Pharmacology Made Easy 5.0 Infection Test
questions and answers Graded A+
select 2 adverse effects that the nurse should plan to include when educating the
client about their newly prescribed medications.
a. Elevated liver enzymes
b. red-orange color to the urine
c. hypoglycemia
d. ototoxicity
e. hypertension
when generating solutions, the nurse should plan to educate the client about
adverse reactions of hepatotoxicity and discolored urine.
Isoniazid and rifampin can cause injury to liver cells, and the combination of the
two medications increases the risks for hepatotoxicity.
Rifampin dissolves easily in body fluids, and clients receiving it may experience a
change of color in urine, sweat, tears, and other body fluids to a red-orange color
a. Elevated liver enzymes
b. red-orange color to the urine
click to highlight the findings that indicate to the nurse that the client
experiencing adverse reactions to the prescribed antibiotic medication.
When analyzing cues, the nurse should identify that findings of
1. vertigo
2. headache
3. tinnitus
indicate that the client is experiencing ototoxicity, which is an adverse effect of
gentamicin.
, The nurse anticipates a prescription for an antibiotic medication. For each
medication, click to specify if the medication is indicated or contraindicated for
the client. There must be at least 1 selection in every row.
telavancin is contraindicated for a client who has a prolonged QT interval
Hyperkalemia is a contraindication for the combination of sulfamethoxazole and
trimethoprim because increased potassium level is a potential adverse effect.
The nurse should identify that the client's allergy to levofloxacin, another
fluoroquinolone, is a contradiction to the use of ciprofloxacin.
the nurse should identify that the client does not have findings that are
contraindications for the use of linezolid, such as concurrent use of a monoamine
oxidase (MAO) inhibitor or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
CIPROFLOXACIN: CONTRAINDICATED TELAVANCIN:CONTRAINDICATED
LINEZOLID:NOT CONTRAIN SULFA:CONTAIN
a nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking itraxonazole to treat a
fungal infection, the nurse should instruct the client to report which of the
following adverse effects of the medication?
a. tingling in the hands and feet
b. joint pain
c. swelling of hands or feet
d. excessive sweating
c. swelling of hands or feet
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who takes an oral contraceptive and is
about to begin rifampin therapy to treat tuberculosis, which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. increase the rifampin dose
b. increase the oral contraceptive dose
c. allow 2 hr between taking the two medications
d. use a non-hormonal form of contraception
questions and answers Graded A+
select 2 adverse effects that the nurse should plan to include when educating the
client about their newly prescribed medications.
a. Elevated liver enzymes
b. red-orange color to the urine
c. hypoglycemia
d. ototoxicity
e. hypertension
when generating solutions, the nurse should plan to educate the client about
adverse reactions of hepatotoxicity and discolored urine.
Isoniazid and rifampin can cause injury to liver cells, and the combination of the
two medications increases the risks for hepatotoxicity.
Rifampin dissolves easily in body fluids, and clients receiving it may experience a
change of color in urine, sweat, tears, and other body fluids to a red-orange color
a. Elevated liver enzymes
b. red-orange color to the urine
click to highlight the findings that indicate to the nurse that the client
experiencing adverse reactions to the prescribed antibiotic medication.
When analyzing cues, the nurse should identify that findings of
1. vertigo
2. headache
3. tinnitus
indicate that the client is experiencing ototoxicity, which is an adverse effect of
gentamicin.
, The nurse anticipates a prescription for an antibiotic medication. For each
medication, click to specify if the medication is indicated or contraindicated for
the client. There must be at least 1 selection in every row.
telavancin is contraindicated for a client who has a prolonged QT interval
Hyperkalemia is a contraindication for the combination of sulfamethoxazole and
trimethoprim because increased potassium level is a potential adverse effect.
The nurse should identify that the client's allergy to levofloxacin, another
fluoroquinolone, is a contradiction to the use of ciprofloxacin.
the nurse should identify that the client does not have findings that are
contraindications for the use of linezolid, such as concurrent use of a monoamine
oxidase (MAO) inhibitor or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
CIPROFLOXACIN: CONTRAINDICATED TELAVANCIN:CONTRAINDICATED
LINEZOLID:NOT CONTRAIN SULFA:CONTAIN
a nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking itraxonazole to treat a
fungal infection, the nurse should instruct the client to report which of the
following adverse effects of the medication?
a. tingling in the hands and feet
b. joint pain
c. swelling of hands or feet
d. excessive sweating
c. swelling of hands or feet
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who takes an oral contraceptive and is
about to begin rifampin therapy to treat tuberculosis, which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. increase the rifampin dose
b. increase the oral contraceptive dose
c. allow 2 hr between taking the two medications
d. use a non-hormonal form of contraception
