Pharmacology 314 - Exam 2 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers 2024/2025 Your patient is taking nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) prophylactically. What does this mean?
- To prevent a UTI
- To treat a UTI
- Taking in conjunction with another medication
- Taking even though she is allergic to the medication - Correct Answer A
- penicillin must be taken with food
- The most common adverse effect is constipation
- Complete the entire course of medication even if you feel better
- penicillin should not be taken if you are pregnant - Correct Answer C
A patient is sent home with a prescription for penicillin. What patient teaching is essential to include?
True or false: bacteriostatic drugs directly kill bacteria - Correct Answer False Your patient is diagnosed with an infection. Which of the following are ways in which pathogens
cause cellular injury (select all that apply):
- Production of alloimmunity
- Release of toxins
- Direct damage to tissues
- Triggering cellular hypoxia
- Releasing virions - Correct Answer B, C
- Protein synthesis
- Cell wall synthesis
- Lipid synthesis
- RNA synthesis
- Plasma synthesis - Correct Answer A, B, D 1 / 3
Antibacterial drugs work to inhibit bacterial spread in a number of ways. Which of the following are INHIBITED in bacteria through the action of antibacterial drugs? (select all that apply):
Which of the following antibiotics should never be administered to a pregnant woman because it affects fetal bone growth and development?
- Tetracyclines
- Aminoglycosides
- Macrolides
- Sulfonamides - Correct Answer A
- Presence of antibiotics
- Location of the infection
- Drugs that will be effective against the pathogen
- Identify the pathogen
- Whether the infection is acute or chronic - Correct Answer C, D
- Infections requiring high-dose antimicrobial therapy with increased chance of organ toxicity
- An initial infection so overwhelming that it requires multiple antimicrobial drugs to treat
- Bacterial resistance that creates infections that are difficult to treat and that are often resistant to
- The overgrowth of normal body flora or opportunistic organisms, such as viruses or yeast, that are
- Your chest x-ray showed three different bacteria in your lungs
- One is for TB and the other two are for the side effects that occur
- There is no way to know which one will work best
- More than two drugs are needed to prevent bacterial resistance - Correct Answer D 2 / 3
A patient comes into the emergency room with a probable infection. The provider orders a culture and sensitivity (C&S) test. What type of information does this test provide (select all that apply)?
Superinfections are an adverse effect common to all antibiotic therapy. Which of the following best describes a superinfection?
successfully
multiple drugs
normally kept in check by beneficial flora, overwhelm the body and cause another infection - Correct Answer D A patient is diagnosed with tuberculosis and is prescribed pyrazinamide, isoniazid, and rifampin. The patient asks why three medications are needed for one infection. The nurse responds:
Your patient is diagnosed with an acute infection. As a nurse, you are aware that the worst possible
scenario (sequelae) for your patient is:
- Bacteremia
- Septic shock
- Convalescence
- Chronic infection - Correct Answer B
- Call the provider
- Auscultate breath sounds
- Stop the infusion
- Elevate the head of the bed - Correct Answer C
- Wheezing
- Fever
- Tachycardia
- Vomiting - Correct Answer A
- Abdominal pain
- Pruritis
- Dark urine
- Diarrhea - Correct Answer B
- Observe for hives
- Administer albuterol via nebulizer
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A nurse is caring for a patient with streptococcal pneumonia and an order for IV penicillin G. Ten minutes into the infusion, the patient reports itchiness, dizziness, and shortness of breath. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
The nurse is conducting an assessment on the patient with an infection who is currently on antibiotics. Which assessment findings is a priority?
Which of the findings would alert the nurse that the patient may be experiencing an allergic reaction to a drug?
The nurse is caring for a patient on penicillin G who is experiencing tongue swelling and shortness of breath. What action should the nurse take first?