ABRAMS CHAPTER 18 - DRUG
THERAPY WITH BETA-LACTAM
ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
AAnurseAisApreparingAtoAadministerAtheAfirstAdoseAofApiperacillin/tazobactamAtoAaApatientAinAan
AinfusionAclinic.ATheAnurseAshouldAtakeAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAprecautions?
A.AAskAtheApatientAaboutApastAallergicAreactionsAtoApenicillins
B.AAskAtheApatientAaboutApastAallergicAreactionsAtoAaminoglycosides
C.AMixAtheApieracillin/tazobactamAwithAlidocaineAtoAreduceApainAofAinfusion
D.AInstructAtheApatientAtoAeatAaAsnackAtoAdecreaseAstomachAupsetAfromApiperacillin/tazobacta
mA-AcorrectAanswersA.APenicillinAallergyAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAdrug-
inducedAanaphylaxis.APiperacillin-
tazobactamAisAaAcombinationAproductAcontainingAanAextended-
spectrumAantipseudomonalApenicillinAandAaAbeta-lactamaseAinhibitor.ACross-
allergenicityAoccursAamongAallAtheApenicillins;Atherefore,AaskingAtheAclientAaboutApastAreaction
sAtoApenicillinsAisAaAnecessaryAinterventionAbeforeAgivingAthisAmedication.ADrugAadministration
AisAintravenous;Athus,AitAisAunlikelyAtoAcauseAstomachAupset.AAferAdilutingAtheAdrugAinAintraveno
usAfluid,AadministrationAoccursAslowlyAthroughAaAsmall-
boreAneedleAinAaAlargeAveinAtoApreventAveinAirritationAandApainAduringAinfusion.AItAisAimportant
AtoAmonitorAtheAsiteAandAensureAthatAitAremainsApatentAthroughoutAtheAadministration.
AAwomanAisAtoAreceiveAamoxicillin-
clavulanateA500AmgAPOAeveryA8AhoursAforAbronchitis.ATheAnurseAretrievesAtwoA250AmgAtabletsA
fromAtheAmedicationAcart.AThisAissueAincorrectAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAreasons?
A.ATheAamountAofAsulbactamAinAamoxicillin-
clavulanateA250AmgAisA625AmgAperAtablet,AtwiceAtheAintendedAamount
B.AThisAprovidesAtwiceAtheAintendedAdoseAofAclavulanate
C.ATheA250AmgAtabletsAhaveAlessAabsorptionAthanAtheA500AmgAtablets
D.AAdministrationAofAamoxicillin-
clavulanateAisAonlyAintravenous,AsoAselectingAtabletsAmeansAthatAtheAwrongAdrugAisAbeingAadm
inisteredA-AcorrectAanswersB.AAmoxicillin-
clavulanateAisAanAorallyAadministeredAcombinationAproductAcontainingAtheAantibioticAamoxicill
THERAPY WITH BETA-LACTAM
ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
AAnurseAisApreparingAtoAadministerAtheAfirstAdoseAofApiperacillin/tazobactamAtoAaApatientAinAan
AinfusionAclinic.ATheAnurseAshouldAtakeAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAprecautions?
A.AAskAtheApatientAaboutApastAallergicAreactionsAtoApenicillins
B.AAskAtheApatientAaboutApastAallergicAreactionsAtoAaminoglycosides
C.AMixAtheApieracillin/tazobactamAwithAlidocaineAtoAreduceApainAofAinfusion
D.AInstructAtheApatientAtoAeatAaAsnackAtoAdecreaseAstomachAupsetAfromApiperacillin/tazobacta
mA-AcorrectAanswersA.APenicillinAallergyAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAdrug-
inducedAanaphylaxis.APiperacillin-
tazobactamAisAaAcombinationAproductAcontainingAanAextended-
spectrumAantipseudomonalApenicillinAandAaAbeta-lactamaseAinhibitor.ACross-
allergenicityAoccursAamongAallAtheApenicillins;Atherefore,AaskingAtheAclientAaboutApastAreaction
sAtoApenicillinsAisAaAnecessaryAinterventionAbeforeAgivingAthisAmedication.ADrugAadministration
AisAintravenous;Athus,AitAisAunlikelyAtoAcauseAstomachAupset.AAferAdilutingAtheAdrugAinAintraveno
usAfluid,AadministrationAoccursAslowlyAthroughAaAsmall-
boreAneedleAinAaAlargeAveinAtoApreventAveinAirritationAandApainAduringAinfusion.AItAisAimportant
AtoAmonitorAtheAsiteAandAensureAthatAitAremainsApatentAthroughoutAtheAadministration.
AAwomanAisAtoAreceiveAamoxicillin-
clavulanateA500AmgAPOAeveryA8AhoursAforAbronchitis.ATheAnurseAretrievesAtwoA250AmgAtabletsA
fromAtheAmedicationAcart.AThisAissueAincorrectAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAreasons?
A.ATheAamountAofAsulbactamAinAamoxicillin-
clavulanateA250AmgAisA625AmgAperAtablet,AtwiceAtheAintendedAamount
B.AThisAprovidesAtwiceAtheAintendedAdoseAofAclavulanate
C.ATheA250AmgAtabletsAhaveAlessAabsorptionAthanAtheA500AmgAtablets
D.AAdministrationAofAamoxicillin-
clavulanateAisAonlyAintravenous,AsoAselectingAtabletsAmeansAthatAtheAwrongAdrugAisAbeingAadm
inisteredA-AcorrectAanswersB.AAmoxicillin-
clavulanateAisAanAorallyAadministeredAcombinationAproductAcontainingAtheAantibioticAamoxicill