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BSN 215 Pharmacology I Quiz Week
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Review Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale
Question:
Which patients should be given antibiotics prophylactically? (Select all that apply)
Answer:
- patients with certain congenital heart defects at risk for bacterial
endocarditis d. patients with compound fractures undergoing surgical repair
Question:
A nursing student wants to know the differences between hospital-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (HA-MRSA) and community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA).Which statements about CA-MRSA are true? (Select all that apply) Group of answer choices
Answer:
20% to 30% of the general population are colonized with CA-MRSA. b. Boils caused by CA-MRSA can be treated without antibiotics. c. CA-MRSA is less dangerous than HA-MRSA. 1 / 3
Question:
Besides the cost of administering a given drug, which are considerations when a provider selects a cephalosporin to treat an infection? (Select all that apply)
Answer:
Pharmacokinetics Antimicrobial spectrum Adverse effects
Question:
A patient received 500 mg of azithromycin [Zithromax] at 0800 as a first dose.What are the usual amount and time of the second dose of azithromycin?
Answer:
250 mg at 0800 the next day
Question:
Which patients may receive gentamicin safely? (Select all that apply)
Answer:
-a woman breast feeding an infant
-a 6 day old newborn
-a 5 year old child
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Question:
A nurse teaches a patient about sulfonamides.Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?
Answer:
"i should stop taking this drug when my symptoms are gone"
Question:
Nitrofurantoin [Macrodantin] is prescribed for an adolescent female patient with acute cystitis.What should the nurse include in the teaching for this patient? (Select all that apply)
Answer:
"your urine may have a brown tinge while you are taking this drug"
"headaches and drowsiness can occur and are mild side effects"
"if you experience tingling or numbness come to clinic"
"make sure you tell prescriber if you are pregnant"
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