Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
1. Patricia has been prescribed doxycycline for a 1
chlamydia infection. She is healthy and her only med-
ication is an oral combined contraceptive. Patricia's
education would include:
1. Use a back-up method of birth control (condom)
until her next menses.
2. Doxycycline may cause tendonitis and she should
report any joint pain.
3. Her partner will need treatment if her infection
doesn't clear with the doxycycline.
4. Doxycycline is used for one-dose treatment of STIs;
take the whole prescription at once.
2. When prescribing metronidazole (Flagyl) to treat bac- 2
terial vaginosis, patient education would include:
1. Metronidazole is safe in the first trimester of preg-
nancy.
2. Consuming alcohol in any form may cause a severe
reaction.
3. Sexual partners need concurrent therapy.
4. Headaches are a sign of a serious adverse reaction
and need immediate evaluation.
3. The treatment goals when treating urinary tract infec- 4
tion (UTI) include:
1. Eradication of infecting organism
2. Relief of symptoms
3. Prevention of recurrence of the UTI
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4. All of the above
4. Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infec- 2
tion. She is healthy, afebrile, with no use of antibiotics
in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An
appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her would
be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Levofloxacin
5. Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract in- 4
fection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her only drug
allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate
first-line antibiotic choice for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
6. Juanita is a 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks' 3
gestation who is diagnosed with a lower urinary tract
infection (UTI). She is healthy with no drug allergies.
Appropriate first-line therapy for her UTI would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
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3. Amoxicillin
4. Ciprofloxacin
7. Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3
3-day course of therapy for their urinary tract infec-
tion?
1. Juanita, a 28-year-old pregnant woman
2. Sally, a 16-year-old healthy adolescent
3. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
4. Suzie, a 26-year-old diabetic
8. Nicole is a 4-year-old female with a febrile urinary tract 3
infection (UTI). She is generally healthy and has no
drug allergies. Appropriate initial therapy for her UTI
would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
9. Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient 1
being treated for a urinary tract infection is:
1. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of
therapy
1. Patricia has been prescribed doxycycline for a 1
chlamydia infection. She is healthy and her only med-
ication is an oral combined contraceptive. Patricia's
education would include:
1. Use a back-up method of birth control (condom)
until her next menses.
2. Doxycycline may cause tendonitis and she should
report any joint pain.
3. Her partner will need treatment if her infection
doesn't clear with the doxycycline.
4. Doxycycline is used for one-dose treatment of STIs;
take the whole prescription at once.
2. When prescribing metronidazole (Flagyl) to treat bac- 2
terial vaginosis, patient education would include:
1. Metronidazole is safe in the first trimester of preg-
nancy.
2. Consuming alcohol in any form may cause a severe
reaction.
3. Sexual partners need concurrent therapy.
4. Headaches are a sign of a serious adverse reaction
and need immediate evaluation.
3. The treatment goals when treating urinary tract infec- 4
tion (UTI) include:
1. Eradication of infecting organism
2. Relief of symptoms
3. Prevention of recurrence of the UTI
, Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
4. All of the above
4. Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infec- 2
tion. She is healthy, afebrile, with no use of antibiotics
in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An
appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her would
be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Levofloxacin
5. Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract in- 4
fection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her only drug
allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate
first-line antibiotic choice for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
6. Juanita is a 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks' 3
gestation who is diagnosed with a lower urinary tract
infection (UTI). She is healthy with no drug allergies.
Appropriate first-line therapy for her UTI would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
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3. Amoxicillin
4. Ciprofloxacin
7. Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3
3-day course of therapy for their urinary tract infec-
tion?
1. Juanita, a 28-year-old pregnant woman
2. Sally, a 16-year-old healthy adolescent
3. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
4. Suzie, a 26-year-old diabetic
8. Nicole is a 4-year-old female with a febrile urinary tract 3
infection (UTI). She is generally healthy and has no
drug allergies. Appropriate initial therapy for her UTI
would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
9. Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient 1
being treated for a urinary tract infection is:
1. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of
therapy
