NUR566 WEEK 1 OPEN BOOK | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT - CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING.
What are the major antibiotic drug classes - (answer)Beta-lactams: penicillins
Beta-lactams: Cephalosporins
fluoroquinolones
tetracyclines and macrolides
sulfonamides, trimethoprim, &nitrofurantoin
What is the primary goal of antibiotic therapy - (answer)kill bacteria without harming host tissue
Bactericidal antibiotics - (answer)directly kill bacteria
bacteriostatic antibiotics - (answer)Antibiotics that do not actually kill bacteria but rather inhibit
bacterial proliferation while the hosts immune system does the killing
which antibiotics are preferred for immunocompromised patients: bactericidal or bacteriostatic -
(answer)bactericidal
which antibiotics are preferred for patients with an overwhelming infection: bactericidal or
bacteriostatic - (answer)bactericidal
broad spectrum antibiotics - (answer)affect a broad range of gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria
narrow spectrum antibiotics - (answer)Effective against specific bacteria
which is used for empiric therapy: narrow or broad - (answer)broad spectrum
Risks of Broad Spectrum - (answer)disruption of normal floral
increases risk of development of antibiotic resistance
, NUR566 WEEK 1 OPEN BOOK | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT - CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING.
which antibiotics increase the risk of antibiotic resistance: narrow or broad spectrum and why -
(answer)Broad spectrum because they kill more competing organisms than narrow spectrum drugs
is narrow or broad spectrum antibiotics preferred - (answer)narrow is preferred when possible.
broad spectrum only used when pathogen is unknown or when multiple types of bacteria is suspected
Bactericidal drugs - (answer)Aminoglycosides
Beta-lactams
fluoroquinolones
Metronidazole
Vancomycin
streptogramins
most antimycobacterial agents (rifampin, isoniazid, streptomycin, etc)
bacteriostatic drugs - (answer)clindamycin
macrolides
sulfonamides
tetracyclines
When is empiric therapy used? - (answer)when treatment is started without cultures or when culture
results are not back yet
who needs empiric therapy - (answer)critically ill pts after first set of cxs
hospitalized pts until css are available
ambulatory pts based on clinical presentation
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT - CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING.
What are the major antibiotic drug classes - (answer)Beta-lactams: penicillins
Beta-lactams: Cephalosporins
fluoroquinolones
tetracyclines and macrolides
sulfonamides, trimethoprim, &nitrofurantoin
What is the primary goal of antibiotic therapy - (answer)kill bacteria without harming host tissue
Bactericidal antibiotics - (answer)directly kill bacteria
bacteriostatic antibiotics - (answer)Antibiotics that do not actually kill bacteria but rather inhibit
bacterial proliferation while the hosts immune system does the killing
which antibiotics are preferred for immunocompromised patients: bactericidal or bacteriostatic -
(answer)bactericidal
which antibiotics are preferred for patients with an overwhelming infection: bactericidal or
bacteriostatic - (answer)bactericidal
broad spectrum antibiotics - (answer)affect a broad range of gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria
narrow spectrum antibiotics - (answer)Effective against specific bacteria
which is used for empiric therapy: narrow or broad - (answer)broad spectrum
Risks of Broad Spectrum - (answer)disruption of normal floral
increases risk of development of antibiotic resistance
, NUR566 WEEK 1 OPEN BOOK | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT - CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING.
which antibiotics increase the risk of antibiotic resistance: narrow or broad spectrum and why -
(answer)Broad spectrum because they kill more competing organisms than narrow spectrum drugs
is narrow or broad spectrum antibiotics preferred - (answer)narrow is preferred when possible.
broad spectrum only used when pathogen is unknown or when multiple types of bacteria is suspected
Bactericidal drugs - (answer)Aminoglycosides
Beta-lactams
fluoroquinolones
Metronidazole
Vancomycin
streptogramins
most antimycobacterial agents (rifampin, isoniazid, streptomycin, etc)
bacteriostatic drugs - (answer)clindamycin
macrolides
sulfonamides
tetracyclines
When is empiric therapy used? - (answer)when treatment is started without cultures or when culture
results are not back yet
who needs empiric therapy - (answer)critically ill pts after first set of cxs
hospitalized pts until css are available
ambulatory pts based on clinical presentation
