NUR 219 Exam 5 Practice Questions and Correct Answers
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NURS 219
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NURS 219
Which medication is associated with risk for superinfection? A. Rifampin B. Gentamicin C. Vancomycin D. Ciprofloxacin D. Ciprofloxacin
What is the difference between bacteriostatic drugs and bactericidal drugs? A. Bactericidal drugs and bacteriostatic drugs can be used interchangeably. B. A bacter...
NUR 219 Exam 5 Practice Questions and
Correct Answers
Which medication is associated with risk for superinfection?
A. Rifampin
B. Gentamicin
C. Vancomycin
D. Ciprofloxacin ✅D. Ciprofloxacin
What is the difference between bacteriostatic drugs and bactericidal drugs?
A. Bactericidal drugs and bacteriostatic drugs can be used interchangeably.
B. A bactericidal drug will cause death to the host, whereas a bacteriostatic drug only
affects bacteria.
C. Bactericidal drugs are directly lethal to bacteria, and bacteriostatic drugs work to slow
bacterial growth but do not cause cell death.
D. Bacteriostatic drugs are directly lethal to bacteria, and bactericidal drugs work to slow
bacterial growth but do not cause cell death. ✅C. Bactericidal drugs are directly lethal
to bacteria, and bacteriostatic drugs work to slow bacterial growth but do not cause cell
death.
Which class of drugs is MOST effective on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
A. Antimetabolites.
B. Drugs that suppress viral replication.
C. Drugs that disrupt the cell membrane.
D. Drugs that interfere with synthesis or integrity of bacterial DNA and RNA. ✅B. Drugs
that suppress viral replication.
How does penicillin work to destroy bacteria?
A. It irreversibly binds to the cell wall.
B. It interferes with cell wall synthesis.
C. It interrupts bacterial DNA processes.
D. It interrupts bacterial RNA processes. ✅B. It interferes with cell wall synthesis.
The patient taking antibiotics for strep throat present to the outpatient clinic to report
vaginal candidiasis. The nurse should use which term to describe this phenomenon?
A. Superinfection
B. Allergic reaction
C. Resistant infection
D. Nosocomial infection. ✅A. Superinfection
A patient has urticaria 10 minutes after having a penicillin intramuscular injection. Which
type of allergic reaction is the patient MOST likely experiencing?
A. Delayed
B. Immediate
, C. Accelerated
D. Anaphylaxic ✅B. Immediate
A patient has been prescribed amoxicillin and probenecid. The patient wants to know
the reason for the prescription of two drugs. What should the nurse say to this patient?
Select all that apply.
A. Combination therapy is beneficial to the patient.
B. Probenecid prevents the renal excretion of amoxicillin.
C. Probenecid enhances the antibacterial action of amoxicillin.
D. Probenecid reduces allergic reactions resulting from amoxicillin.
E. Probenecid increases the duration of action of amoxicillin (Amoxil). ✅A, B, E
A patient is admitted to the hospital with a medical diagnosis of community-acquired
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). When taking the patient's
history, the nurse should recognize which information as the most important?
A. Plays a contact sport and is an athlete.
B. Currently resides in a long-term care facility.
C. Did not complete the last course of antibiotics.
D. Had gallbladder surgery in the previous month. ✅A. Plays a contact sport and is an
athlete.
A patient is diagnosed as having health care-associated methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (HCA-MRSA). Which medication is most likely to be ordered for
treatment?
A. Amoxicillin
B. Clindamycin
C. Tetracycline
D. Vancomycin ✅D. Vancomycin
Which type of drug reaction occurs more frequently with penicillin than any other drug?
A. Delayed
B. Interarterial
C. Accelerated
D. Anaphylaxic ✅D. Anaphylaxic
The nurse is assessing a patient who has developed watery diarrhea. After checking the
patient's history, the nurse finds that the patient was recently treated with antibiotics.
Which further testing might be needed in this patient?
A. Sputum testing.
B. Acinetobacter test.
C. Clostridium difficile test.
D. Culture and sensitivity test. ✅C. Clostridium difficile test
A nurse is caring for a post-operative patient. Which antibiotic is used for prophylaxis
against infection in surgical patients?
A. Cefazolin
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