NSG 318 LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which CAMs increase the effects of beta blockers and ACE inhibitors? -
✔✔Hawthorn
✔✔Which CAMs increases BP? - ✔✔Ephedra and Ginkgo
✔✔A new nurse was given orders to draw blood cultures but is unsure how to. What
education should be provided the the new nurse? - ✔✔Draw when temp is rising
Collect BEFORE starting antibiotics
Do not draw specimen from an IV line
Draw 2 culture specimens from 2 different sites
Draw 10-15 ml of blood
Send specimen to lab immediately
✔✔A patient needs to be educated on the signs of an infection. What education should
be provided? - ✔✔Fever, swollen lymph nodes, chills, malaise/lethargic and increased
WBCs
✔✔Bactericidal antibiotics - ✔✔kill bacteria
✔✔Bacteriostatic antibiotics - ✔✔Stop or slow the growth of bacteria
✔✔superinfection - ✔✔secondary infection when normal flora killed
✔✔acquired resistance - ✔✔Type of resistance that is caused by prior exposure to an
antibiotic. This can cause an antibiotic to not be effective as it once was for a certain
bacteria.
✔✔Acyclovir (Zovirax) - ✔✔an antiviral drug used for the treatment of herpes simplex
virus
✔✔Amoxicillin - ✔✔a penicillin that is commonly used for otitis media, tonsillitis and
UTIs that is a broad spectrum antibiotic
✔✔Anaphylactic reaction - ✔✔A reaction to a drug that many time starts with a SOB
and can lead to vascular collapse, laryngeal edema, bronchospasms, and cardiac arrest
✔✔Antacids - ✔✔OTC drugs that should not be taken at the same time as azithromycin
(Zithromax) or levofloxacin (Levaquin)
, ✔✔azithromycin (Zithromax) - ✔✔Antibiotics that inhibits the steps of protein synthesis
and is used for bacterial conjunctivitis, STIs, and skin infections. This drug works well
for those who are allergic to penicillin/cephalosporin
✔✔broad spectrum antibiotics - ✔✔Antibiotics that are effective against gram positive
and gram negative bacteria are known as this type of antibiotic
✔✔BUN, Creatinine and liver enzymes - ✔✔Labs needed before giving antibiotics to
determine the ability to metabolize and excrete the drug.
✔✔Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) - ✔✔A broad spectrum antibiotic that is used for otitis media,
meningitis, and surgical infection prophylaxis that have a disulfiram-like reaction
✔✔Cephalosporin - ✔✔If a client is allergic to penicillin they can also be allergic to this
classification of drugs
✔✔Clostridium difficile - ✔✔The signs/symptoms of this superinfection include multiple
episodes of watery, diarrhea that may be bloody, abdominal cramping, and possible
increased temp
✔✔Disulfiram-like reaction - ✔✔A reaction a client may have if metronidazide (Flagyl) or
ceftriaxone and drinking alcohol
✔✔Doxycycline - ✔✔Antibiotic that is used to treat acne, E. coli, MRSA and anthrax that
should not be taken with milk
✔✔Fluconazole (Diflucan) - ✔✔An azole antifungal that is used for candida infections
and prophylactically for those undergoing bone marrow transplant. Drinks with caffeine
are contraindicated when taking this drug
✔✔gentamicin sulfate - ✔✔An antibiotic that is administered via IM or IV and used for
endocarditis, septicemia, bone/joint infection, and meningitis and may cause alopecia or
photosensitivity
✔✔Ivermectin (Stromectol) - ✔✔An anthelmintic medication used to treat clients with
parasitic worms such as roundworm
✔✔Injection site redness - ✔✔An expected side effect of isoniazid and ceftriaxone that
the nurse should monitor but does not require discontinuation of the medication
✔✔Levofloxacin (Levaquin) - ✔✔antibiotic that interferes with the enzyme DNA gyrase
and is use to treat cellulitis, impetigo and skin infections. May cause abdominal cramps,
restlessness depression and injection site reaction
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which CAMs increase the effects of beta blockers and ACE inhibitors? -
✔✔Hawthorn
✔✔Which CAMs increases BP? - ✔✔Ephedra and Ginkgo
✔✔A new nurse was given orders to draw blood cultures but is unsure how to. What
education should be provided the the new nurse? - ✔✔Draw when temp is rising
Collect BEFORE starting antibiotics
Do not draw specimen from an IV line
Draw 2 culture specimens from 2 different sites
Draw 10-15 ml of blood
Send specimen to lab immediately
✔✔A patient needs to be educated on the signs of an infection. What education should
be provided? - ✔✔Fever, swollen lymph nodes, chills, malaise/lethargic and increased
WBCs
✔✔Bactericidal antibiotics - ✔✔kill bacteria
✔✔Bacteriostatic antibiotics - ✔✔Stop or slow the growth of bacteria
✔✔superinfection - ✔✔secondary infection when normal flora killed
✔✔acquired resistance - ✔✔Type of resistance that is caused by prior exposure to an
antibiotic. This can cause an antibiotic to not be effective as it once was for a certain
bacteria.
