. A nurse administers nitroglycerin to a client with angina. Which outcome
indicates effectiveness?
A. Increased heart rate
B. Decreased chest pain
C. Elevated blood pressure
D. Increased respiratory rate
✔ B. Decreased chest pain
Nitroglycerin dilates coronary arteries, improving oxygen delivery and
relieving angina.
5. A client taking digoxin should be assessed for which sign of toxicity?
A. Diarrhea
B. Yellow-green vision
C. Hypertension
D. Dry cough
✔ B. Yellow-green vision
Visual disturbances are a classic manifestation of digoxin toxicity.
6. Which medication requires the nurse to monitor potassium levels closely?
A. Furosemide
B. Acetaminophen
C. Heparin
D. Insulin glargine
✔ A. Furosemide
Loop diuretics increase potassium excretion, leading to hypokalemia.
7. A client with asthma is prescribed albuterol. Which action demonstrates
correct use?
A. Using it daily to prevent inflammation
B. Using it for acute shortness of breath
, C. Taking it orally at bedtime
D. Rinsing mouth after use to prevent thrush
✔ B. Using it for acute shortness of breath
Albuterol is a short-acting beta-agonist used for quick relief.
8. Which adverse effect should the nurse teach a client taking ACE inhibitors to
report immediately?
A. Dry cough
B. Orthostatic hypotension
C. Angioedema
D. Fatigue
✔ C. Angioedema
Angioedema can obstruct the airway and is life-threatening.
9. A nurse should withhold metformin before which procedure?
A. MRI without contrast
B. CT scan with contrast
C. Chest X-ray
D. ECG
✔ B. CT scan with contrast
Contrast dye increases the risk of lactic acidosis when combined with
metformin.
10.A client receiving heparin therapy should be monitored for which
complication?
A. Hypertension
B. Bleeding
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Infection
✔ B. Bleeding
Heparin is an anticoagulant that increases bleeding risk.
11.Which medication is an antidote for opioid overdose?
A. Naloxone
EXAM (LATEST UPDATE) PREP
EXAM/TEST 100 QUESTIONS AND 100%
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS| A+ GRADE.
1. A nurse is teaching a client about acetaminophen. Which instruction is most
important to prevent toxicity?
A. Take the medication with food
B. Avoid alcohol while taking this medication
C. Increase fluid intake
D. Take at bedtime only
✔ B. Avoid alcohol while taking this medication
Alcohol increases the risk of severe liver damage when combined with
acetaminophen.
2. A client prescribed morphine should be monitored most closely for which
adverse effect?
A. Hypertension
B. Tachycardia
C. Respiratory depression
D. Hyperglycemia
✔ C. Respiratory depression
Opioids suppress the respiratory center in the brainstem, making respiratory
depression the most serious risk.
3. Which laboratory value should be monitored for a client taking warfarin?
A. aPTT
B. INR
C. Platelet count
, D. Hemoglobin A1c
✔ B. INR
INR evaluates the therapeutic effectiveness and safety of warfarin therapy.
4. A nurse administers nitroglycerin to a client with angina. Which outcome
indicates effectiveness?
A. Increased heart rate
B. Decreased chest pain
C. Elevated blood pressure
D. Increased respiratory rate
✔ B. Decreased chest pain
Nitroglycerin dilates coronary arteries, improving oxygen delivery and
relieving angina.
5. A client taking digoxin should be assessed for which sign of toxicity?
A. Diarrhea
B. Yellow-green vision
C. Hypertension
D. Dry cough
✔ B. Yellow-green vision
Visual disturbances are a classic manifestation of digoxin toxicity.
6. Which medication requires the nurse to monitor potassium levels closely?
A. Furosemide
B. Acetaminophen
C. Heparin
D. Insulin glargine
✔ A. Furosemide
Loop diuretics increase potassium excretion, leading to hypokalemia.
7. A client with asthma is prescribed albuterol. Which action demonstrates
correct use?
A. Using it daily to prevent inflammation
B. Using it for acute shortness of breath
, C. Taking it orally at bedtime
D. Rinsing mouth after use to prevent thrush
✔ B. Using it for acute shortness of breath
Albuterol is a short-acting beta-agonist used for quick relief.
8. Which adverse effect should the nurse teach a client taking ACE inhibitors to
report immediately?
A. Dry cough
B. Orthostatic hypotension
C. Angioedema
D. Fatigue
✔ C. Angioedema
Angioedema can obstruct the airway and is life-threatening.
9. A nurse should withhold metformin before which procedure?
A. MRI without contrast
B. CT scan with contrast
C. Chest X-ray
D. ECG
✔ B. CT scan with contrast
Contrast dye increases the risk of lactic acidosis when combined with
metformin.
10.A client receiving heparin therapy should be monitored for which
complication?
A. Hypertension
B. Bleeding
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Infection
✔ B. Bleeding
Heparin is an anticoagulant that increases bleeding risk.
11.Which medication is an antidote for opioid overdose?
A. Naloxone
