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Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Agents > Pharmacology
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Nursing implications and patient education
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Showing 5 questions, Sign in for moreA nurse is preparing to administer an antimicrobial agent to a patient who has a urinary tract infection. The nurse reviews the culture and sensitivity results and notes that the microorganism is resistant to the prescribed antimicrobial agent.
What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
A nurse is educating a patient about the adverse effects of antimicrobial therapy.
Which of the following statements by the patient indicate a need for further teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving intravenous vancomycin for a severe infection. The patient complains of itching and flushing of the face, neck, and chest.
The nurse recognizes these symptoms as indicative of what?
A nurse is administering gentamicin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic, to a patient who has a gram-negative infection.
The nurse monitors the patient’s serum creatinine level as an indicator of what?
A nurse is teaching a patient who has been prescribed metronidazole, a nitroimidazole antibiotic, for a bacterial infection.
The nurse instructs the patient to avoid consuming what substance while taking this medication?
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