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WorksheetsAntibiotics
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
1. A nurse is working with a client receiving a sulfonamide for an UTI. The client presents with muscle aches, lesions on the skin and a headache. What action by the nurse is required?
Report the findings to the HCP
Increase water intake
Apply the prescribed topical lotion
Nothing, these are expected findings
What should be included in the client education for the use of cefotetan?
Stay out of the sun
Monitor for signs of liver damage
Avoid the use of alcohol
Avoid the use of caffeine
A client is prescribed an aminoglycoside for hepatic coma. Which adverse effects are associated with these medications? Select all that apply.
Hepatotoxicity
Nephrotoxicity
Neurotoxicity
Ototoxicity
Stomach ulcers
Which of the following are considered superinfections? Select all that apply
Thrush
MRSA
VRE
Pseudomembranous colitis
Vaginal fungal
Which action performed by the LPN would require the need of an intervention by the RN?
Holding the syringe in a 45 degree angle for an intradermal injection
Holding the syringe in a 90 degree angle for an intramuscular injection
Placing the client in a fowlers position when administering oral medications
Rotating the site for a sub-q injection
The RN is preparing medication for a client. The RN is asked to respond to an emergency and gives the LPN the medication to administer. What should the LPN do next?
Follow the order and give the medication
Refuse to give the medication
Ask the pharmacist to supervise
Place the medication in the client’s room
A nurse administers a pain medication to a client. The nurse assesses the client 30 minutes later. Which stage of the nursing process is the nurse in?
Intervention
Evaluation
Planning
Assessment
A client is asking what the uses for highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are. Which of the following answers made by the nurse is correct?
“This medication therapy is used to treat the herpes virus"
“This medication therapy is used to treat the HIV virus”
“The medication is used to prevent the chances of contracting HIV”
“That is a made up medication and does not exist”
Which group of antibiotics puts older adults at risk of rupturing the Achilles tendon?
Macrolides
Sulfonamides
Tetracyclines
Fluoroquinolones
A client presents with urinary casts, proteinuria, increased BUN and serum creatinine levels. What is the client most likely experiencing?
Urinary tract infection
Nephrotoxicity
Anemia
Sepsis
Which signs and symptoms are associated with neurotoxicity? Select all that apply
numbness and tingling
tremors
loss of hearing
neuromuscular blockade
muscle weakness
A client is diagnosed with VRE. Which medication does the nurse expect the physician to prescribe?
neomycin
linezolid
clarithromycin
amikacin
What should the nurse recommend to a client taking an antibiotic to reduce the risk of superinfections? Select all that apply
buttermilk
yogurt
milk
acidophilus
berries
Which type of reaction does the nurse expect to see if a client drinks alcohol with cefamandole?
red man syndrome
steven johnson syndrome
anaphylactic
disulfiram-like
Which adverse effect does the nurse expect to see in a client prescribed sulfasalazine?
burning sensation
facial edema
ototoxicity
yellowing of the urine
Which medication does the expect to be prescribed for a client diagnosed with herpes?
tagamet
acyclovir
phenytoin
cyclosporine
Which clinical finding should the LPN report to the RN after assessing a client prescribed amphotericin B? Select all that apply
Urine output of 25ml/hr
hematuria
headache
malaise
muscle pain
The nurse understands that retinoids are used to treat which of the following?
rashes
viruses
corns
acne
The nurse needs to know that major adverse effects to the kidneys are MOST common with which drug?
Griseofulvin
Ketoconazole
Amphotericin B
Fluconazole
Which adverse reaction is related to ketoconazole?
liver failure
dizziness
palpitations
sweating
What is the best way for the nurse to make sure that the right patient is receiving a prescribed drug when the patient is alert and oriented?
ask the patient to state his or her name
check the patient's wrist band
look at the patients chart
have the patient state his or her name and birth date.
A sublingual drug is administered by placing the drug in what part of the body?
between the cheek and the upper jaw
under the tongue
in the eyes
in the nose
The physician orders all of the following drugs for a patient who had surgery 2 days ago. Which drug order does the nurse administer first?
Alphamine (cyanocobalamin) 100 mcg intramuscularly once
Benadryl (diphenhydramine) 25 mg orally every 8 hrs.
compazine (prochlorperazine) 10 mg orally STAT
Dalmane (flurazepam) 30mg orally at night PRN
A nursing student is administering medications to a patient through a gastric tube (G-tube). Which of the following actions taken by the nursing student requires the nursing instructor to intervene?
