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Showing 31 questions, Sign in for moreA nurse is preparing to administer ceftriaxone (Rocephin) to a client who has pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
The nurse should recognize that ceftriaxone belongs to which generation of cephalosporins?
A nurse is caring for a client who has a severe infection and is receiving vancomycin (Vancocin).
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following manifestations of ototoxicity?
A nurse is educating a client who has a respiratory infection and a new prescription for azithromycin (Zithromax).
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply).
Which of the following antiviral medications inhibits neuraminidase enzyme?
Which of the following antiviral medications prevents viral fusion with host cell membrane?
A nurse is caring for a client who has oral candidiasis and is prescribed nystatin suspension.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who has a fungal infection and is receiving itraconazole therapy.
Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to a potential adverse effect of this medication?
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 preparing to administer ivermectin to a client who has onchocerciasis (river blindness).
Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor for in this client?
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 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.)
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.)
Which statement is true regarding narrow spectrum antibiotics?
Which term is used to describe an agent that inhibits bacterial growth but does not kill bacteria?
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving vancomycin (Vancocin) for treatment of an infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Which assessment finding would indicate a potentially serious adverse reaction to this drug?
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 administering penicillin to a client who has streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse should monitor for which adverse effect of penicillin therapy?
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is prescribed rifampin, an antitubercular drug. The nurse should instruct the client about which potential side effect of rifampin?
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.)
The nurse identifies which host factor as the most important when choosing an antimicrobial drug?
The development of a new infection as a result of the elimination of normal flora by an antibiotic is referred to as what?
(Select all that apply) A microbe acquires antibiotic resistance by which means?
Which statement is true regarding antimicrobial stewardship?
Which antibiotics are classified as concentration-dependent antimicrobials?
A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin, a glycopeptide antibiotic, to a client with a severe infection caused by Clostridium difficile.
The nurse should select all that apply:
A patient has been prescribed azithromycin, a macrolide antibiotic, for a respiratory infection.
The nurse should instruct the patient to report which of the following signs or symptoms of a potential adverse effect?
A patient is receiving cefazolin, a first-generation cephalosporin, for a surgical prophylaxis.
The nurse should assess the patient for which of the following possible allergic reactions? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is administering tetracycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, to a patient who has acne vulgaris.
The nurse should monitor the patient for which of the following adverse effects of this medication? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving gentamicin IV for treatment of endocarditis caused by gram-negative bacteria.
Which laboratory value should be monitored closely during gentamicin 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.).
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