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WorksheetsI Cauti Pneumonia... anyway, I digress
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
A patient is being discharged home on Doxycycline for treatment of pneumonia. Which statement by the patient indicates they understood your teaching?
"I will avoid green leafy vegetables while taking this medication"
"I will monitor my blood glucose regularly due to the side effects of hypoglycemia."
"I will wear sunscreen when I am outdoors."
"I will take this medication with a full glass of milk."
A patient is being discharged after 2 weeks of IV antibiotic therapy for acute osteomyelitis on the left leg. Which info will be included in discharge teaching?
The need for daily aerobic exercise to help maintain muscle strength?
The reason for taking oral antibiotic for 7-10 days after discharge
How to monitor and care for the long-term IV catheter site
How to apply warm packs safely to the leg to reduce pain
A patient is admitted with pneumonia. Sputum cultures show that the pt is infected with a gram positive bacterium. The pt is allergic to Penicillin. Which med would the pt most likely be prescribed?
Macrolide
Cephalosporins
Penicillin G
Tamiflu
You are about to hang a bag of IV vancomycin for a pt who has severe pneumonia. Which statement by the patient causes you to hold the bag of Vancomycin and notify the doctor immediatly.
"I'm seeing yellow halos around the light."
"My mouth tastes like metal."
"My head hurts."
"I have this constant ringing in my ears."
A patient is admitted with a rupture of the Achilles tendon. The pt was recently treated with antibiotics for pneumonia. Which of the following medications below can cause this effect?
Penicillin
Fluroquinolones
Tetracyclines
Macrolides
A 25 year-old female pt with pneumonia is prescribed doxycycline. What question is important to ask the pt prior to administration of this medication?
"Do you take birth control pills?"
"Are you allergic to penicillin?"
"Are you allergic to eggs?"
"Do you have a history of diabetes?"
A pt, who is having spasms and burning while urinating due to a UTI, is prescribed phenazopyridine. Which option below is a normal side effect of this drug?
Hematuria
Crystalluria
Urethra mucous
Orange colored urine
The physician orders a urine culture on your patient with a urinary tract infection. In addition, the patient is ordered to start IV Bactrim (Sulfamethoxazole/ Trimethoprim). How will you proceed with following this order?
First, hang the antibiotic, and then collect the urine culture.
First, hang the antibiotic and when the antibiotic is finished infusing collect the urine culture.
First, collect the urine culture, and then hang the antibiotic.
First, collect the urine culture and then hold the dose of the antibiotic until the urine culture is back from the lab.
A patient is receiving gentamicin 80 mg IV bid for acute osteomyelitis. Which action should the nurse take before administering the gentamicin?
Obtain the patient's oral temperature
Review the patient's BUN and creatinine levels
Ask the pt about any nausea
Change the wet-to-dry dressing
What is the most common drug used to treat oral candidiasis?
oseltamivir
nystatin
amantadine
griseofulvin
What should you expect in all patients when giving amphotericin B?
renal damage
ototoxicity
muscle relaxation
hyperkalemia
How do you minimize the damage of Ampho B
Give with a liter of saline
Monitor serum creatinine every 4-5 days
reduce dosage if >4.5 mg/dL
Give with aminoglycosides
A patient is taking calcium supplements, how many hours before would you want to give fluoroquinolones?
6 hours before
2 hours before
3 hours before
4 hours before
