The nurse identifies which host factor as the most important when choosing an antimicrobial drug?

A nurse is educating a client who has a respiratory infection and a new prescription for azithromycin (Zithromax).
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply).

A nurse is preparing to administer ceftriaxone (Rocephin) to a client who has pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
The nurse should recognize that ceftriaxone belongs to which generation of cephalosporins?

A nurse is teaching a client who has tuberculosis about the prescribed drug regimen, which includes isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol.
The nurse should instruct the client to report which signs or symptoms as possible adverse effects of these drugs? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is educating a group of travelers who are going to a region where malaria is endemic.
Which of the following antimalarial drugs should the nurse recommend for prophylaxis? (Select all that apply.).

Which of the following antiviral medications prevents viral fusion with host cell membrane?

Which term is used to describe an agent that inhibits bacterial growth but does not kill bacteria?

A patient has been prescribed azithromycin, a macrolide antibiotic, for a respiratory infection.
The nurse should instruct the patient to report which of the following signs or symptoms of a potential adverse effect?

A nurse is teaching a client who has been prescribed tetracycline, a tetracycline antibiotic, for acne vulgaris.
Which of these instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is preparing to administer ivermectin to a client who has onchocerciasis (river blindness).
Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor for in this client?

A nurse is administering penicillin to a client who has streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse should monitor for which adverse effect of penicillin therapy?