NURS 368 TEST 4 Questions And Verified Detailed Answers
The client calls the clinic to speak with the nurse. The client states that a week ago the
client was treated for strep throat and had been prescribed penicillin. Although the
client is feeling better, the client has stopped taking the medication "today," despite
having "a few pills left." What is the nurse's best response?
"Okay, thank you for letting me know."
"It is very important you take all of the medication so that all the germs are killed.
Otherwise they can come right back and be even stronger."
"You will have to come to the clinic and be seen by your physician so we can make sure
it is really gone."
"What you have described are just halo effects of the drug you were taking. They will go
away when the drug is totally out of your system." - ANSWER "It is of critical importance
that you take all the medication so all the germs are killed. Otherwise they could come
right back and be even stronger."
Rationale: the length of time of the use of medication is important in order to ensure
microbes are eradicated completely and not partially as well as preventing the microbes
from developing resistant strains.
Which would be the most significant factor in the selection of an antibiotic drug for
treatment of a client's infection?
culture and susceptibility test results
client's weight
client's blood type
client's insurance coverage - ANSWER culture and susceptibility test results
Rationale: Selection of an antibiotic can be based on a number of factors including
culture and susceptibility tests and empiric therapy. Other factors that may influence
selection include the client's health status, age, gender (since some drugs are
, inappropriate during pregnancy of nursing), and environment of care.
Your client received tetracycline as a young child. You can tell this by changes in:
Her eyesight.
Her facial structure.
The colour of her teeth.
Her shoe size. - ANSWER The color of her teeth
Rationale: Tetracyclines are contraindicated in pregnant women and in children to 8
years of age. In the fetus and young child, tetracyclines are deposited in bones and
teeth along with calcium. If given during active mineralization of these tissues,
tetracyclines can interfere with tooth enamel formation, cause permanent discoloration
(mottling) of tooth enamel, and depress bone growth
Most cells have the ability to reproduce themselves through:
diffusion.
homeostasis.
osmosis.
mitosis. - ANSWER mitosis
Rationale: Most cells are capable of reproducing themselves by a process called
mitosis. The diffusion is the process of the movement of the substance from a region
where the concentration is higher to another region where it is lower. Homeostasis is a
condition whereby the cytoplasm remains stable within the cell membrane. Osmosis is
the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area low in dissolved
solutes to a region high in dissolved solutes.
The nursing instructor is teaching medications that are anti-infective to the students.
Medications that are very selective in their actions are described as being:
The client calls the clinic to speak with the nurse. The client states that a week ago the
client was treated for strep throat and had been prescribed penicillin. Although the
client is feeling better, the client has stopped taking the medication "today," despite
having "a few pills left." What is the nurse's best response?
"Okay, thank you for letting me know."
"It is very important you take all of the medication so that all the germs are killed.
Otherwise they can come right back and be even stronger."
"You will have to come to the clinic and be seen by your physician so we can make sure
it is really gone."
"What you have described are just halo effects of the drug you were taking. They will go
away when the drug is totally out of your system." - ANSWER "It is of critical importance
that you take all the medication so all the germs are killed. Otherwise they could come
right back and be even stronger."
Rationale: the length of time of the use of medication is important in order to ensure
microbes are eradicated completely and not partially as well as preventing the microbes
from developing resistant strains.
Which would be the most significant factor in the selection of an antibiotic drug for
treatment of a client's infection?
culture and susceptibility test results
client's weight
client's blood type
client's insurance coverage - ANSWER culture and susceptibility test results
Rationale: Selection of an antibiotic can be based on a number of factors including
culture and susceptibility tests and empiric therapy. Other factors that may influence
selection include the client's health status, age, gender (since some drugs are
, inappropriate during pregnancy of nursing), and environment of care.
Your client received tetracycline as a young child. You can tell this by changes in:
Her eyesight.
Her facial structure.
The colour of her teeth.
Her shoe size. - ANSWER The color of her teeth
Rationale: Tetracyclines are contraindicated in pregnant women and in children to 8
years of age. In the fetus and young child, tetracyclines are deposited in bones and
teeth along with calcium. If given during active mineralization of these tissues,
tetracyclines can interfere with tooth enamel formation, cause permanent discoloration
(mottling) of tooth enamel, and depress bone growth
Most cells have the ability to reproduce themselves through:
diffusion.
homeostasis.
osmosis.
mitosis. - ANSWER mitosis
Rationale: Most cells are capable of reproducing themselves by a process called
mitosis. The diffusion is the process of the movement of the substance from a region
where the concentration is higher to another region where it is lower. Homeostasis is a
condition whereby the cytoplasm remains stable within the cell membrane. Osmosis is
the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area low in dissolved
solutes to a region high in dissolved solutes.
The nursing instructor is teaching medications that are anti-infective to the students.
Medications that are very selective in their actions are described as being:
