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Bacteria causing a particular infection are sensitive to penicillin. What does this mean?
Penicillin will be effective in treating the infection.
Sildenafil may cause this if taken while on antiretroviral therapy.
Hypotension
After administering penicillin IM to an outpatient, the nurse should???
Ask the client to wait in the area for at least 30 minutes.
What is the possible effect of combining sulfonamide therapy with oral anticoagulant therapy?
Increased action of the anticoagulant.
Of what should the nurse counsel a patient who is using oral contraceptive in regard to starting antiretroviral therapy?
Decreased effectiveness of the birth control pills.
Rifampin, give for TB, can cause which potential adverse reaction?
Vertigo
What approach to therapy would prevent the spread of TB to all close contacts?
Prophylactic therapy
A client receiving iron for anemia has been ordered tetracycline. What should the nurse do?
Separate administration time by 2 hours.
if cefuroxime causes GI upset when administered on an empty stomach, what should the nurse do?
Administer with food.
The nurse should question orders for anthelmintics for which client?
Pregnant
This should always be included in client teaching for a patient receiving metronidazole.
So not consume alcohol.
This antifungal drug has only fungistatic activity.
Fluconazole
Sulfonamides have primarily what action?
Bacteriostatic
A nurse needs to administer a cephalosporin to a client who is allergic to penicillin. What would be the appropriate action by the nurse?
inform the primary health care provider.
The nurse would check the infusion rate of IV fluoroquinolone at what frequency?
Every 15 minutes
How do antimalarial drugs work?
Interferes with the life cycle of the protozoa that causes malaria.
How do fluoroquinolones work?
They interfere with the DNA of the bacteria.
Why should a client taking tetracycline be advised to not take antacids?
It will decrease absorption of the tetracycline.
Vancomycin IV must be administered over which time frame?
1 hour
What interaction can occur in a patient taking a statin drug for high lipids who also receives daptomycin?
Elevated creatine phosphokinase levels
What are the s/s of Stevens-Johnson syndrome? (four)
fever, cough, muscle aches, lesions on the neck and mouth
Why should a client receiving linezolid be advised to avoid foods containing tyramine such as chocolate and coffee?
Risk of severe hypertension
Which combination of drugs are used in the second phase of standard TB treatment?
Rifampin and isoniazid
A client is receiving an aminoglycoside and cephalosporin. Which assessment is a priority of care?
Nephrotoxicity
This type of antiretroviral agent affects an enzyme so that the viral particles cannot mature.
Protease inhibitors