NURS5461 final exam– Adult Gerontology
Management Across the Continuum of
Care Review (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update)
100% Verified Questions & Answers {Grade
A} - UTA
Drug for gonorrhea - correct answer Ceftriaxone
Drug for chlamydia - correct answer Azithromycin
Drug for MRSA - correct answer Vancomycin
Pts without a spleen who have a fever - correct answer Inpatient addmission with
broad spectrum antibiotics - start CEFTRIANXONE AND VANCOMYCIN - these pts w/o a
spleen should also have both meningococcal vaccines and PVC13 (prevanar) and
PPSV23 (pneumovax)
,Malaria treatment - correct answer Fever, cough, diarrhea - look on CDC website for
treatment - always a consideration in the traveler
Pseudomonas antibiotics - correct answer Kill pseudomonas with a CAMPFIRE
Carbapenems
Aminoglycosides (e.g. Gentamicin)
Monobactams (e.g Aztreonam)
Polymixins (e.g. Polymixin B and Colistin)
Fluoroquinolones (e.g. Ciprofloxan, Levofloxacin)
Third gen cephalosporins (e.g. Deftazadime, cefepime)
Extended-spectrum penicillins (e.g. Pip-Tazo)
Bacterial Meningitis most common cause - correct answer Step pneumoniae -
Ceftriaxone will cover Neisseria, H Flu, and most strains of strep pneumonia -
,Vancomycin is added to cover strep pneumoniae resistant to ceftriaxone - also give
dexamethasone before or with first dose of antibiotics
In a traveler with rash and conjunctivitis and mosquitos bites - correct answer They
could have Dengue or Zika
Non purulent cellulites is usually Streptococcus treat with.. - correct answer
Cephalexin or cefazolin
Purulent cellulitis is often MRSA, treat with... - correct answer Vancomycin or cefdinir
Piperacillin/tazobactam - beta lactamase inhibitor - correct answer covers gram +,
Gram -, and anaerobes
Most common cause of necrotizing fasciitis - correct answer Group A strep
, Drugs that cover Pseudomonas - correct answer Beta-lactams: Piperacillin-
tazobactam, ceftazidime, cefepime, meropenem, imipenem-cilastatin, doripenem
(ceftazidime/avi and ceftolozane/tazo last-line agents)
Fluoroquinolones: ciprofloxacin & levofloxacin
Aminoglycosides: gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin (TAG)
Delayed puberty - correct answer Can be caused by Turner's syndrome - check FSH
level - if low check prolactin level
Treatment of tall stature - correct answer Hormones to close long bone growth -
Estrogen in females and Testosterone in males
Management Across the Continuum of
Care Review (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update)
100% Verified Questions & Answers {Grade
A} - UTA
Drug for gonorrhea - correct answer Ceftriaxone
Drug for chlamydia - correct answer Azithromycin
Drug for MRSA - correct answer Vancomycin
Pts without a spleen who have a fever - correct answer Inpatient addmission with
broad spectrum antibiotics - start CEFTRIANXONE AND VANCOMYCIN - these pts w/o a
spleen should also have both meningococcal vaccines and PVC13 (prevanar) and
PPSV23 (pneumovax)
,Malaria treatment - correct answer Fever, cough, diarrhea - look on CDC website for
treatment - always a consideration in the traveler
Pseudomonas antibiotics - correct answer Kill pseudomonas with a CAMPFIRE
Carbapenems
Aminoglycosides (e.g. Gentamicin)
Monobactams (e.g Aztreonam)
Polymixins (e.g. Polymixin B and Colistin)
Fluoroquinolones (e.g. Ciprofloxan, Levofloxacin)
Third gen cephalosporins (e.g. Deftazadime, cefepime)
Extended-spectrum penicillins (e.g. Pip-Tazo)
Bacterial Meningitis most common cause - correct answer Step pneumoniae -
Ceftriaxone will cover Neisseria, H Flu, and most strains of strep pneumonia -
,Vancomycin is added to cover strep pneumoniae resistant to ceftriaxone - also give
dexamethasone before or with first dose of antibiotics
In a traveler with rash and conjunctivitis and mosquitos bites - correct answer They
could have Dengue or Zika
Non purulent cellulites is usually Streptococcus treat with.. - correct answer
Cephalexin or cefazolin
Purulent cellulitis is often MRSA, treat with... - correct answer Vancomycin or cefdinir
Piperacillin/tazobactam - beta lactamase inhibitor - correct answer covers gram +,
Gram -, and anaerobes
Most common cause of necrotizing fasciitis - correct answer Group A strep
, Drugs that cover Pseudomonas - correct answer Beta-lactams: Piperacillin-
tazobactam, ceftazidime, cefepime, meropenem, imipenem-cilastatin, doripenem
(ceftazidime/avi and ceftolozane/tazo last-line agents)
Fluoroquinolones: ciprofloxacin & levofloxacin
Aminoglycosides: gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin (TAG)
Delayed puberty - correct answer Can be caused by Turner's syndrome - check FSH
level - if low check prolactin level
Treatment of tall stature - correct answer Hormones to close long bone growth -
Estrogen in females and Testosterone in males
