PHARM 180 QUIZ 6 (2025) COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which one of these side effects should the patient report to the nurse when receiving
cefazolin?
A. Thrombophlebitis
B. Diarrhea associated with pseudomembranous colitis
C. Anaphylaxis
D. All of the above - Answer -D. All the above
The patient is prescribed cefazolin. Which of these statements made by the patient
requires further teaching by the nurse?
A. I can eat dried apricots
B. I can take St. John's Wort
C. I can drink alcohol
D. I can eat avocados - Answer -C. I can drink alcohol
For a client receiving an intravenous (IV) solution of gentamicin (Garamycin), the nurse
would monitor which laboratory values?
A.Hematocrit and hemoglobin
B.Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine
C.Prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time
D.Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase and alanine transaminase - Answer -B.
BUN and creatine
Which medication will increase the risk of ototoxicity if taken concurrently with
gentamicin (Garamycin)?
A.acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin)
B.acetaminophen (Tylenol)
C.amoxicillin (Amoxil)
hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril) - Answer -A. Aspirin
Timothy Thompson doesn't want to take his prescribed erythromycin. He complains to
the nurse that his stomach always hurts when he takes this antibiotic. What information
about this medication would be good for him to learn?
A. "Use caution while operating a motor vehicle."
B. "Erythromycin is especially harmful to the stomach when taken with food."
C. "Take with food if GI upset occurs."
D. "Double your dose if your stomach is already hurting." - Answer -C. Take with food if
GI upset occurs
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which one of these side effects should the patient report to the nurse when receiving
cefazolin?
A. Thrombophlebitis
B. Diarrhea associated with pseudomembranous colitis
C. Anaphylaxis
D. All of the above - Answer -D. All the above
The patient is prescribed cefazolin. Which of these statements made by the patient
requires further teaching by the nurse?
A. I can eat dried apricots
B. I can take St. John's Wort
C. I can drink alcohol
D. I can eat avocados - Answer -C. I can drink alcohol
For a client receiving an intravenous (IV) solution of gentamicin (Garamycin), the nurse
would monitor which laboratory values?
A.Hematocrit and hemoglobin
B.Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine
C.Prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time
D.Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase and alanine transaminase - Answer -B.
BUN and creatine
Which medication will increase the risk of ototoxicity if taken concurrently with
gentamicin (Garamycin)?
A.acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin)
B.acetaminophen (Tylenol)
C.amoxicillin (Amoxil)
hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril) - Answer -A. Aspirin
Timothy Thompson doesn't want to take his prescribed erythromycin. He complains to
the nurse that his stomach always hurts when he takes this antibiotic. What information
about this medication would be good for him to learn?
A. "Use caution while operating a motor vehicle."
B. "Erythromycin is especially harmful to the stomach when taken with food."
C. "Take with food if GI upset occurs."
D. "Double your dose if your stomach is already hurting." - Answer -C. Take with food if
GI upset occurs
