pharm test bank test 3 questions and answers |100% pass
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pharm test bank test 3 questions and
answers |100% pass
The nurse has been caring for a patient who has been taking antibiotics for 3 weeks. Upon assessing the
patient, the nurse notices the individual has developed oral thrush. What describes the etiology of the
thrush? - Answer-Superinfection...
A patient is receiving intravenous potassium penicillin G, 2 million units to be administered over 1 hour.
At 1900, the nurse notes that the dose hung at 1830 has infused completely. What will the nurse do? -
Answer✔✔-Request an order for serum electrolytes and cardiac monitoring.
A patient is about to receive penicillin G for an infection that is highly sensitive to this drug. While
obtaining the patient's medication history, the nurse learns that the patient experienced a rash when
given amoxicillin [Amoxil] as a child 20 years earlier. What will the nurse do? - Answer✔✔-Request an
order for a skin test to assess the current risk.
A patient with no known drug allergies is receiving amoxicillin [Amoxil] PO twice daily. Twenty minutes
after being given a dose, the patient complains of shortness of breath. The patient's blood pressure is
100/58 mm Hg. What will the nurse do? - Answer✔✔-Contact the provider and prepare to administer
epinephrine
A patient has an infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. The prescriber has ordered dicloxacillin
PO. What will the nurse do? - Answer✔✔-Question the need for a penicillinase-resistant penicillin.
The parent of an infant with otitis media asks the nurse why the prescriber has ordered amoxicillin
[Amoxil] and not ampicillin [Unasyn]. What will the nurse tell the parent? - Answer✔✔-Ampicillin is not
as acid stable as amoxicillin.
A patient with an infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is being treated with piperacillin. The
nurse providing care reviews the patient's laboratory reports and notes that the patient's blood urea
nitrogen and serum creatinine levels are elevated. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss: -
Answer✔✔-reducing the dose of piperacillin.
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