QUESTION BANK TEST #2 PHARMACOLOGY & ANSWERS GRADED A

A nurse is ordered to draw blood levels for a person receiving an antibiotic. The nurse is aware that peaks and troughs of serum antibiotic levels are monitored for drugs with a: - ANSWER-narrow therapeutic index. A client's medication warrants peak and trough levels to be drawn. The nurse is aware that if the peak level of the drug is too high, what could occur? - ANSWER-Drug toxicity Drug concentration is important for the eradication of bacterial infection. It is desired to keep the drug dose: - ANSWER-Above minimum effective concentration With continuous use of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance result because: - ANSWER-mutant bacteria are surviving antibiotic use client with otitis media is ordered to receive amoxicillin (Amoxil). The client discloses to the nurse that she is allergic to penicillin. What is the highest priority action on the part of the nurse? - ANSWER-Notify healthcare A client has relayed instructions from a physician regarding an allergy to a type of antibiotic therapy. The nurse would question which instruction - ANSWER-Restrict fluids when taking the antibiotic When antibacterials are prescribed for the treatment of an infection and a culture is ordered, what should happen next? - ANSWER-culture should be taken before the initial dose of the antibiotic A client at an outpatient clinic is ordered to receive ampicillin (Omnipen) for an infection. Which nursing intervention related to penicillins would the nurse question? - ANSWER-Instruct client to discontinue penicillin when temperature is normal.