NURS 251 PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 6 PORTAGE EXAM LEARNING A,B,C NURSING LATEST 2025
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
,Question
Health care associated infections are easier to treat because the patient is ready in the hospital and can
obtain treatment quickly
Answer: Anaerobic bacteria are commonly found in the GI tract
Question
Provide the definition of the term antibiotic spectrum and bacteria resistance:
Answer: Antibiotic spectrum is the type a kind of antibiotic can fight the bacteria. Coverage type
work against a certain bacteria.
True or False: One way that antibiotics work is to interfere with bacterial cell synthesis: True
Question
What is the term for an antibiotic that works by inhibiting bacterial growth?
Answer:
Bacteriostatic
Question
Provide an example of a medication is in the following antibiotic classes:
1. Aminopenicillin – amoxicillin
2. Macrolides – erythromycin
3. Tetracycline – doxycycline
4. Fluoroquinolones – cipro
5. Aminoglycosides – amikacin
steven’s Johnsons syndrome is associated with what class of antibiotics?
Answer:
Sulfonamides
, Penicillin’s and Cephalosporins fall under the broader category of what type of antibiotics?
Answer:
Beta Lactams
Select the correct statement regarding the antibiotic Bactrim: Commonly used to treat UTI
True or False: Sulfamethoxazole is a bacteriostatic antibiotic? True
Question
Which two classes of antibiotics are known as beta lactam antibiotics?
Cephalosporins and penicillin
Question
Match the penicillin antibiotics with the appropriate spectrum of activity:
Amoxicillin – gram positive and some Cloxacillin –
gram positive resistant Penicillin – gran positive
only
Piperacillin/tazobactams – serious gram negative
True or False: Penicillin allergies are relatively uncommon: False
Question
Explain the term “MRSA” and how it affects antibiotic treatment.
Answer:
methicillin resistance staphylococcus aureus. it is resistant to all penicillin drugs. Vancomycin is
commonly used to treat MRSA
Question
Provide an example of a medication the works by inhibiting protein synthesis within the bacteria.
Answer:
Aminoglycosides
any one (1) of the following-Macrolide- erythromycin, azithromycin, or
clarithromycin
Tetracyclines- doxycycline, minocycline,
tigecyclineAminoglycosides- amikacin, tobramycin
Provide an example of a drug that should not be taken at the same time as dairy products.
Answer:
doxycycline, minocycline, or tigecycline.
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
,Question
Health care associated infections are easier to treat because the patient is ready in the hospital and can
obtain treatment quickly
Answer: Anaerobic bacteria are commonly found in the GI tract
Question
Provide the definition of the term antibiotic spectrum and bacteria resistance:
Answer: Antibiotic spectrum is the type a kind of antibiotic can fight the bacteria. Coverage type
work against a certain bacteria.
True or False: One way that antibiotics work is to interfere with bacterial cell synthesis: True
Question
What is the term for an antibiotic that works by inhibiting bacterial growth?
Answer:
Bacteriostatic
Question
Provide an example of a medication is in the following antibiotic classes:
1. Aminopenicillin – amoxicillin
2. Macrolides – erythromycin
3. Tetracycline – doxycycline
4. Fluoroquinolones – cipro
5. Aminoglycosides – amikacin
steven’s Johnsons syndrome is associated with what class of antibiotics?
Answer:
Sulfonamides
, Penicillin’s and Cephalosporins fall under the broader category of what type of antibiotics?
Answer:
Beta Lactams
Select the correct statement regarding the antibiotic Bactrim: Commonly used to treat UTI
True or False: Sulfamethoxazole is a bacteriostatic antibiotic? True
Question
Which two classes of antibiotics are known as beta lactam antibiotics?
Cephalosporins and penicillin
Question
Match the penicillin antibiotics with the appropriate spectrum of activity:
Amoxicillin – gram positive and some Cloxacillin –
gram positive resistant Penicillin – gran positive
only
Piperacillin/tazobactams – serious gram negative
True or False: Penicillin allergies are relatively uncommon: False
Question
Explain the term “MRSA” and how it affects antibiotic treatment.
Answer:
methicillin resistance staphylococcus aureus. it is resistant to all penicillin drugs. Vancomycin is
commonly used to treat MRSA
Question
Provide an example of a medication the works by inhibiting protein synthesis within the bacteria.
Answer:
Aminoglycosides
any one (1) of the following-Macrolide- erythromycin, azithromycin, or
clarithromycin
Tetracyclines- doxycycline, minocycline,
tigecyclineAminoglycosides- amikacin, tobramycin
Provide an example of a drug that should not be taken at the same time as dairy products.
Answer:
doxycycline, minocycline, or tigecycline.
