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NUR 3420 PHARMACOLOGY PREPU CHAPTER 19 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS When administering aminoglycosides, the nurse must be aware of which of the following adverse reactions ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity Your client is scheduled to undergo major abdominal surgery. A preop...

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NUR 3420 PHARMACOLOGY PREPU CHAPTER 19 EXAM

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS


When administering aminoglycosides, the nurse must be aware of which of the

following adverse reactions

ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity

Your client is scheduled to undergo major abdominal surgery. A preoperative

order for neomycin has been given. Neomycin is used preoperatively for the

following reason:

to suppress intestinal bacteria

The nurse is preparing to administer amikacin to a client with a complicated

Staphylococcus aureus infection. What assessment should the nurse prioritize?

renal function

When preparing to administer a fluoroquinolone, the nurse understands that the

majority of drugs belonging to this class are administered by which route?

oral

After teaching a group of students about aminoglycosides, the instructor

determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which

drug as the prototype for this class?

gentamicin

, A client's risk for ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and neurotoxicity increases

dramatically if he or she receives an aminoglycoside in conjunction with a potent

diuretic.

true

When describing the action of fluoroquinolones to treat infection to a group of

nursing students, which action would the instructor most likely include?

bactericidal

A 45-year-old female patient is prescribed ciprofloxacin to treat a bronchial

infection. A nursing assessment revealed that she started taking daily vitamin

supplements about 2 years ago. To maximize the therapeutic effects of the

ciprofloxacin therapy, the nurse should advise the patient to

take vitamins at least 2 hours before or after taking ciprofloxacin

A patient is to begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for a nosocomial infection.

Which of the following assessments should the nurse prioritize

the peak and trough blood levels

A 60-year-old male client with a diagnosis of bacteremia is being treated with

intravenous gentamicin. After 4 days of treatment, the care team is pleased with

the improvement in the client's condition and the effect of the drug treatment on

his blood cultures. During morning care, the client has told the nurse that he is

having ringing in his ears and woke up this morning with a pounding headache.

How should the nurse respond to this client?

hold the next scheduled dose of gentamicin until the health care provider has been

consulted

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