Question 1 h
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hcaring hfor ha hpatient hwho hhas hrecurrent hwound hinfections. hThe hpatient’s hcurrent
infection his hnot hresponding hto han hantibiotic hthat hhas hbeen hused hsuccessfully hseveral htimes hin
hthehpast. hThe hnurse hunderstands hthat hthis his hmost hlikely hdue hto:
acquired hbacterial
h resistance.
cross-resistance.
h
inherent hbacterial
h resistance.htransferred
h resistance.
Question 2 h
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hpreparing hto hadminister hthe hfirst hdose hof han hantibiotic hto ha hpatient hadmitted hfor ha
urinary htract hinfection. hWhich haction his hmost himportant hprior hto hadministering hthe
antibiotic?hAdministering ha hsmall htest hdose hto hdetermine hwhether hhypersensitivity hexists
h
Having hepinephrine havailable hin hthe hevent hof ha hsevere hhypersensitivity
h reactionhMonitoring hbaseline hvital hsigns, hincluding htemperature hand hblood
h pressure
Obtaining ha hspecimen hfor hculture hand hsensitivity
Question 3 h
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hteaching ha hpatient hwho hwill hbe hdischarged hhome hfrom hthe hhospital hto htake
,h amoxicillin h(Amoxil) htwice hdaily hfor h10 hdays. hWhich hstatement hby hthe hnurse his hcorrect?
"Discontinue hthe hantibiotic hwhen hyour htemperature hreturns hto hnormal hand hyour hsymptoms
hhavehimproved.”
, “If hdiarrhea hoccurs, hstop htaking hthe hdrug himmediately hand hcontact hyour hprovider.”
"Stop htaking hthe hdrug hand hnotify hyour hprovider hif hyou hdevelop ha hrash hwhile htaking hthis
h drug.”h“You hmay hsave hany hunused hantibiotic hto huse hif hyour hsymptoms hrecur.”
Question 4 h
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hpreparing hto hadminister hthe hfirst hdose hof hintravenous hceftriaxone h(Rocephin)
hto hahpatient. hWhen hreviewing hthe hpatient’s hchart, hthe hnurse hnotes hthat hthe hpatient hpreviously
hexperienced ha hrash hwhen htaking hamoxicillin. hWhat his hthe hnurse’s hnext haction?
Request han horder hfor h(naloxone) hNarcan
Ask hthe hprovider hwhether ha hcephalosporin hfrom ha hdifferent hgeneration hmay hbe hused.
Contact hthe hprovider hto hreport hpotential hdrug
hypersensitivity.hNotify hthe hprovider hand hsuggest han horal
h
h cephalosporin.
Question 5 h
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hpreparing hto hgive ha hdose hof ha hcephalosporin hmedication hto ha hpatient hwho hhas hbeen
receiving hthe hantibiotic hfor h2 hweeks. hThe hnurse hnotes hulcers hon hthe hpatient’s htongue hand
hbuccalhmucosa. hWhich haction hwill hthe hnurse htake?
Hold hthe hdrug hand hnotify hthe hprovider.
h Obtain han horder hto hculture hthe horal
h lesions.
Gather hemergency hequipment hto hprepare hfor hanaphylaxis.
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hcaring hfor ha hpatient hwho hhas hrecurrent hwound hinfections. hThe hpatient’s hcurrent
infection his hnot hresponding hto han hantibiotic hthat hhas hbeen hused hsuccessfully hseveral htimes hin
hthehpast. hThe hnurse hunderstands hthat hthis his hmost hlikely hdue hto:
acquired hbacterial
h resistance.
cross-resistance.
h
inherent hbacterial
h resistance.htransferred
h resistance.
Question 2 h
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hpreparing hto hadminister hthe hfirst hdose hof han hantibiotic hto ha hpatient hadmitted hfor ha
urinary htract hinfection. hWhich haction his hmost himportant hprior hto hadministering hthe
antibiotic?hAdministering ha hsmall htest hdose hto hdetermine hwhether hhypersensitivity hexists
h
Having hepinephrine havailable hin hthe hevent hof ha hsevere hhypersensitivity
h reactionhMonitoring hbaseline hvital hsigns, hincluding htemperature hand hblood
h pressure
Obtaining ha hspecimen hfor hculture hand hsensitivity
Question 3 h
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hteaching ha hpatient hwho hwill hbe hdischarged hhome hfrom hthe hhospital hto htake
,h amoxicillin h(Amoxil) htwice hdaily hfor h10 hdays. hWhich hstatement hby hthe hnurse his hcorrect?
"Discontinue hthe hantibiotic hwhen hyour htemperature hreturns hto hnormal hand hyour hsymptoms
hhavehimproved.”
, “If hdiarrhea hoccurs, hstop htaking hthe hdrug himmediately hand hcontact hyour hprovider.”
"Stop htaking hthe hdrug hand hnotify hyour hprovider hif hyou hdevelop ha hrash hwhile htaking hthis
h drug.”h“You hmay hsave hany hunused hantibiotic hto huse hif hyour hsymptoms hrecur.”
Question 4 h
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hpreparing hto hadminister hthe hfirst hdose hof hintravenous hceftriaxone h(Rocephin)
hto hahpatient. hWhen hreviewing hthe hpatient’s hchart, hthe hnurse hnotes hthat hthe hpatient hpreviously
hexperienced ha hrash hwhen htaking hamoxicillin. hWhat his hthe hnurse’s hnext haction?
Request han horder hfor h(naloxone) hNarcan
Ask hthe hprovider hwhether ha hcephalosporin hfrom ha hdifferent hgeneration hmay hbe hused.
Contact hthe hprovider hto hreport hpotential hdrug
hypersensitivity.hNotify hthe hprovider hand hsuggest han horal
h
h cephalosporin.
Question 5 h
pts
h h h
The hnurse his hpreparing hto hgive ha hdose hof ha hcephalosporin hmedication hto ha hpatient hwho hhas hbeen
receiving hthe hantibiotic hfor h2 hweeks. hThe hnurse hnotes hulcers hon hthe hpatient’s htongue hand
hbuccalhmucosa. hWhich haction hwill hthe hnurse htake?
Hold hthe hdrug hand hnotify hthe hprovider.
h Obtain han horder hto hculture hthe horal
h lesions.
Gather hemergency hequipment hto hprepare hfor hanaphylaxis.
