N352 Unit 2 Study Questions and Answers
with Latest Solutions (2025).
Which of the following strategies have been identified as ways that we can delay the emergence of
antibiotic resistance in the hospital? (Select all that apply).
Preventing patient-to-patient transmission of organisms.
Using antimicrobial drugs wisely.
preventing infection
diagnosing and treating infection effectively
A nurse is educating the client about how diuretics work to reduce blood pressure. The nurse knows
that diuretics mostly affect which function of the kidneys?
Most diuretics block sodium and chloride reabsorption, thus reducing fluid volume.
An antimicrobial medication that has selective toxicity has the ability to injure the invading
mocrobes and has which characteristic?
ability to avoid injuring host cells
A client who has received a transplanted kidney is receiving cyclosporine (Neoral). Which response
should a nurse expect if the medication is having the desired effect?
suppression of T lymphocytes
Drugs which cause severe tissue damage if the IV line through which they are being administerd
becomes extravasated.
vesicant
Drugs which act directly on the cancer cells to cause cell death.
cytotoxic agents
reversible hair loss
aplopecia
low platelet count
thromboctyopenia
the point at which chemotherapy cause the WBC count to be at the lowest count
nadir
low WBC count
neutropenia
, toxicity to bone marrow
myelosuppression
the property of anti-cancer drugs which ironically can cause the formation of new cancers
carinogenesis
A client asks a nurse, "Why should I switch to Cetririzine (Zyretec) for my allergies when I've taken
diphenhydramine (Benadryl) for so long?" Which response should the nurse make?
"there is not nearly as much drowsiness and sedation"
The development of a new infection as a result of the elimination of normal flora by an antibiotic is
referred to as what?
superinfection
A client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is taking antacids. Which outcome should a
nurse expect if the medication is achieving the desired therapeutic effect?
neutralized gastric acid and relief of stomach upset and pain
Active against only a few species of microorganisms.
narrow spectrum antibiotic
Giving an antibiotic to high risk individuals to prevent infection from occurring.
phrophylaxis
harmful to the liver
hepatotoxic
harmful to the kidneys
nephrotoxic
A new infection that appears during the course of treatment for a primary infection.
superinfection
effective against a wide variety of microbes
broad spectrum antibiotic
harmful to the ears
ototoxic
What does the nurse identify as a possible adverse effect of long-term glucocorticoid therapy?
(Select all that apply.)
adrenal insufficiency
osteoporosis
hyperglycemia
with Latest Solutions (2025).
Which of the following strategies have been identified as ways that we can delay the emergence of
antibiotic resistance in the hospital? (Select all that apply).
Preventing patient-to-patient transmission of organisms.
Using antimicrobial drugs wisely.
preventing infection
diagnosing and treating infection effectively
A nurse is educating the client about how diuretics work to reduce blood pressure. The nurse knows
that diuretics mostly affect which function of the kidneys?
Most diuretics block sodium and chloride reabsorption, thus reducing fluid volume.
An antimicrobial medication that has selective toxicity has the ability to injure the invading
mocrobes and has which characteristic?
ability to avoid injuring host cells
A client who has received a transplanted kidney is receiving cyclosporine (Neoral). Which response
should a nurse expect if the medication is having the desired effect?
suppression of T lymphocytes
Drugs which cause severe tissue damage if the IV line through which they are being administerd
becomes extravasated.
vesicant
Drugs which act directly on the cancer cells to cause cell death.
cytotoxic agents
reversible hair loss
aplopecia
low platelet count
thromboctyopenia
the point at which chemotherapy cause the WBC count to be at the lowest count
nadir
low WBC count
neutropenia
, toxicity to bone marrow
myelosuppression
the property of anti-cancer drugs which ironically can cause the formation of new cancers
carinogenesis
A client asks a nurse, "Why should I switch to Cetririzine (Zyretec) for my allergies when I've taken
diphenhydramine (Benadryl) for so long?" Which response should the nurse make?
"there is not nearly as much drowsiness and sedation"
The development of a new infection as a result of the elimination of normal flora by an antibiotic is
referred to as what?
superinfection
A client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is taking antacids. Which outcome should a
nurse expect if the medication is achieving the desired therapeutic effect?
neutralized gastric acid and relief of stomach upset and pain
Active against only a few species of microorganisms.
narrow spectrum antibiotic
Giving an antibiotic to high risk individuals to prevent infection from occurring.
phrophylaxis
harmful to the liver
hepatotoxic
harmful to the kidneys
nephrotoxic
A new infection that appears during the course of treatment for a primary infection.
superinfection
effective against a wide variety of microbes
broad spectrum antibiotic
harmful to the ears
ototoxic
What does the nurse identify as a possible adverse effect of long-term glucocorticoid therapy?
(Select all that apply.)
adrenal insufficiency
osteoporosis
hyperglycemia
