UTA PHARM - EXAM 2 test bank
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [GRADE
A+]
The nurse is monitoring for therapeutic results of antibiotic therapy in a patient with
an infection. Which laboratory value would indicate therapeutic effectiveness of this
therapy?
a.
Increased red blood cell count
b.
Increased hemoglobin level
c.
Decreased white blood cell count
d.
Decreased platelet count - correct answer C
The nurse is reviewing the sputum culture results of a patient with pneumonia and
notes that the patient has a gram-positive infection. Which generation of
cephalosporin is most appropriate for this type of infection?
a.
First generation
, UTA PHARM - EXAM 2 test bank
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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A+]
b.
Second generation
c.
Third generation
d.
Fourth generation - correct answer A
A patient will be having oral surgery and has received an antibiotic to take for 1 week
before the surgery. The nurse knows that this is an example of which type of therapy?
a.
Empiric
b.
Prophylactic
c.
Definitive
d.
Resistance - correct answer B
, UTA PHARM - EXAM 2 test bank
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [GRADE
A+]
A patient has a urinary tract infection. The nurse knows that which class of drugs is
especially useful for such infections?
a.
Macrolides
b.
Carbapenems
c.
Sulfonamides
d.
Tetracyclines - correct answer C
During drug therapy for pneumonia, a female patient develops a vaginal
superinfection. The nurse explains that this infection is caused by:
a.
large doses of antibiotics that kill normal flora.
b.
the infection spreading from her lungs to the new site of infection.
c.
, UTA PHARM - EXAM 2 test bank
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A+]
resistance of the pneumonia-causing bacteria to the drugs.
d.
an allergic reaction to the antibiotics. - correct answer A
The nurse is preparing to use an antiseptic. Which statement is correct regarding how
antiseptics differ from disinfectants?
a.
Antiseptics are used to sterilize surgical equipment.
b.
Disinfectants are used as preoperative skin preparation.
c.
Antiseptics are used only on living tissue to kill microorganisms.
d.
Disinfectants are used only on nonliving objects to destroy organisms. - correct
answer D
A patient with a long-term intravenous catheter is going home. The nurse knows that
if he is allergic to seafood, which antiseptic agent is contraindicated?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [GRADE
A+]
The nurse is monitoring for therapeutic results of antibiotic therapy in a patient with
an infection. Which laboratory value would indicate therapeutic effectiveness of this
therapy?
a.
Increased red blood cell count
b.
Increased hemoglobin level
c.
Decreased white blood cell count
d.
Decreased platelet count - correct answer C
The nurse is reviewing the sputum culture results of a patient with pneumonia and
notes that the patient has a gram-positive infection. Which generation of
cephalosporin is most appropriate for this type of infection?
a.
First generation
, UTA PHARM - EXAM 2 test bank
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [GRADE
A+]
b.
Second generation
c.
Third generation
d.
Fourth generation - correct answer A
A patient will be having oral surgery and has received an antibiotic to take for 1 week
before the surgery. The nurse knows that this is an example of which type of therapy?
a.
Empiric
b.
Prophylactic
c.
Definitive
d.
Resistance - correct answer B
, UTA PHARM - EXAM 2 test bank
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [GRADE
A+]
A patient has a urinary tract infection. The nurse knows that which class of drugs is
especially useful for such infections?
a.
Macrolides
b.
Carbapenems
c.
Sulfonamides
d.
Tetracyclines - correct answer C
During drug therapy for pneumonia, a female patient develops a vaginal
superinfection. The nurse explains that this infection is caused by:
a.
large doses of antibiotics that kill normal flora.
b.
the infection spreading from her lungs to the new site of infection.
c.
, UTA PHARM - EXAM 2 test bank
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [GRADE
A+]
resistance of the pneumonia-causing bacteria to the drugs.
d.
an allergic reaction to the antibiotics. - correct answer A
The nurse is preparing to use an antiseptic. Which statement is correct regarding how
antiseptics differ from disinfectants?
a.
Antiseptics are used to sterilize surgical equipment.
b.
Disinfectants are used as preoperative skin preparation.
c.
Antiseptics are used only on living tissue to kill microorganisms.
d.
Disinfectants are used only on nonliving objects to destroy organisms. - correct
answer D
A patient with a long-term intravenous catheter is going home. The nurse knows that
if he is allergic to seafood, which antiseptic agent is contraindicated?
