Infection

A nurse is preparing to administer amphotericin B IV to a client who has a systemic fungal infection. Which of the following drugs should the nurse prepare to administer prior to the infusion to prevent or minimize adverse reactions?

Acetaminophen Diphenhydramine

A nurse is caring for a client who has streptococcal pharyngitis and an allergy to penicillin. The nurse should recognize that which of the following drugs can be safely administered to this client?

Azithromycin

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for acyclovir to treat a herpes simplex infection. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse monitor for this client?

BUN

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking warfarin and has a new prescription for trimethoprim/sulfamethozazole to treat a urinary tract infection. The nurse should clarify the prescriptions with the provider because taking these two drugs concurrently can increase the clients risk for which of the following?

Bleeding

A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who has been taking penicillin V 3 times a day and reports abd cramping with bloody diarrhea for several days.

Bring in a stool sample for testing

A patient is taking tetracycline to treat chlamydia and is now experiencing blood-tinged diarrhea. The nurse should suspect the client is experiencing what?

C. diff associated diarrhea

A patient taking amoxicillin reports rash and wheezing. What should the nurse tell the client to do first?

Call emergency services immediately

When administering oral erythromycin to a client who has acute diphtheria, a nurse should monitor for which of the following adverse effects?

Cardiac Dysrhythmias

Which medications will cause a similar reaction to disulfiram if mixed with alcohol?

Cefotetan Metronidazole

A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking nitrofurantoin to treat a urinary tract infection. The nurse should tell the client to report which of the following adverse effects of the drug?

Cough

Acyclovir should be used cautiously in patients with?

Dehydration

What medication does the nurse need to verify with the provider if they are going to add gentamicin to their medication regimen?

Ethacrynic Acid

A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking isoniazid to treat tuberculosis. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse effects of the drug?

Jaundice Numbness Dizziness

A client is taking aztreonam, what patient history should the nurse report to the provider as a contraindication to this medication?

Renal Impairment

A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking metronidazole to treat an anaerobic intra-abdominal bacterial infection. The nurse recognizes that cautious use of the drug is indicated if the client also has which of the following conditions?

Seizure Disorder

A nurse is administering cefotetan IV to a client to treat an intra-abdominal infection. The nurse notes that the IV insertion is warm, edematous, and painful to the touch. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Stop the cefotetan infusion

A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who was recently hospitalized and treated with imipenem IV for a bacterial infection and reports an inability to eat due to mouth pain. The nurse should identify that the client might be experiencing which of the following as an adverse effect of this drug?

Superinfection

A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin itraconazole to treat a fungal infection. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse effects of the drug?

Swelling of the hands or feet

A nurse in a providers office receives a call from a client who is taking ciprofloxacin to treat a respiratory tract infection. They report dyspepsia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?

Take an antacid at least 2 hours after taking the drug

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking ciprofloxacin to treat a UTI. The client is also taking prednisolone. What adverse effect should the pt report regarding these medications?

Tendon Pain

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe a drug from which of the following classifications of antibiotics?

Third Generation cephalosporins

A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin gentamicin therapy to treat an infection. The nurse should monitor the client for an alteration in which of the following?

Urine output

What antibiotic is used when a patient is allergic to penecillin?

Vancomycin

What medication is used to treat MRSA?

Vancomycin

What medication is prescribed to reduce the risk of resistance to rifampin?

isoniazid

A what education should the nurse provide to a patient about birth control and rifampim?

use a non-hormonal birth control