Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults / Edition
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Patricia has been prescribed doxycycline for a chlamydia infection. She is healthy and her only
medication is an oral combined contraceptive. Patricia's education would include:
1. Use a back-up method of birth control (condom) until her next menses.
2. Doxycycline may cause tendonitis and she should report any joint pain.
3. Her partner will need treatment if her infection doesn't clear with the doxycycline.
4. Doxycycline is used for one-dose treatment of STIs; take the whole prescription at once. -
ANSWER:1
When prescribing metronidazole (Flagyl) to treat bacterial vaginosis, patient education would include:
1. Metronidazole is safe in the first trimester of pregnancy.
2. Consuming alcohol in any form may cause a severe reaction.
3. Sexual partners need concurrent therapy.
4. Headaches are a sign of a serious adverse reaction and need immediate evaluation. - ANSWER:2
The treatment goals when treating urinary tract infection (UTI) include:
1. Eradication of infecting organism
2. Relief of symptoms
3. Prevention of recurrence of the UTI
4. All of the above - ANSWER:4
Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, with no use of
antibiotics in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice
for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Levofloxacin - ANSWER:2
Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her only drug
allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
, 3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin - ANSWER:4
Juanita is a 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks' gestation who is diagnosed with a lower urinary
tract infection (UTI). She is healthy with no drug allergies. Appropriate first-line therapy for her UTI
would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Amoxicillin
4. Ciprofloxacin - ANSWER:3
Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3-day course of therapy for their urinary tract
infection?
1. Juanita, a 28-year-old pregnant woman
2. Sally, a 16-year-old healthy adolescent
3. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
4. Suzie, a 26-year-old diabetic - ANSWER:3
Nicole is a 4-year-old female with a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). She is generally healthy and
has no drug allergies. Appropriate initial therapy for her UTI would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin - ANSWER:3
Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient being treated for a urinary tract infection is:
1. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
4. Follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy - ANSWER:1
Monitoring for a child who has had a urinary tract infection is:
1. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
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Patricia has been prescribed doxycycline for a chlamydia infection. She is healthy and her only
medication is an oral combined contraceptive. Patricia's education would include:
1. Use a back-up method of birth control (condom) until her next menses.
2. Doxycycline may cause tendonitis and she should report any joint pain.
3. Her partner will need treatment if her infection doesn't clear with the doxycycline.
4. Doxycycline is used for one-dose treatment of STIs; take the whole prescription at once. -
ANSWER:1
When prescribing metronidazole (Flagyl) to treat bacterial vaginosis, patient education would include:
1. Metronidazole is safe in the first trimester of pregnancy.
2. Consuming alcohol in any form may cause a severe reaction.
3. Sexual partners need concurrent therapy.
4. Headaches are a sign of a serious adverse reaction and need immediate evaluation. - ANSWER:2
The treatment goals when treating urinary tract infection (UTI) include:
1. Eradication of infecting organism
2. Relief of symptoms
3. Prevention of recurrence of the UTI
4. All of the above - ANSWER:4
Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, with no use of
antibiotics in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice
for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Levofloxacin - ANSWER:2
Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her only drug
allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
, 3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin - ANSWER:4
Juanita is a 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks' gestation who is diagnosed with a lower urinary
tract infection (UTI). She is healthy with no drug allergies. Appropriate first-line therapy for her UTI
would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Amoxicillin
4. Ciprofloxacin - ANSWER:3
Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3-day course of therapy for their urinary tract
infection?
1. Juanita, a 28-year-old pregnant woman
2. Sally, a 16-year-old healthy adolescent
3. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
4. Suzie, a 26-year-old diabetic - ANSWER:3
Nicole is a 4-year-old female with a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). She is generally healthy and
has no drug allergies. Appropriate initial therapy for her UTI would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin - ANSWER:3
Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient being treated for a urinary tract infection is:
1. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
4. Follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy - ANSWER:1
Monitoring for a child who has had a urinary tract infection is:
1. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
