Focus on Nursing Pharmacology- Antibiotics Test Bank Exam 2025/2026 Questions With Completed & Verified Solutions.

Focus on Nursing Pharmacology-
Antibiotics

Amino-glycosides- Therapeutic Actions and Indication - ANS-Are indicated for the treatment
of serious infections that are susceptible to penicillin when penicillin is contraindicated.
\Amino-glycosides- Therapeutic Actions and Indication - ANS-Can be used in severe
infections before culture and sensitivity results have been obtained.
\Amino-glycosides- Therapeutic Actions and Indication (Bacteria) - ANS-Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
E. Coli
Proteus spp.
Klebsiella-Enterobacter-Serratia group
Citrobacter spp.
Staphylococcus spp.-Staphylococcus aureus
\Aminoglycosides - ANS-Amikacin (Amikin)
Gentamicin
Neomycin (Mycifradin)
Streptomycin
Tobramycin (TOBI, TobrexOpthalmic)
\Aminoglycosides (bactericidal) - ANS-A group of powerful antibiotics used to treat serious
infections caused by gram-negative aerobic bacilli.
\Aminoglycosides- Pharmacokinetics - ANS-IM- reaching peak levels within 1 hour
Average half life of 2 to 3 hours
\Aminoglycosides- Pharmacokinetics - ANS-Poorly absorbed from GI, rapidly absorbed after
IM injections
\Aminoglycosides- Pharmacokinetics - ANS-Widely distributed throughout the body, cross
the placenta, enter breast milk, and excreted unchanged in the urine.
\Aminoglycosides- Pharmacokinetics- Amikacin - ANS-Available for short term IM or IV use
\Aminoglycosides- Pharmacokinetics- Gentamacin - ANS-Available in many forms:
ophthalmic, topical, IV,IM, intrathecal.
\Aminoglycosides- Pharmacokinetics- Neomycin - ANS-Available in topical and oral forms.
\Aminoglycosides- Pharmacokinetics-Streptomycin - ANS-Available on IM use
\Aminoglycosides- Pharmacokinetics-Tobramycin - ANS-Available short term IM or IV
treatment, ophthalmic form and as a nebulizer
\Antibiotics -bactericidal - ANS-Killing bacteria directly
\Antibiotics -bacteriostatic - ANS-Preventing the growth of bacteria
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