NUR 651 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The CDC recommends all newborn infants receive prophylactic administration of
__________ within 1 hour
1. Gentamycin ointment
2. cipro drops
3. eryth oral solution
4. Eryth ointment - Answers -4. Erythomycin ointment
Conjunctivitis in a child that is accompanied by acute OM is treated with:
1. Bleph-10
2. Bacitracinpolymixin B drops
3. Cipro ophthalmic drops
4. high dose oral amoxicillin - Answers -high dose oral amoxicillin
22 year old Annie comes to the office fomplianing of copious yellow-green eye
discharge. Gram stain indicates she most likely has gonoccocal conjunctivitis. while
awaiting the culture results, the plan of care should be:
1. none, wait for the culture results to determine the course of treatment
2. Cipro drops
3. IM ceftriaxone
4. High dose oral amoxicillin - Answers -IM ceftriaxone
Education of women who are being treated with antibiotics for conjunctivitis includes:
1. throwing away eye makeup and purchasing new
2. redness and intense burning is normal with antibiotics
3. when applying eye ointment, set the tip of the tube on the lower lid and squeeze 1.4
inch
4. use a cotton swab to apply ointment, spread it all over the conjunctival sac - Answers
-throwing away eye makeup and purchasing new
Sadie was prescribed betaxolol drops by her eye doctor to treat her glaucoma. Oral
beta blockers should be avoided in patients who use beta blockers because:
1. there may be an antagonistic reaction between the two
2. the additive effects may include bradycardia
3. they may potentiate each other and cause respiratory depression
4. the additive effects may cause metabolic acidosis - Answers -their additive effects
may include bradycardia
David presents to the clinic with symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis. He is prescribed
cromolyn eye drops, the education regarding using cromolyn includes:
1. he should not wear soft contacts while using the eye drops
2. comolyn drops are instilled once a day to prevent allergy symptoms
3. long term use may cause glaucoma
, 4. he may experience bradycardia as an adverse effect - Answers -he should not wear
soft contacts while using the eye drops
cipro eye drops are contraindicated in:
1. children
2. patients with acute OM
3. Patients with perforated TM
4. simmers ear - Answers -patients with perforated TM
______________________ is/are prescribed to prevent swimmer's ear
1. cipro otic drops
2. isopropyl ear drops
3. Colistin
4. Gentamicin otic drops - Answers -Isopropyl ear drops
Patient education regarding the use of Cipro ear drops include:
1. fill the canal with drops each dose
2. some redness and itching around the ear canal is normal
3. warm the bottle of ear drops in his or her hand before administering
4. Cipro HC otic may cause ototoxicity - Answers -Warm the bottle of eardrops in his or
her hand before administering
Janie presents to the clinic with hard ear wax in both ear canals. Instructions regarding
removal of hard cerumen includes:
1. moisted a cotton swab and swab the calal twice daily
2. instill tap water in both ears while bathing
3. squirt hydrogen peroxide into ears with each bath
4. instill debrox twice daily until ear canal clears - Answers -Instill debrox twice daily
until the ear canal closes
Caleb is an adult with a URI. Treatment for his URI includes:
1. amox
2. diphenhydramine
3. phenylpropanolamine
4. topical oxymetazoline - Answers -4. Topical oxymetazoline
Rose is a 3-year-old patient with an URI. Treatment for her URI would include:
1. Amoxicillin
2. Diphenahydramine
3. Psuedoephinephrine
4. nasal saline spray - Answers -4. Nasal saline spray
Patients who should be cautious about using decongestants for an URI:
1. school-aged children
2. patients with asthma
3. patients with cardiac disease
The CDC recommends all newborn infants receive prophylactic administration of
__________ within 1 hour
1. Gentamycin ointment
2. cipro drops
3. eryth oral solution
4. Eryth ointment - Answers -4. Erythomycin ointment
Conjunctivitis in a child that is accompanied by acute OM is treated with:
1. Bleph-10
2. Bacitracinpolymixin B drops
3. Cipro ophthalmic drops
4. high dose oral amoxicillin - Answers -high dose oral amoxicillin
22 year old Annie comes to the office fomplianing of copious yellow-green eye
discharge. Gram stain indicates she most likely has gonoccocal conjunctivitis. while
awaiting the culture results, the plan of care should be:
1. none, wait for the culture results to determine the course of treatment
2. Cipro drops
3. IM ceftriaxone
4. High dose oral amoxicillin - Answers -IM ceftriaxone
Education of women who are being treated with antibiotics for conjunctivitis includes:
1. throwing away eye makeup and purchasing new
2. redness and intense burning is normal with antibiotics
3. when applying eye ointment, set the tip of the tube on the lower lid and squeeze 1.4
inch
4. use a cotton swab to apply ointment, spread it all over the conjunctival sac - Answers
-throwing away eye makeup and purchasing new
Sadie was prescribed betaxolol drops by her eye doctor to treat her glaucoma. Oral
beta blockers should be avoided in patients who use beta blockers because:
1. there may be an antagonistic reaction between the two
2. the additive effects may include bradycardia
3. they may potentiate each other and cause respiratory depression
4. the additive effects may cause metabolic acidosis - Answers -their additive effects
may include bradycardia
David presents to the clinic with symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis. He is prescribed
cromolyn eye drops, the education regarding using cromolyn includes:
1. he should not wear soft contacts while using the eye drops
2. comolyn drops are instilled once a day to prevent allergy symptoms
3. long term use may cause glaucoma
, 4. he may experience bradycardia as an adverse effect - Answers -he should not wear
soft contacts while using the eye drops
cipro eye drops are contraindicated in:
1. children
2. patients with acute OM
3. Patients with perforated TM
4. simmers ear - Answers -patients with perforated TM
______________________ is/are prescribed to prevent swimmer's ear
1. cipro otic drops
2. isopropyl ear drops
3. Colistin
4. Gentamicin otic drops - Answers -Isopropyl ear drops
Patient education regarding the use of Cipro ear drops include:
1. fill the canal with drops each dose
2. some redness and itching around the ear canal is normal
3. warm the bottle of ear drops in his or her hand before administering
4. Cipro HC otic may cause ototoxicity - Answers -Warm the bottle of eardrops in his or
her hand before administering
Janie presents to the clinic with hard ear wax in both ear canals. Instructions regarding
removal of hard cerumen includes:
1. moisted a cotton swab and swab the calal twice daily
2. instill tap water in both ears while bathing
3. squirt hydrogen peroxide into ears with each bath
4. instill debrox twice daily until ear canal clears - Answers -Instill debrox twice daily
until the ear canal closes
Caleb is an adult with a URI. Treatment for his URI includes:
1. amox
2. diphenhydramine
3. phenylpropanolamine
4. topical oxymetazoline - Answers -4. Topical oxymetazoline
Rose is a 3-year-old patient with an URI. Treatment for her URI would include:
1. Amoxicillin
2. Diphenahydramine
3. Psuedoephinephrine
4. nasal saline spray - Answers -4. Nasal saline spray
Patients who should be cautious about using decongestants for an URI:
1. school-aged children
2. patients with asthma
3. patients with cardiac disease
