LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS (2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST
BANK) EXAM CURRENTLY TESTING VERSIONS
2025 WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS/FROM A VERIFIED SOURCE FOR
GUARANTEED PASS!!!
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 740. A patient has a viral sinus
infection, and the provider tells the patient that antibiotics will not be
prescribed. The patient wants to take an antibiotic and asks the nurse
what possible harm could occur by taking an antibiotic. Which response
by the nurse is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER-b. "Even normal flora
can develop resistance and transfer this to pathogens."
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 741. An older adult patient with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops bronchitis. The
patient has a temperature of 39.5° C. The nurse will expect the
,provider to: - CORRECT ANSWER-b. order empiric antibiotics while
waiting for sputum culture results.
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 742. The nurse is caring for a
patient on a medical-surgical unit who has a fever of unknown origin.
The prescriber has ordered a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Which
intervention is the priority? - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Obtaining all
cultures before the antibiotic is administered
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 743. The nurse has been caring
for a patient who has been taking antibiotics for 3 weeks. Upon
assessing the patient, the nurse notices the individual has developed
oral thrush. What describes the etiology of the thrush? - CORRECT
ANSWER-d. Superinfection
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 744. A child has received
amoxicillin [Amoxil] for three previous ear infections, but a current
otitis media episode is not responding to treatment. The nurse caring
for this child suspects that resistance to the bacterial agent has
occurred by which microbial mechanism? - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Drug
inactivation
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 745. A recent campaign,
initiated by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to delay the
emergence of antibiotic resistance in hospitals, has what as one of its
,objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Increased adherence to
prescribed antibiotics
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 746. A nursing student asks a
nurse to clarify the differences between the mechanisms of
spontaneous mutation and conjugation in acquired resistance of
microbes. What will the nurse say? - CORRECT ANSWER-c.
Spontaneous mutation leads to resistance to only one antimicrobial
agent.
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 747. A patient has a localized
skin infection, which is most likely caused by a gram-positive cocci.
Until the culture and sensitivity results are available, the nurse will
expect the provider to order a -spectrum agent. - CORRECT ANSWER-
d. narrow; topical
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 748. A parent asks a nurse if
the provider will prescribe an antibiotic for a child who attends school
with several children who have strep throat. The child is complaining of
a sore throat and has a fever. What will be the nurse's response? -
CORRECT ANSWER-d. "Your child should come to the clinic to have a
throat culture done today."
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 749. The nurse is teaching a
nursing student about the mechanism by which antimicrobial agents
, achieve selective toxicity. Which statement by the student indicates a
need for further teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER-c. "Some agents
cause phagocytosis of bacterial cells." , d. "Some agents weaken the
cell wall, causing cell wall lysis."
Ch 71 Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins 750. A
patient is about to receive penicillin G for an infection that is highly
sensitive to this drug. While obtaining the patient's medication history,
the nurse learns that the patient experienced a rash when given
amoxicillin [Amoxil] as a child 20 years earlier. What will the nurse do?
- CORRECT ANSWER-c. Request an order for a skin test to assess the
current risk.
Ch 71 Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins 751. A
patient has an infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The
prescriber has ordered piperacillin and amikacin, both to be given
intravenously. What will the nurse do? - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Make
sure to administer the drugs at different times using different IV
tubing.
Ch 71 Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins 752. A
child with an ear infection is not responding to treatment with
amoxicillin [Amoxil]. The nurse will expect the provider to order: -
CORRECT ANSWER-a. amoxicillin-clavulanic acid [Augmentin].
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS (2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST
BANK) EXAM CURRENTLY TESTING VERSIONS
2025 WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS/FROM A VERIFIED SOURCE FOR
GUARANTEED PASS!!!
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 740. A patient has a viral sinus
infection, and the provider tells the patient that antibiotics will not be
prescribed. The patient wants to take an antibiotic and asks the nurse
what possible harm could occur by taking an antibiotic. Which response
by the nurse is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER-b. "Even normal flora
can develop resistance and transfer this to pathogens."
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 741. An older adult patient with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops bronchitis. The
patient has a temperature of 39.5° C. The nurse will expect the
,provider to: - CORRECT ANSWER-b. order empiric antibiotics while
waiting for sputum culture results.
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 742. The nurse is caring for a
patient on a medical-surgical unit who has a fever of unknown origin.
The prescriber has ordered a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Which
intervention is the priority? - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Obtaining all
cultures before the antibiotic is administered
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 743. The nurse has been caring
for a patient who has been taking antibiotics for 3 weeks. Upon
assessing the patient, the nurse notices the individual has developed
oral thrush. What describes the etiology of the thrush? - CORRECT
ANSWER-d. Superinfection
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 744. A child has received
amoxicillin [Amoxil] for three previous ear infections, but a current
otitis media episode is not responding to treatment. The nurse caring
for this child suspects that resistance to the bacterial agent has
occurred by which microbial mechanism? - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Drug
inactivation
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 745. A recent campaign,
initiated by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to delay the
emergence of antibiotic resistance in hospitals, has what as one of its
,objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Increased adherence to
prescribed antibiotics
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 746. A nursing student asks a
nurse to clarify the differences between the mechanisms of
spontaneous mutation and conjugation in acquired resistance of
microbes. What will the nurse say? - CORRECT ANSWER-c.
Spontaneous mutation leads to resistance to only one antimicrobial
agent.
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 747. A patient has a localized
skin infection, which is most likely caused by a gram-positive cocci.
Until the culture and sensitivity results are available, the nurse will
expect the provider to order a -spectrum agent. - CORRECT ANSWER-
d. narrow; topical
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 748. A parent asks a nurse if
the provider will prescribe an antibiotic for a child who attends school
with several children who have strep throat. The child is complaining of
a sore throat and has a fever. What will be the nurse's response? -
CORRECT ANSWER-d. "Your child should come to the clinic to have a
throat culture done today."
Ch 70 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial 749. The nurse is teaching a
nursing student about the mechanism by which antimicrobial agents
, achieve selective toxicity. Which statement by the student indicates a
need for further teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER-c. "Some agents
cause phagocytosis of bacterial cells." , d. "Some agents weaken the
cell wall, causing cell wall lysis."
Ch 71 Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins 750. A
patient is about to receive penicillin G for an infection that is highly
sensitive to this drug. While obtaining the patient's medication history,
the nurse learns that the patient experienced a rash when given
amoxicillin [Amoxil] as a child 20 years earlier. What will the nurse do?
- CORRECT ANSWER-c. Request an order for a skin test to assess the
current risk.
Ch 71 Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins 751. A
patient has an infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The
prescriber has ordered piperacillin and amikacin, both to be given
intravenously. What will the nurse do? - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Make
sure to administer the drugs at different times using different IV
tubing.
Ch 71 Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins 752. A
child with an ear infection is not responding to treatment with
amoxicillin [Amoxil]. The nurse will expect the provider to order: -
CORRECT ANSWER-a. amoxicillin-clavulanic acid [Augmentin].
