Which term is used to describe an agent that inhibits bacterial growth but does not kill bacteria?

A nurse is educating a group of travelers who are going to a region where malaria is endemic.
Which of the following antimalarial drugs should the nurse recommend for prophylaxis? (Select all that apply.).

A nurse is administering penicillin to a client who has streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse should monitor for which adverse effect of penicillin therapy?

A nurse is reviewing the culture and sensitivity report of a patient who has a wound infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
The report indicates that the organism is sensitive to several antibiotics, including oxacillin, erythromycin, and clindamycin. Which antibiotic should be chosen for this patient? (Select all that apply.).

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient who will be taking oral linezolid (Zyvox) to treat a complicated skin infection caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).
Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is preparing to administer flucytosine to a client who has a systemic fungal infection.
Which of the following assessments should the nurse perform before giving this medication? (Select all that apply.).

A nurse is caring for a client who has trichomoniasis and is prescribed tinidazole.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse give to the client?

A nurse is teaching a client who has tuberculosis about the prescribed drug regimen, which includes isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol.
The nurse should instruct the client to report which signs or symptoms as possible adverse effects of these drugs? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse identifies which host factor as the most important when choosing an antimicrobial drug?

A nurse is teaching a client who has been prescribed tetracycline, a tetracycline antibiotic, for acne vulgaris.
Which of these instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving gentamicin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic, for a severe infection.
The nurse should monitor the client for which adverse effects of this drug? (Select all that apply.)