NRSG 245 QUIZ 9 ANTIBIOTICS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the first rule of antimicrobial therapy?
Match the drug to the bug
Ask the patient when their symptoms first appeared
Begin empiric therapy as soon as possible
Always give the antimicrobial intravenously (IV) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Match the drug to the bug
Which antimicrobials promote the emergence of drug resistance?
Antibiotics used prophylactically
Antibiotic combinations
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics
Broad-spectrum antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Broad-spectrum antibiotics
What is the principal adverse effect of penicillins?
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Allergic reaction
Nausea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Allergic reaction
Which symptom suggests an ototoxic reaction to a drug?
Dizziness
Headache
Tinnitus
Nausea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tinnitus
, When treating infection, what is (are) the therapeutic objective (s) of that treatment? (Select all that
apply.)
To cause minimal harm to the host
To promote maximal antimicrobial effects
To give the broadest spectrum antibiotic possible to have a better chance at impacting the infectious
organism.
To always achieve 100% kill of the organism causing the infection. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To cause
minimal harm to the host
To promote maximal antimicrobial effects
Which is the preferred drug of choice for healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus
aureus (HCA-MRSA)?
Oxacillin
Nafcillin
Doxycycline
Vancomycin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vancomycin
Superinfections occur more often with which category of antibiotics?
Antifungal drugs
Narrow-spectrum drugs
Antiviral drugs
Broad-spectrum drugs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Broad-spectrum drugs
The principal toxicity of vancomycin is
Hearing impairment (ototoxicity)
What is the first rule of antimicrobial therapy?
Match the drug to the bug
Ask the patient when their symptoms first appeared
Begin empiric therapy as soon as possible
Always give the antimicrobial intravenously (IV) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Match the drug to the bug
Which antimicrobials promote the emergence of drug resistance?
Antibiotics used prophylactically
Antibiotic combinations
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics
Broad-spectrum antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Broad-spectrum antibiotics
What is the principal adverse effect of penicillins?
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Allergic reaction
Nausea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Allergic reaction
Which symptom suggests an ototoxic reaction to a drug?
Dizziness
Headache
Tinnitus
Nausea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tinnitus
, When treating infection, what is (are) the therapeutic objective (s) of that treatment? (Select all that
apply.)
To cause minimal harm to the host
To promote maximal antimicrobial effects
To give the broadest spectrum antibiotic possible to have a better chance at impacting the infectious
organism.
To always achieve 100% kill of the organism causing the infection. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To cause
minimal harm to the host
To promote maximal antimicrobial effects
Which is the preferred drug of choice for healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus
aureus (HCA-MRSA)?
Oxacillin
Nafcillin
Doxycycline
Vancomycin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vancomycin
Superinfections occur more often with which category of antibiotics?
Antifungal drugs
Narrow-spectrum drugs
Antiviral drugs
Broad-spectrum drugs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Broad-spectrum drugs
The principal toxicity of vancomycin is
Hearing impairment (ototoxicity)