The nursing student places all the patient's medications in different medicine cup
The nursing student evaluates each medication and holds the tube feeding before administering a medication that needs to be administered on an empty stomach.
The nursing student flushes the tube with 30 mL of water between each medication
The nursing student crushes a nifedipine extended-release tablet and mixes it with water before administering it.
There is an order for 5mL of antibiotic to be administered via IM injection. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
Give injection as ordered
Switch to a subcutaneous injection
divide the drug and give two separate injections
skip the dose and call the pharmacy
Which of the following are nursing responsibilities for administering a transdermal patch? Select all that apply.
wear gloves
keep old patches on skin
rotate sites
discard old patches in sharps container
place heating pad over patch to increase absorption
Which of the following are apart of the pharmacokinetic phase? Select all that apply
absorption
receptor-mediated drug action
metabolism
excretion
primary effects
A client received an IM dose of penicillin 30 minutes ago. The client is experiencing bronchospasm, low blood pressure, urticaria and angioedema. What is this client most likely experiencing?
idiosyncrasy
anaphylaxis
toxic reaction
adverse reaction
Which of the following influence drug response? Select all that apply.
age
weight
sex
diet
route
Which of the following statements describe the term half-life?
time required for the body to eliminate 50% of the drug
removal of drugs by the kidneys or intestine
a drug that binds with a receptor and stimulates the receptor to produce a therapeutic response
deals with the drug's action and effect in the body
Which of the following drugs are considered a schedule 1 drug?
heroin
xanax
penicillin
morphine
Which of the following orders is written correctly?
Penicillin 0.55mL po daily
penicillin 100 ml po daily
penicillin .25mcg po daily
penicillin .35 ML po daily
A nurse has administered several medications with sorbitol as an ingredient. Which of the following reactions may occur?
constipation
vomiting
diarrhea
red man syndrome
Which of the following injection are given at a 10 degree angle?
subcutaneous
intradermal
intramuscular
z-track
A nurse is giving a presentation on safer medication administration. The nurse explains correctly that which of the following medication administration systems is the safest?
unit-dose
paper MAR
Bar-coded
bubble-packs
Antibiotic which inhibits growth of the bacteria is known as____________.
Bactericidal
Bacteriostatic
sensitive
resistance
Which of these could be successfully treated with antibiotics?
Strep throat
HIV
Influenza
Common Cold
What is the term used to describe the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream?
Metabolism
Excretion
Absorption
Distribution
Which of the following is an example of an adverse drug reaction?
Tolerance
Dependence
dizziness
ceiling effect
Which of the following medications does the nurse expect to be prescribed for a client that has necrotic wound?
hydrocortisone
penicillin
salicylic acid
collagenase
Which of the following interventions must be implemented before administering a retinoid?
obtain a sensitivity and culture test
obtain a negative pregnancy test
obtain baseline vitals
obtain a CBC and liver funtion test
The nurse understands that which of the following medication would help inflammation of the skin?
enzymes
immunomodulators
anesthetics
corticosteroids
Medications used to treat HIV infections are more specifically classified as what type of drugs?
Antiviral
antifungal
Antiparasitic
antiretroviral
A nursing instructor is explaining the use of HAART medications for HIV. Which statement made by the instructor is correct?
HAART is a multidrug regimen that reduces the virus's ability to become resistant
HAART is an antibiotic that helps antivirals kill the HIV virus
HAART reverses the RNA virus to make it easier to kill
HAART measures the viral load and eliminates the HIV virus from the cell
A client is prescribed quiNINE for the treatment of malaria and is experiencing tinnitus, dizziness and visual disturbances. What is this client most likely experiencing?
toxoplasmosis
kidney failure
cinchonism
neuropathy
What should be included in the client education for a client prescribed metroniadazole?
weekly creatinine tests
avoid alcohol
take extra birth control
include extra B6 in the diet
Which route does the nurse expect to administer pentamidine?
oral
nebulizer
IM
topical
The nurse understands that a client diagnosed with hepatic coma will likely be prescribed which of following medications?
linezolid
doxycycline
vancomycin
neomycin
Which of the following infections can linezolid treat?
VRE
MRSA
HIV
Herpes
Acne
