NRSG 245 questions with complete solutions
Which outcome would be of greatest priority for most asthma patients?
Preventing airway inflammation
Avoiding pollution
Stimulating release of eosinophils
Increasing exercise tolerance CORRECT ANSWER Preventing airway inflammation
The nurse is caring for several patients who receive beta-agonist inhalation treatments for asthma. After treatments are administered, it is of greatest priority to
reassess the patient who also has a history of which condition?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Heart failure (HF)
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) CORRECT ANSWER Heart failure (HF)
Pharmacological management of stable COPD includes all of these drug classifications except: Bronchodilators
Glucocorticoids
Antibiotics
PED4 inhibitors CORRECT ANSWER Antibiotics
The primary indication for thiazide diuretics is
Essential hypertension
Heart failure
Pulmonary edema
Hyperkalemia CORRECT ANSWER Essential hypertension
Which antibiotics promote the emergence of drug resistance?
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics
Antibiotics used prophylactically Broad-spectrum antibiotics
Antibiotic combinations CORRECT ANSWER Broad-spectrum antibiotics
What is a major force for promoting the emergence of antibiotic resistance?
Prophylactic antimicrobial treatment
Misuse of antibiotics
Completing prescribed course of antibiotic treatment
Use of antibiotics to promote growth in livestock CORRECT ANSWER Use of antibiotics to promote growth in livestock
In retrospective, observational studies, omeprazole and other PPIs have been associated with a dose-related increase in the risk of which infection?
E. Coli
C. Difficile
H. pylori
Klebsiella CORRECT ANSWER C. Difficile What is the principal adverse effect of penicillins?
Nausea
Vomiting
Allergic reaction
Diarrhea CORRECT ANSWER Allergic reactio
When treating infection, what is (are) the therapeutic objective(s) of the treatment?
To promote maximal antimicrobial effects
To cause minimal harm to the host
To always kill the bacteria
Both a and b CORRECT ANSWER Both a and b
Treating an infection before the laboratory tests confirm the infecting organism is called
Prophylactic therapy
Empiric therapy
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