ATI RN
Pharmacology Across the Lifespan Questions
Question 1 of 5
A drug has been prescribed to decrease the effects of an endogenous chemical. The nurse would place this drug in which category?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
You are seeing a new patient to the practice. The patient is 66 years old and is on metoprolol XL for management of PSVT and HCTZ for her blood pressure. She states she has been thirstier lately and wonders if that has something to do with her HCTZ. As a part of your work up you order a ‘general health panel’. The patient’s fasting glucose is 157, creatinine is 1.0, and her TSH is 3.0. Based on her symptoms and her lab results she is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. With your knowledge of pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics, you recognize there is a need for a change in her current medications due to which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
To avoid a theophylline toxicity in her patients, a nurse should decrease the dosage of this medication when administering it concurrently with which of the following medications?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse caring for a 52-year-old patient who's been prescribed Hydrocodone for chronic back pain must observe for manifestations of
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following medications promotes increased cough production by increasing and thinning mucous secretions to allow patients to decrease chest congestion
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.