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Prepare effectively with NURS 5334 Antimicrobial Recall Quiz – converted, authored by Nursing Faculty and Pharmacology Experts. This comprehensive study resource covers key antimicrobial concepts, including classification, mechanism of action, spectrum of activity, dosing considerations, resistance patterns, and nursing interventions. Updated for 2025–2026, this quiz-based guide is ideal for nursing students seeking exam-focused practice and mastery in pharmacology and antimicrobial therapy.

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NURS 5334 ANTIMICROBIAL RECALL QUIZ||
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Why do many medications lack pediatric dosing information in their drug labeling
- ANSWER: There is lack of evidence-based literature on the safe and effective
use of medications in children


Why are neonates at greater risk for toxicity with highly protein-bound drugs -
ANSWER: Protein binding is decreased in neonates increasing the amount of free
drug available


At what age are adult levels of renal function achieved - ANSWER: 12 months


What is the most accurate device for measuring a 2.5mL dose for a child -
ANSWER: An oral syringe


How do you help prevent medication errors - ANSWER: Write out the term daily


In pediatric patients gastric acidity does not reach adult values for - ANSWER: 2
years


Nalidixic acid may cause _______ in children - ANSWER: cartilage erosion


Altered absorption of drugs in the elderly may result in _______ drug response -
ANSWER: Delayed




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You have an elderly patient taking warfarin. You add another protein binding drug.
Which of the following statements is correct? - ANSWER: You will need to
decrease dose of warfarin


In elderly, proper index of renal function is _____ - ANSWER: Glomerular
filtration rate (GFR)


List that identifies drugs with high likelihood of cause adverse effects in elderly -
ANSWER: Beers list


Primary mechanism of antibacterial action of the penicillin's involve inhibition of -
ANSWER: Cell wall synthesis by binding and inactivating penicillin binding
proteins (PBPs)


Which statement about vancomycin is accurate - ANSWER: Increases bacterial
cell wall permeability and inhibits RNA synthesis


The mechanism of action of the tetracyclines involves - ANSWER: Inhibiting
protein synthesis


Mechanism of action of aminoglycosides - ANSWER: Causes misreading of the
code on the mRNA template to inhibit protein synthesis


Which statement is accurate regarding the antibacterial action of gentamicin -
ANSWER: Gentamicin continues to exert antibacterial effects even after plasma
level decrease below detectable levels




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If a patient was treated with the macrolide erythromycin, he/she should -
ANSWER: Temporarily stop simvastatin while taking erythromycin


24 year old woman returned from vacation abroad suffering from traveler's
diarrhea, and her problem has not responded to antidiarrheal drugs. A pathogenic
gram-negative bacillus is suspected. Which drug is most likely to be effective in
the treatment of this patient - ANSWER: Ciprofloxacin


Which is accurate about fluoroquinolones - ANSWER: Fluoroquinolones have
different therapeutic applications depending on the generation


Which adverse effect is MOST LIKELY to occur with sulfonamides - ANSWER:
Skin reactions


Which is true about ciprofloxacin - ANSWER: During treatment, tendonitis and
even tendon rupture may occur


Primary reason for the use of drug combinations in treatment of TB is to -
ANSWER: Delay or prevent emergence of resistance


Which is true about fluconazole - ANSWER: Primary route of excretion is renal


55 year old man has been on anticoagulant treatment for many years and is newly
diagnosed with TB. Which of the following antimycobacterial agents would
MOST LIKELY induce cytochrome P450 enzymes in the patient's liver thereby
modifying the effects of his anticoagulant treatment - ANSWER: Rifampin


Which drug is an antiviral that can be used to decrease shedding with genital
herpes - ANSWER: Valacyclovir




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