Font size
WorksheetsNSM - Anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The nurse is caring for a patient with infection receiving Ceftriaxone (a cephalosporin). Which laboratory value is most important to monitor by the nurse?
Serum Potassium
Serum Sodium
Serum BUN and Creatine
Serum alkaline phoshatase (ALP).
A patient at the clinic receives a prescription for erythromycin 500 mg every 8 hours by mouth for 10 days. Which instruction by the clinic nurse indicates the patient understands possible side effects of the antibiotic?
"I could get a yeast infection from the antibiotics."
"I may get constipated and need a laxative."
"I may need to increase my dose for my lisinopril while I am on this medication."
"I will have to rise slowly while I'm on this medication."
The graduate nurse is speaking to the patient in the hospital room about their recent diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and what to expect. Which statement by the graduate nurse would cause the charge nurse to intervene?
"You will need to put on a gown and gloves to prevent the spread of TB."
"The medication for treatment, should be taken as prescribed for 6-12 months."
"The goal is three negative sputum cultures, on three different days."
"Periodic blood tests will be done to monitor your liver function during treatment."
The nurse knows that a patient taking tetracycline understands their medication after which statement by the patient?
"I will use a back-up method of contraceptive protection while on this medication."
"I don't need to worry about being in the sun."
"I will stop taking the medication once I feel better."
"I will take this medication after I eat breakfast."
A patient calls the nurse and complains of urgency and dysuria after four days of taking a friend’s antibiotic. The nurse instructs the patient to come to the office and explains the reason in which statement?
"A urine sample is needed to help the provider prescribe the correct medication."
"Now you have ruined any chance for a correct culture report."
"Keep taking the medication as it can take a while for it to kill all the bacteria."
"Unless your friend's medication was trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole your condition will not improve."
A patient in the medical surgical unit receives infusion of vancomycin twice daily and will require a trough level prior to the next dose. When should the nurse ensure collection of the blood sample for the trough level?
1 hour after the dose is administered
1-2 hours before the next dose is due
Immediately before the next dose
Immediately after the next dose
The patient is prescribed sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim for a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which statement by the patient is most concerning to the nurse?
"It's been hard, but I have been sober for nearly 3 years now and I feel so much better."
"I usually have to eat something when I take antibiotics, since I have so much diarrhea."
"My IUD makes me bloat so much, so I may have gained some water weight today."
"I came in because I wanted to get started on an antibiotic before my trip to the beach."
When an anti-biotic agent is said to be no longer effective for a patient, the patient has developed:
immunity
resistance
tolerance
non-responsiveness
Penicillin has been prescribed for a patient. Which nursing interventions should the nurse perform for this patient? Select all that apply.
Collect culture and sensitivity test before the first dose.
Monitor the patient for mouth ulcers
Instruct the patient to limit fluids to 1000 mL/day.
Have epinephrine on had for a potential severe allergic reaction.
No particular interventions are needed for this patient.
It's not too late to be an NSM! We need you! If you're interested, please email Lauralee Meyer at lmeyer@uttyler.edu.
Thanks!
No thanks!
