BIOL MISC CHAPTER 26_40_41 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026,100%CORRECT

BIOL MISC CHAPTER 26_40_41 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 CHAPTER 26- ANTIBACTERIALS 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been prescribed cefazolin sodium. Which is the priority nursing assessment? Obtaining a medical/surgical history History of immunizations Neurological assessment Cardiac assessment ANS: A The patient’s medical/surgical history should include a listing of allergies. Antibiotic allergy is one of the most common drug allergies. These allergies also have the potential to cause severe anaphylaxis and death and, therefore, have more importance than the other assessments listed. 2. When instructing a patient about antibiotic therapy, the nurse explains that which condition occurs when the normal flora are disturbed during antibiotic therapy? Superinfection Hypersensitivity Organ toxicity Rebound toxicity ANS: A 3. A patient on antibiotic therapy needs trough levels drawn. When is the most appropriate time for the nurse to draw the trough level? Ninety minutes after the intravenous antibiotic is scheduled to be administered Thirty minutes after beginning administration of the intravenous antibiotic Sixty minutes after completion of the intravenous antibiotic infusion Ten minutes before administration of the intravenous antibiotic ANS: D Trough levels are drawn just before infusion. Peak serum drug levels should be drawn 30 to 60 minutes after the medication is infused. The nurse should document the time drug administration is started and completed and the exact time a peak and/or trough level is drawn 4. A 22-year-old female patient is put on amoxicillin. Which is the most important intervention for this patient? Assess if the patient is on oral contraceptives. Inform the patient about possible superinfections. Instruct the patient to not take the medication before meals. Assess the patient for cross sensitivity.