NR 565 final Exam Questions with 100

NR 565 final Exam Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers

The treatment goals when treating a UTI include:

• eradication of infection organism
• relief of symptoms
• prevention of UTI recurrence
• all of the above - Correct Answer All of the above

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:

• Azithromycin
• Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
• Ceftriaxone
• Levofloxacin - Correct Answer Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

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:

• Azithromycin
• Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
• Ceftriaxone
• Ciprofloxacin - Correct Answer Ciprofloxacin

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 / 3

• Azithromycin
• Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
• Amoxicillin
• Ciprofloxacin - Correct Answer Amoxicillin

Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3-day course of therapy for their UTI?

• Juanita, a 28 year old pregnant woman
• Sally, a 16 year old healthy adolescent
• Jamie, a 24 year old female
• Suzie, a 26 year old diabetic - Correct Answer Jamie, a 24 year old female

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:

• Azithromycin
• Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
• Ceftriaxone
• Ciprofloxacin - Correct Answer Ceftriaxone

Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient being treated for a UTI is:

• symptom resolution in 48 hours
• follow up urine culture at completion of therapy
• "test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
• follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy - Correct Answer Symptom resolution in

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Monitoring for a child who has had a UTI is:

• symptom resolution in 48 hours
• follow up urine culture at completion of therapy
• "test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
• follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy - Correct Answer Follow up UC at

completion of therapy

Monitoring for a pregannt woman who has had a UTI is:

• symptom resolution in 48 hours
• follow up urine culture at completion of therapy
• "test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
• follow-up urine culture every 2 weeks until delivery - Correct Answer Follow up UC every 2 weeks

until delivery Along with antibiotic prescription, lifestyle education for a nonpregnant adult female who has had a UTI

includes:

• increasing her intake of vitamin C containing OJ
• voiding 10-15 min after sex
• avoiding ingesting urinary irritants, such as asparagus
• all of the above - Correct Answer Voiding 10-15 min after sex

Lisa is a healthy non-pregnant adult woman who recently had a UTI. She is asking about drinking

cranberry juice to prevent recurrance of UTI. The correct answer is:

• 16oz/day of cran juice cocktail will prevent UTIs.
• 100% cran juice or cran juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients.
• there is no evidence that cran juice prevents UTIs.
• cran juice only works to prevent UTIs in kids. - Correct Answer 100% cran juice or cran juice extract

may decrease UTIs in some patients Factors that place a patient at risk of developing an antimicrobial-resistant organism include:

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