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PHARAMCOLOGY MIDTERM 2023/2024 CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
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PHARAMCOLOGY MIDTERM 2023/2024 CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERSGRADED A+
1.After teaching a group of nursing students about the different classes of drugs, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify drugs that slow or retard
the multiplication of bacteria as which types of medication?
Bacteriostatic
2.A nurse is caring for a client with crystalluria. When caring for the client, which intervention
would the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent more stones from forming?
Instruct the client to increase fluid intake to 2000 mL.
3.A client has been recommended 1500 mg of sulfasalazine oral suspension every 24 hours. The
available drug is in the form of a 500 mg tablet. To meet the recommended dose, the nurse will
administer _______ tablets each day.
3
4.A client, who sustained a burn from a gas grill, has been prescribed a sulfonamide to prevent a
burn infection. What route is preferred in the prevention of a burn infection?
Topical
5.The nursing student is studying about sulfonamides and learns that their which is their mode of
action?
Inhibit the activity of folic acid in bacterial cell metabolism
6.The nursing student is caring for a client with ulcerative colitis. The student asks the instructor
why the client is taking a sulfonamide. What should the instructor tell the student?
When sulfonamides interact with intestinal bacteria, they help to inhibit the inflammatory
process.
7.The nurse understands that the most frequent adverse reaction seen with the topical application
of a sulfonamide is which of the following?
Burning sensation or pain
, 8.The nurse is teaching the client who has just been placed on sulfasalazine about its potential
adverse reactions. One common reaction the nurse should definitely include in teaching is
which?
May cause the skin and urine to turn orange-yellow
9.The nurse is caring for four clients on a medical floor. For which client would the nurse suspect
the health care provider might order a sulfonamide?
A 35-year-old woman with a urinary tract infection and a history of ulcerative colitis
10.The nurse knows that the normal recommended time to administer a sulfonamide to a client is
at which time?
1 hour before or 2 hours after meals
11.The nurse working in the burn unit is preparing to change client's dressing for the first time.
What should the nurse tell the client before changing the dressing and applying the ordered
mafenide (sulfamylon) ointment?
That stinging or burning may be felt during and after application of the ointment
12.Which category of antimicrobial agents is used chiefly because of low cost and effectiveness
in treating common bacterial infections?
Sulfonamides
13.A nurse is speaking to a 62-year-old female client who has been started on sulfisoxazole, a
sulfonamide antibiotic. The nurse should teach this client to contact the health care provider if
the client experiences what adverse effect associated with the drug?
skin rash or itching
14.The nurse is caring for a client on sulfonamide who has developed a fever, cough, and
headache. What signs/symptoms would alert the nurse to the possible development of Stevens-
Johnson syndrome? Select all that apply.
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