✔✔Acyclovir (Zovirax) - ✔✔an antiviral drug used for the treatment of herpes simplex
virus
✔✔Amoxicillin - ✔✔a penicillin that is commonly used for otitis media, tonsillitis and
UTIs that is a broad spectrum antibiotic
✔✔Anaphylactic reaction - ✔✔A reaction to a drug that many time starts with a SOB
and can lead to vascular collapse, laryngeal edema, bronchospasms, and cardiac arrest
✔✔Antacids - ✔✔OTC drugs that should not be taken at the same time as azithromycin
(Zithromax) or levofloxacin (Levaquin)
, ✔✔azithromycin (Zithromax) - ✔✔Antibiotics that inhibits the steps of protein synthesis
and is used for bacterial conjunctivitis, STIs, and skin infections. This drug works well
for those who are allergic to penicillin/cephalosporin
✔✔broad spectrum antibiotics - ✔✔Antibiotics that are effective against gram positive
and gram negative bacteria are known as this type of antibiotic
✔✔BUN, Creatinine and liver enzymes - ✔✔Labs needed before giving antibiotics to
determine the ability to metabolize and excrete the drug.
✔✔Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) - ✔✔A broad spectrum antibiotic that is used for otitis media,
meningitis, and surgical infection prophylaxis that have a disulfiram-like reaction
✔✔Cephalosporin - ✔✔If a client is allergic to penicillin they can also be allergic to this
classification of drugs
✔✔Clostridium difficile - ✔✔The signs/symptoms of this superinfection include multiple
episodes of watery, diarrhea that may be bloody, abdominal cramping, and possible
increased temp
✔✔Disulfiram-like reaction - ✔✔A reaction a client may have if metronidazide (Flagyl) or
ceftriaxone and drinking alcohol
✔✔Doxycycline - ✔✔Antibiotic that is used to treat acne, E. coli, MRSA and anthrax that
should not be taken with milk
✔✔Fluconazole (Diflucan) - ✔✔An azole antifungal that is used for candida infections
and prophylactically for those undergoing bone marrow transplant. Drinks with caffeine
are contraindicated when taking this drug
✔✔gentamicin sulfate - ✔✔An antibiotic that is administered via IM or IV and used for
endocarditis, septicemia, bone/joint infection, and meningitis and may cause alopecia or
photosensitivity
✔✔Ivermectin (Stromectol) - ✔✔An anthelmintic medication used to treat clients with
parasitic worms such as roundworm
✔✔Injection site redness - ✔✔An expected side effect of isoniazid and ceftriaxone that
the nurse should monitor but does not require discontinuation of the medication
✔✔Levofloxacin (Levaquin) - ✔✔antibiotic that interferes with the enzyme DNA gyrase
and is use to treat cellulitis, impetigo and skin infections. May cause abdominal cramps,
restlessness depression and injection site reaction
