Which information should the nurse include when teaching a patient about rifampin
therapy?
A) Oral contraceptives are safe to use with rifampin therapy.
B) Contact your healthcare provider immediately if the color of your body fluids
changes to reddish orange.
C) Rifampin is safe to use in patients who have hepatic disease. (in general nothing is
"safe" for these people)
D) Rifampin may be administered intravenously.
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D) Rifampin may be administered intravenously.
A patient with a history of a severe anaphylactic reaction to penicillin has an order to
receive cephalosporin. What should the nurse do?
A) Administer the cephalosporin as ordered.
B) Contact the healthcare provider for a different antibiotic.
,C) Administer a test dose of cephalosporin to determine reactivity.
D) Have an epinephrine dose available when administering the cephalosporin.
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B) Contact the healthcare provider for a different antibiotic.
Before administering gentamycin, it is most important for the nurse to assess the
patient for a history of what?
A) Hypertension
B) Myasthenia gravis
C) Diabetes mellitus
D) Asthma
Give this one a try later!
B) Myasthenia gravis - neuromuscular disorder of unknown ideology, think
of it in the same way you think of a patient with a neuromuscular block for
pain
A patient has been prescribed oral ciprofloxacin [Cipro] for a skin infection. When
administering the medication, it is most important for the nurse to do what?
A) Monitor for a decrease in the prothrombin time (PT) if the patient is also taking
warfarin [Coumadin].
B) Withhold antacids and milk products for 6 hours before (in practice more like 2-4
hours) or 2 hours afterward.
C) Inform the healthcare provider if the patient has a history of asthma.
D) Assess the skin for Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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, B) Withhold antacids and milk products for 6 hours before (in practice more
like 2-4 hours) or 2 hours afterward.
Fluoroquinolones should be discontinued immediately if what happens?
A) Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea is experienced.
B) Dizziness, headache, or confusion occurs.
C) Tendon pain or inflammation develops.
D) Theophylline is prescribed for asthma.
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C) Tendon pain or inflammation develops.
When preparing to administer a sustained released capsule to a patient, the nurse
understands that which of the following is true for sustained0release capsules?
A) They are usually more costly than pills
B) They are rapidly absorbed
C) They need to be crushed for appropriate absorption to take place
D) They need to be taken at regular intervals throughout the day
Give this one a try later!
A) They are usually more costly than pills
Which statement about superinfections does the nurse identify as true?
A) Superinfections are more common in patients treated with narrow-spectrum drugs
B) Superinfection is defined as a new infection that appears during the course of
treatment for a primary infection
therapy?
A) Oral contraceptives are safe to use with rifampin therapy.
B) Contact your healthcare provider immediately if the color of your body fluids
changes to reddish orange.
C) Rifampin is safe to use in patients who have hepatic disease. (in general nothing is
"safe" for these people)
D) Rifampin may be administered intravenously.
Give this one a try later!
D) Rifampin may be administered intravenously.
A patient with a history of a severe anaphylactic reaction to penicillin has an order to
receive cephalosporin. What should the nurse do?
A) Administer the cephalosporin as ordered.
B) Contact the healthcare provider for a different antibiotic.
,C) Administer a test dose of cephalosporin to determine reactivity.
D) Have an epinephrine dose available when administering the cephalosporin.
Give this one a try later!
B) Contact the healthcare provider for a different antibiotic.
Before administering gentamycin, it is most important for the nurse to assess the
patient for a history of what?
A) Hypertension
B) Myasthenia gravis
C) Diabetes mellitus
D) Asthma
Give this one a try later!
B) Myasthenia gravis - neuromuscular disorder of unknown ideology, think
of it in the same way you think of a patient with a neuromuscular block for
pain
A patient has been prescribed oral ciprofloxacin [Cipro] for a skin infection. When
administering the medication, it is most important for the nurse to do what?
A) Monitor for a decrease in the prothrombin time (PT) if the patient is also taking
warfarin [Coumadin].
B) Withhold antacids and milk products for 6 hours before (in practice more like 2-4
hours) or 2 hours afterward.
C) Inform the healthcare provider if the patient has a history of asthma.
D) Assess the skin for Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Give this one a try later!
, B) Withhold antacids and milk products for 6 hours before (in practice more
like 2-4 hours) or 2 hours afterward.
Fluoroquinolones should be discontinued immediately if what happens?
A) Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea is experienced.
B) Dizziness, headache, or confusion occurs.
C) Tendon pain or inflammation develops.
D) Theophylline is prescribed for asthma.
Give this one a try later!
C) Tendon pain or inflammation develops.
When preparing to administer a sustained released capsule to a patient, the nurse
understands that which of the following is true for sustained0release capsules?
A) They are usually more costly than pills
B) They are rapidly absorbed
C) They need to be crushed for appropriate absorption to take place
D) They need to be taken at regular intervals throughout the day
Give this one a try later!
A) They are usually more costly than pills
Which statement about superinfections does the nurse identify as true?
A) Superinfections are more common in patients treated with narrow-spectrum drugs
B) Superinfection is defined as a new infection that appears during the course of
treatment for a primary infection
