NURS 3110 ATI: Exam 1 Questions With Complete
Solutions
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to
begin taking metronidazole to treat an anaerobic intra-abdominal
bacterial infection. The health care professional should
recognize that cautious use of the drug is indicated if the patient
also has which of the following? Correct Answers Seizure
disorder
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to
begin taking nitrofurantoin to treat a urinary tract infection. The
health care professional should tell the patient to report which of
the following adverse effects of the drug? Correct Answers
Cough
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who
has been taking penicillin V 3x daily and reports abdominal
cramping w/bloody diarrhea for several days. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse give the client? Correct
Answers "Bring in a stool sample for testing."
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who is
taking ciprofloxacin to treat a respiratory tract infection and
reports dyspepsia. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client? Correct Answers Take an antacid at
least 2 hours after taking the drug.
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who
was recently hospitalized and treated with imipenem IV for a
bacterial infection and reports an inability to eat due to mouth
, pain. The nurse should identify that the client might be
experiencing which of the following as an adverse effect of this
drug? Correct Answers Superinfection
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a patient who
is taking tetracycline orally to treat a chlamydia infection and
reports severe blood-tinged diarrhea. The nurse should suspect
the client is experiencing which of the following? Correct
Answers Clostridium difficile - associated diarrhea
A nurse is administering cefotetan IV to a client to treat an intra-
abdominal infection. The nurse notes that the IV insertion site is
warm, edematous, and painful to the touch. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? Correct Answers Stop
the cefotetan infusion.
A nurse is assessing a client following trastuzumab infusion to
treat metastatic breast cancer. Which of the following should the
nurse recognize as an indication that the client is experiencing
an adverse reaction to the drug. (Select all that apply). Correct
Answers -Wheezing
-Dysrhythmias
-Hypotension
-Fever
A nurse is caring for a client who has a gynecologic infection
and a history of alcohol use disorder. The nurse should identify
that which of the following drugs can cause a reaction similar to
disulfiram if the client drinks alcohol while taking it? Correct
Answers -Cefotetan
-Metronidazole
Solutions
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to
begin taking metronidazole to treat an anaerobic intra-abdominal
bacterial infection. The health care professional should
recognize that cautious use of the drug is indicated if the patient
also has which of the following? Correct Answers Seizure
disorder
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to
begin taking nitrofurantoin to treat a urinary tract infection. The
health care professional should tell the patient to report which of
the following adverse effects of the drug? Correct Answers
Cough
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who
has been taking penicillin V 3x daily and reports abdominal
cramping w/bloody diarrhea for several days. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse give the client? Correct
Answers "Bring in a stool sample for testing."
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who is
taking ciprofloxacin to treat a respiratory tract infection and
reports dyspepsia. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give the client? Correct Answers Take an antacid at
least 2 hours after taking the drug.
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who
was recently hospitalized and treated with imipenem IV for a
bacterial infection and reports an inability to eat due to mouth
, pain. The nurse should identify that the client might be
experiencing which of the following as an adverse effect of this
drug? Correct Answers Superinfection
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a patient who
is taking tetracycline orally to treat a chlamydia infection and
reports severe blood-tinged diarrhea. The nurse should suspect
the client is experiencing which of the following? Correct
Answers Clostridium difficile - associated diarrhea
A nurse is administering cefotetan IV to a client to treat an intra-
abdominal infection. The nurse notes that the IV insertion site is
warm, edematous, and painful to the touch. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? Correct Answers Stop
the cefotetan infusion.
A nurse is assessing a client following trastuzumab infusion to
treat metastatic breast cancer. Which of the following should the
nurse recognize as an indication that the client is experiencing
an adverse reaction to the drug. (Select all that apply). Correct
Answers -Wheezing
-Dysrhythmias
-Hypotension
-Fever
A nurse is caring for a client who has a gynecologic infection
and a history of alcohol use disorder. The nurse should identify
that which of the following drugs can cause a reaction similar to
disulfiram if the client drinks alcohol while taking it? Correct
Answers -Cefotetan
-Metronidazole
