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NURS 180/ NURS180 Quiz 6 –
Pharmacology | WCU (Latest 2026/2027
Update) 100% Verified Questions &
Answers | Grade A
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
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
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
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)
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."
C. Take with food if GI upset occurs
Sally Sue is being treated for Whooping Cough; her mother has questions about how
erythromycin could possibly help her get better. Which response from the WCU - educated RN
is appropriate?
A. " Erythromycin is rough on the gut, I wouldn't take it if I were you."
B. "Erythromycin slows the growth of micro-organisms by inhibiting protein synthesis."
C. "Erythromycin helps with infection by weakening the bacterial cell wall."
D. "Erythromycin only works if your cousin takes it at the same time."
B. Erythromycin slows the growth of micro organisms by inhibiting protein synthesis
1.A nurse is obtaining a medication history from a client who is to receive imipenem-cilastatin
IV to treat an infection. Which of the following medications the client receives puts him at risk
for a medication interaction?
A.Regular Insulin
B.Furosemide
C.Valproic Acid
D.Ferrous Sulfate
C. Valproic Acid
1.A nurse is about to administer Primaxin 50 mg/kg/day to a patient who weighs 110 lbs.
Available is imipenem-cilastatin 1.25g/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round
to the nearest tenth. Use leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
2 mL
•If a patient presented gram positive cocci, such as strep, what would a treatment option be?
•A. Clindamycin
•B. Penicillin
•C. Furosemide
•D. Levothyroxine
B. Penicillin
•Penicillin can disturb the normal flora of the GI and lead to what?
•A. Clostridium Difficile
•B. Nausea
•C. Constipation
•D. Flatulence
A. Clostridium Difficile
A nurse is administering Vancomycin to a client admitted for C. difficile, which allergy is
contraindicated while taking this medication?
A.Beet Allergy
NURS 180/ NURS180 Quiz 6 –
Pharmacology | WCU (Latest 2026/2027
Update) 100% Verified Questions &
Answers | Grade A
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
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
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
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)
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."
C. Take with food if GI upset occurs
Sally Sue is being treated for Whooping Cough; her mother has questions about how
erythromycin could possibly help her get better. Which response from the WCU - educated RN
is appropriate?
A. " Erythromycin is rough on the gut, I wouldn't take it if I were you."
B. "Erythromycin slows the growth of micro-organisms by inhibiting protein synthesis."
C. "Erythromycin helps with infection by weakening the bacterial cell wall."
D. "Erythromycin only works if your cousin takes it at the same time."
B. Erythromycin slows the growth of micro organisms by inhibiting protein synthesis
1.A nurse is obtaining a medication history from a client who is to receive imipenem-cilastatin
IV to treat an infection. Which of the following medications the client receives puts him at risk
for a medication interaction?
A.Regular Insulin
B.Furosemide
C.Valproic Acid
D.Ferrous Sulfate
C. Valproic Acid
1.A nurse is about to administer Primaxin 50 mg/kg/day to a patient who weighs 110 lbs.
Available is imipenem-cilastatin 1.25g/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round
to the nearest tenth. Use leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
2 mL
•If a patient presented gram positive cocci, such as strep, what would a treatment option be?
•A. Clindamycin
•B. Penicillin
•C. Furosemide
•D. Levothyroxine
B. Penicillin
•Penicillin can disturb the normal flora of the GI and lead to what?
•A. Clostridium Difficile
•B. Nausea
•C. Constipation
•D. Flatulence
A. Clostridium Difficile
A nurse is administering Vancomycin to a client admitted for C. difficile, which allergy is
contraindicated while taking this medication?
A.Beet Allergy
