NURS 5334 UTA Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
penicillin .organisms .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-numerous .gram-positive .and .some
.gram-negative .organisms
Bactericidal
types .of .penicillin .allergy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-immediate .(reaction .in .2-30
.minutes)
accelerated .(reaction .in .1 .to .72 .hours)
delayed .(reaction .in .days .to .weeks)
treatment .of .penicillin .allergy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-epinepherine
respiratory .support
penicillin .drug .interactions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Aminoglycosides
Bacteriostatic .antibiotics
Probenecid
Penicillinase-resistant .penicillins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Oxacillin, .nafcillin,
.dicloxacillin
Extended .spectrum .penicillins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Ticarcillin
Piperacillin
Cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-bactericidal; .interfere .with .cell .wall
.synthesis
First .generation .cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cefazolin
Cephalexin
Cefadroxil
Second .generation .cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cefoxitin, .cefaclor,
.cefuroxime, .cefotetan, .cefprozil
third .generation .cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cefotaxime, .cefdinir,
.cefditoren, .cefpodoxime, .ceftazidime, .ceftibuten, .ceftriaxone
, Fourth .Generation .Cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cefepime, .ceftolozane
fifth .generation .cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Ceftaroline
cephalosporin .excretion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-renal
Cephalosporin .drug .interactions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Probenecid
Alcohol
Drugs .that .promote .bleeding
Calcium .and .ceftriaxone
Cephalosporin .Adverse .Reactions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-allergy, .bleeding,
.thrombophlebitis
first .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-widely .used .for
.prophylaxis .against .infection .in .surgical .patients
Second .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cefuroxime:
.pneumonia .from: .h. .flu, .klebsiella, .pneumococci, .and .staphylococci
third .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-gram-negative
.organisms
also .able .to .penetrate .to .CSF .- .good .in .the .treatment .of .meningitis
fourth .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-commonly .used .to
.treat .healthcare .and .hospital-associated .pneumonias, .including .those .caused .by
.the .resistant .organism .pseudomonas .aeruginosa
fifth .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-MRSA
Carbapenems .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Imipenem
Meropenem
Ertapenem
Doripenem
carbapenem .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-beta-lactam
very .broad .spectrum
not .active .against .MRSA
imipenem .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .carbapenem
active .against .most .bacterial .pathogens
gram-positive .cocci .and .most .gram-negative .cocci .
and .bacilli
most .effective .beta-lactam .abx .for .use .against .anaerobic .bacteria
Vancomycin .MOA .and .use .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-inhibits .cell .wall .synthesis
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
penicillin .organisms .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-numerous .gram-positive .and .some
.gram-negative .organisms
Bactericidal
types .of .penicillin .allergy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-immediate .(reaction .in .2-30
.minutes)
accelerated .(reaction .in .1 .to .72 .hours)
delayed .(reaction .in .days .to .weeks)
treatment .of .penicillin .allergy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-epinepherine
respiratory .support
penicillin .drug .interactions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Aminoglycosides
Bacteriostatic .antibiotics
Probenecid
Penicillinase-resistant .penicillins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Oxacillin, .nafcillin,
.dicloxacillin
Extended .spectrum .penicillins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Ticarcillin
Piperacillin
Cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-bactericidal; .interfere .with .cell .wall
.synthesis
First .generation .cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cefazolin
Cephalexin
Cefadroxil
Second .generation .cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cefoxitin, .cefaclor,
.cefuroxime, .cefotetan, .cefprozil
third .generation .cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cefotaxime, .cefdinir,
.cefditoren, .cefpodoxime, .ceftazidime, .ceftibuten, .ceftriaxone
, Fourth .Generation .Cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cefepime, .ceftolozane
fifth .generation .cephalosporins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Ceftaroline
cephalosporin .excretion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-renal
Cephalosporin .drug .interactions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Probenecid
Alcohol
Drugs .that .promote .bleeding
Calcium .and .ceftriaxone
Cephalosporin .Adverse .Reactions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-allergy, .bleeding,
.thrombophlebitis
first .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-widely .used .for
.prophylaxis .against .infection .in .surgical .patients
Second .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cefuroxime:
.pneumonia .from: .h. .flu, .klebsiella, .pneumococci, .and .staphylococci
third .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-gram-negative
.organisms
also .able .to .penetrate .to .CSF .- .good .in .the .treatment .of .meningitis
fourth .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-commonly .used .to
.treat .healthcare .and .hospital-associated .pneumonias, .including .those .caused .by
.the .resistant .organism .pseudomonas .aeruginosa
fifth .generation .cephalosporin .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-MRSA
Carbapenems .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Imipenem
Meropenem
Ertapenem
Doripenem
carbapenem .uses .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-beta-lactam
very .broad .spectrum
not .active .against .MRSA
imipenem .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .carbapenem
active .against .most .bacterial .pathogens
gram-positive .cocci .and .most .gram-negative .cocci .
and .bacilli
most .effective .beta-lactam .abx .for .use .against .anaerobic .bacteria
Vancomycin .MOA .and .use .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-inhibits .cell .wall .synthesis