Nursing Pharmacology
A nurse is teaching a client about the medication regimen surrounding fluoroquinolones. Which statement made by the client would indicate the need for additional education?
"I will only drink enough water to swallow the drug."
Levofloxacin 750 mg IV is ordered for a client with a urinary tract infection. The medication is to mixed yielding 250 mg/15 mL. How many mL should be drawn up in the syringe?
750/250=3, 3x15=45.
The client is complaining of vaginal itching after five days of fluoroquinolone therapy. The nurse suspects which of the following?
Candidiasis
A client has been prescribed ciprofloxacin IV for the treatment of cellulitis. After initiating the infusion of the client's first scheduled dose, the client develops a pronounced rash on the chest and arms. How should the nurse respond initially to this event?
Discontinue the infusion and inform the health care provider promptly.
Which of the following classes of antibiotics is a direct inhibitor of DNA synthesis in bacteria?
Fluoroquinolones
The pharmacology instructor is discussing antimicrobials with the nursing class. What would the instructor tell the students is the mechanism of action of some antimicrobials?
Inhibiting cell wall synthesis
Which of the following medications is contraindicated in children?
Levofloxacin
A client prescribed rifaximin for diarrhea has developed frank bleeding in the stool. What intervention should the nurse anticipate being implemented to best ensure client safety?
changing to a different antibiotic
The client has been prescribed a fluoroquinolone. The nurse knows that nursing interventions for clients taking fluoroquinolones include which?
increase fluid intake.
A nurse knows that promoting an optimal response to drug therapy is a desired outcome for clients on fluoroquinolones. One important action the nurse should include in the plan of care is which?
Observe the client for the first 48 hours for adverse reactions to the drug.
